Politics Presidential Speeches Word Cloud
posted by on November 3 at 11:04 AM
Via BoingBoing, an interactive timeline of words used in Presidential speeches, with the frequency of words indicated by their size. Bush’s most commonly used word, unsurprisingly, is “terrorist,” while Clinton’s most common word was “renewal.” (Note to Josh: James Madison was fond of the words “belligerent” and “savage,” while Thomas Jefferson talked about “debt” and “vessels.”
Can't believe no one else commented on this thing. It's fascinating. Interesting to see how FAMILY, so big in the Reagen, Bush I and Clinton eras, has disappeared by the time of Bush II. We also go from IRAQ and KUWAIT in the time of Bush I to ECONOMIC and FREEDOM in Clinton, back to IRAQ and TERRORISTS in Bush II.
Also fun to go back to the beginning: ASSEMBLY, INDEPENDENCE, COLONIES, BRITISH, WAR. Pretty much says it all.
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