The George W. Bush Years Summed Up in One Image

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The artist Luke DuBois, who presented several interesting pieces at the Aspen Ideas Festival, once did an installation that displayed the frequency with which words were used in State of the Union addresses. "The address is in many ways the best original source material for elucidating the concerns and anxieties apparent in the national zeitgeist for a given time," DuBois argued.

So he took the addresses delivered by a given president, analyzed the words that appeared most frequently, and displayed them in the style of those charts that eye doctors use to test your vision.

Here is the chart for George W. Bush's time in office:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/07/the-george-w-bush-years-summed-up-in-one-image/277503/

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1. “George W. Bush's Fifth State of the Union Address”

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http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867653/George_W._Bush%27s_Fifth_Sate_of_the_Union_Address



I've posted links to all the Addresses converted by Wordle into graphics. As you can see, Bush's number one word is America.

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9. “Barack Obama's First State of the Union Address”

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867753/Barack_Obama%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address



For a comparison, look for words such as "education" or "women" and "terrorist"

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10. “Bill Clinton's First State of the Union Address”

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867779/Bill_Clinton%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address

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11. “Ronald Reagan's First State of the Union Address”

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867793/Ronald_Reagan%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address

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2. "George W. Bush's First State of the Union Address"

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http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867661/George_W._Bush%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address

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3. “George W. Bush's Second State of the Union Address”

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867668/George_W._Bush%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address

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4. “George W. Bush's Third State of the Union Address”

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http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867677/George_W._Bush%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address

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5. “George W. Bush's Fourth State of the Union Address”

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867683/George_W._Bush%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address

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6. “George W. Bush's Seventh State of the Union Address”

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867721/George_W._Bush%27s_Seventh_State_of_the_Union_Address

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7. “George W. Bush's Eighth State of the Union Address”

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See if you can even find the word "economy" in this one.

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867728/George_W._Bush%27s_Eight_State_of_the_Union_Address

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8. “George W. Bush's Sixth State of the Union Address”

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6867698/George_W._Bush%27s_Sixth_State_of_the_Union_Address