The nature of presidential State of the Union speeches
All president's use the state of the union speech for political purposes. Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how State of the Union addresses have been used by all modern presidents for their political advantage.
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Government, Politics, Leadership, Ethics, Trust
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