It doesn’t attempt the kind of analysis I try with the State of the Union addresses, but chir.ag has a great visual tool that builds tag clouds for hundreds of important presidential speeches and texts, all the way back to the Declaration of Independence and George Washington's State of the Union speeches. The site has… Continue reading More Political Tag Clouds
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Reagan at Disney World, Memorial Day Fun!
LA Times, May 23, 1985 (Larger Image) In honor of Memorial Day, I'm taking a break from my Danger in Suburbia series, and am digging into the archives for this Memorial Day-related post. Twenty years ago, on May 23, 1985, the LA Times ran this article, reporting on President Reagan's plans for Memorial Day. The… Continue reading Reagan at Disney World, Memorial Day Fun!
Closer to Reagan
Today I discovered that I am two people away from knowing Jodie Foster, which, technically, because of John Hinckley, Jr., puts me ever closer to Ronald Reagan. A friend in Philadelphia studied for a time under John Douglas, the former FBI profiler who was a consultant for Jonathan Demme's Silence of the Lambs. Douglas gave… Continue reading Closer to Reagan