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Oratory
January 9, 2017
Graham Vyse
Obama’s Farewell Address Should Sound the Alarm About Trump
This is a dire moment for American democracy. It demands a dire warning.
January 21, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
Barack Obama Talks to Us Like We're Children
Because he's so busy showing us what an adult he is
September 24, 2013
John B. Judis
Obama Just Gave His Most Significant Foreign Policy Speech
April 27, 2013
Emily Wilson
The Trouble With Speeches
The Birth of Political Rhetoric in an Ancient Democracy
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