Major Presidential Speeches

President	total in term	yearly average	average monthly interval between speeches
Coolidge	25	5.0	2.4
Hoover	7	1.8	6.1
Roosevelt I	12	3.0	4.0
Roosevelt II	13	3.3	3.7
Roosevelt III	19	4.8	2.5
Roosevelt IV	1	--	--
Truman I	17	3.4	2.8
Truman II	15	3.8	3.2
Eisenhower I	21	5.3	2.3
Eisenhower II	20	5.0	2.5
Kennedy	15	5.0	2.3
Johnson	23	4.6	2.7
Nixon I	23	5.8	2.1
Nixon II	13	8.1	1.5
Ford	12	5.2	2.4
Carter	17	4.3	2.8
Reagan I	20	5.0	2.4
Reagan II	27	6.8	1.8
Bush	17	4.3	2.8
Clinton I	14	3.5	3.4

Source: Lyn Ragsdale, Vital Statistics on the Presidency (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1998), 167. Modifications to the data for Coolidge and Hoover compiled by Gerhard Peters and taken from Congressional Record (1929-32)

*a major speech is defined as live nationally televised and broadcast addresses to the country that preempt all major network programming. Inaugural Adresses and State of the Union Addresses are included

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