Statistics
The address marked President Bush’s first speech in office. Certain words appeared much more frequently then others. The words “Afghanistan” and “war” were each spoken 13 times in the speech, and the word “terrorist” was used 19 times. The word “economy” was spoken 7 different times and Iraq was mentioned twice. One of the most frequently used words in his speech was terror. The speech lasted 48 minutes and applause broke out 76 different times. At the time of the speech, President Bush had an 80% approval rating.
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