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- ↑ Lindsay, James M. (February 3, 2023). "Ten Facts About the State of the Union Address". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ↑ Peters, Gerhard. "Length of State of the Union Messages and Addresses in Words". The American Presidency Project.
- 1 2 Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (Washington 1790 - the present)". The American Presidency Project.
