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The New York Times put together a word tag cloud of every inaugural speech from 1789 to the present. It’s pretty fascinating to scroll through and see a snapshot of that time in American history based on the Presidential inauguration speech of that time. For instance, the most used word in Lincoln’s second Inaugural address was by far “war” in contrast to his first address which focused on the “Constitution”.
Last week I posted about President-elect Barack Obama’s flickr site and how I hoped his Presidency would continue to utilize social media platforms on the web. It looks like I won’t be disappointed.
Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly Democratic address not just on radio but also on video — a first. The address, typically four minutes long, will be turned into a YouTube video and posted on Obama’s transition site, Change.gov, once the radio address is made public on Saturday morning.
…political observers say President-elect Obama’s innovative, online-fueled campaign will likely evolve into a new level of online communication between the public and the White House–the Internet-era version of President Franklin Roosevelt’s famous “fireside chats” between 1933 and 1944.
Look for a White House YouTube channel to be launched shortly after Obama takes office. And for all you young folks out there that have never heard of a fireside chat, go get your learn on.
