How four presidents addressed tough midterms in State of the Union

The Washington Post 2015-01-19

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President Obama will deliver his State of the Union speech on Jan. 20, following midterm elections in his second term. Here are the speeches Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush gave in the same situation.
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