[Complete] State of the Union Addresses 1845-1848 - lt

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State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1845 - 1848) by Various.


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The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the President to outline his legislative agenda (for which he needs the cooperation of Congress) and national priorities. This album contains recordings of addresses from James Polk. (Wikipedia and Linette Geisel)
This is the 5th out of 27 projects. Prior addresses are found here: https://librivox.org/search?q=state%20of%20the%20union&search_form=advanced
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    6. Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Various) : n/a
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    8. Number of sections (files) this project will have: 13
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    Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/War & Military

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Post by linny »

Section breakdown:
Note: If you are claiming all sections for an Address feel free to split the sections differently. Be sure to post your preferred start/stop for your DPL.

Section 9: James Polk, December 7, 1847, part 3
5533 words. Read from: The act of the 30th of July, 1846, "reducing the duties on imports," has been in force since the 1st of December last, and I am gratified to state that all the beneficial effects which were anticipated from its operation have been fully realized.
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Post by Lynnet »

I can set this up for you.
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All set. Let me know if you need anything else.
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Thank you, Lynn!

I'm finished with the set up. I'll PL until a DPL volunteers.
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Post by realisticspeakers »

Polk 1

Polk 2

Polk 3

nudge nudge
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Excellent! Thank you for getting us started. :D
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Post by linny »

Lynn,
I just realized we are in “short works”. May we move over to the regular reader’s wanted? These are tougher readings than typically found in short works.

:help:
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Post by ColleenMc »

I'd like to take a crack at Polk's 1846 SOTU (sections 4/5/6) Thanks!
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Post by linny »

Thank you, Colleen. 1846 it is. :thumbs:
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Post by Lynnet »

linny wrote: April 26th, 2018, 8:49 am Lynn,
I just realized we are in “short works”. May we move over to the regular reader’s wanted? These are tougher readings than typically found in short works.

:help:
Done
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Post by linny »

Thank you, Lynn. :D
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Post by Doug42 »

I'd like to take sections 7,8,9 (Polk, 1847).
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Post by linny »

Hi Doug,
Thank you for claiming! 1847 is all yours. :thumbs:
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Post by ColleenMc »

Section 4 (part 1 of 1846)

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/stateoftheunion1845_1848_04_various_128kb.mp3

35:45

Note: Obnoxious neighbor dog was barking on and off while I was recording and it picked up a little on the recording despite my being in a room with windows closed and the dog being 3 yards away. I did noise reduction and all but I can still hear it a little bit, tho if you didn't know it was a dog you might think it's a little chair squeak or something.

Let me know if it's too noticeable and I will re-record the section if necessary.
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