Presidential Commencement Speeches: commencement_speeches.csv

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This table contains data behind the story Sitting Presidents Give Way More Commencement Speeches Than They Used To

Data does not include commencement speeches by President Obama in 2016.

Header Definition
president Number of president (33 is Harry Truman, the 33rd president; 44 is Barack Obama, the 44th president)
president_name Name of president
title Description of commencement speech
date Date speech was delivered
city City where speech was delivered
state state where speech was delivered
building Name of building in which speech was delivered
room Room in which speech was delivered

Source: American Presidency Project, Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley

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17 rows where president = 36

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Link rowid ▼ president president_name title date city state building room
20 20 36 Lyndon Johnson Remarks at the University of Michigan 5/22/64 Ann Arbor MI University of Michigan  
21 21 36 Lyndon Johnson Remarks in Texas to the Graduating Class of the Johnson City High School. 5/29/64 Johnson City TX    
22 22 36 Lyndon Johnson Commencement Address at the University of Texas. 5/30/64 Austin TX    
23 23 36 Lyndon Johnson Commencement Address in New London at the United States Coast Guard Academy. 6/3/64 New London CT    
24 24 36 Lyndon Johnson Address at the Centennial Commencement of Swarthmore College. 6/8/64 Swarthmore PA    
25 25 36 Lyndon Johnson Commencement Address at Holy Cross College. 6/10/64 Worcester MA    
26 26 36 Lyndon Johnson Commencement Address at Baylor University. 5/28/65 Waco TX    
27 27 36 Lyndon Johnson Remarks at the Commencement Exercises of the National Cathedral School. 6/1/65 Washington DC Washington Cathedral na
28 28 36 Lyndon Johnson Commencement Address at Howard University: "To Fulfill These Rights." 6/4/65 Washington DC Howard University Main Quadrangle
29 29 36 Lyndon Johnson Commencement Address at Catholic University. 6/6/65 Washington DC Catholic University Gymnasium
30 30 36 Lyndon Johnson Remarks at the Graduation Ceremony of the School for Capitol Page Boys. 6/15/65 Washington DC White House Rose Garden
31 31 36 Lyndon Johnson Remarks at the Graduation Ceremony of the Capitol Page School. 6/14/66 Washington DC White House Rose Garden
32 32 36 Lyndon Johnson Remarks at the Graduation Ceremony of the Capitol Page School. 6/13/67 Washington DC White House Rose Garden
33 33 36 Lyndon Johnson Commencement Address at Texas Christian University. 5/29/68 Fort Worth TX    
34 34 36 Lyndon Johnson Commencement Address at Glassboro State College. 6/4/68 Glassboro NJ    
35 35 36 Lyndon Johnson Remarks at the Graduation Exercises of the Capitol Page School. 6/11/68 Washington DC White House East Room
36 36 36 Lyndon Johnson Address at the Summer Commencement Exercises of Southwest Texas State College. 8/24/68 San Marcos TX    

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CREATE TABLE "presidential-commencement-speeches/commencement_speeches" (
"president" INTEGER,
  "president_name" TEXT,
  "title" TEXT,
  "date" TEXT,
  "city" TEXT,
  "state" TEXT,
  "building" TEXT,
  "room" TEXT
);