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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11 rows where president = 40

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Link rowid ▼ president president_name title date city state building room
52 52 40 Ronald Reagan Address at Commencement Exercises at the University of Notre Dame 5/17/81 Notre Dame IN University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Athletic and Convocation Center
53 53 40 Ronald Reagan Address at Commencement Exercises at the United States Military Academy 5/27/81 West Point NY    
54 54 40 Ronald Reagan Address at Commencement Exercises at Eureka College in Illinois 5/9/82 Eureka IL Eureka College Reagan Physical Education Center
55 55 40 Ronald Reagan Address at Commencement Exercises at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey 5/21/83 South Orange NJ    
56 56 40 Ronald Reagan Address at Commencement Exercises at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado 5/30/84 Colorado Springs CO    
57 57 40 Ronald Reagan Address at the United States Naval Academy Commencement Exercises in Annapolis, Maryland 5/22/85 Annapolis MD    
58 58 40 Ronald Reagan Remarks at the High School Commencement Exercises in Glassboro, New Jersey 6/19/86 Glassboro NJ Glassboro High School Gymnasium
59 59 40 Ronald Reagan Remarks at the Tuskegee University Commencement Ceremony in Alabama 5/10/87 Tuskegee AL    
60 60 40 Ronald Reagan Remarks at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Commencement Ceremony 5/16/87 Washington DC John F. Kennedy Center for the Performin Concert Hall
61 61 40 Ronald Reagan Remarks at the Commencement Ceremony for Area High School Seniors in Chattanooga, Tennessee 5/19/87 Chattanooga TN    
62 62 40 Ronald Reagan Remarks at the United States Coast Guard Academy Commencement Ceremony in New London, Connecticut 5/18/88 New London CT    

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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
);