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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21 rows where president_name = "Barack Obama"

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Link rowid ▼ president president_name title date city state building room
134 134 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at Arizona State University in Tempe 5/13/09 Tempe AZ Arizona State University Sun Devil Stadium
135 135 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana 5/17/09 South Bend IN University of Notre Dame  
136 136 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland 5/22/09 Annapolis MD United States Naval Academy  
137 137 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan 5/1/10 Ann Arbor MI University of Michigan Michigan Stadium
138 138 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia 5/9/10 Hampton VA Hampton University  
139 139 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York 5/22/10 West Point NY U.S. Military Academy Michie Stadium
140 140 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan 6/7/10 Kalamazoo MI Western Michigan University Arena
141 141 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida 4/29/11 Miami FL Miami Dade College James L. Knight International Center
142 142 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis 5/16/11 Memphis TN Memphis Cook Convention Center unknown
143 143 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut 5/18/11 New London CT United States Coast Guard Academy unknown
144 144 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address for Barnard College in New York City 5/14/12 New York NY Columbia University South Lawn
145 145 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address for Joplin High School in Joplin, Missouri 5/21/12 Joplin MO Missouri Southern State University Leggett & Platt Athletic Center
146 146 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado 5/23/12 Colorado Springs CO United States Air Force Academy unknown
147 147 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio 5/5/13 Columbus OH Ohio State University Ohio Stadium
148 148 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia 5/19/13 Atlanta GA Morehouse College Century Campus
149 149 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland 5/24/13 Annapolis MD United States Naval Academy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
150 150 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York 5/28/14 West Point NY United States Military Academy Michie Stadium
151 151 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at Worcester Technical High School in Worcester, Massachusetts 6/11/14 Worcester MA Worcester Technical High School DCU Center
152 152 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at the University of California-Irvine in Anaheim, CA 6/14/14 Anaheim CA Angel Stadium na
153 153 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, South Dakota 5/8/15 Watertown SD Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown Civic Arena
154 154 44 Barack Obama Commencement Address at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut 5/20/15 New London CT United States Coast Guard Academy unknown

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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
);