State of the Union 2015: By the Numbers
— -- Tuesday night, President Obama delivered his second-to-last State of the Union speech in the House chamber. Out of the 22 guests who joined First Lady Michelle Obama in her viewing box, the president only mentioned three by name - Alan Gross, Rebekah Erler and Scott Kelly. According to the American Presidency Project, Obama spoke for a total of 59 minutes and 57 seconds.
Obama's speech was about 6,493 words. Here is a list of some of the words he mentioned and how many times he said each word throughout his address to Congress:
America – 76 times
Jobs – 19 times
Economy – mentioned 18 times
Families – 16 times
Congress – 13 times
College – 12 times
Workers – 11 times
Protect – 11 times
Future – 9 times
Values – 6 times
Middle-class – 6 times
Military – 5 times
United States – 4 times
Hope – 4 times
We believed – 4 times
I believe – 4 times
Focus – 3 times
Industry – 3 times
Intelligence – 2 times
