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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

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