What Are The Main Points In Bush's Speech

In January of 1992 President, George H.W. Bush gave his last State of the Union Address before losing the re-election later that year. Bush has to wait a couple minutes before he is able to give his speech due to an overwhelming applause. After a few false starts, the applause dies down and he is able to begin his address by thanking the distinguished members of the audience for welcoming him. He first makes a few jokes that has the audience laughing and standing and clapping. He then transitions from humor to more serious topic by announcing the America’s victory in the cold war; this leads lots more applause and few more minutes before the president can speak. Finally, Bush previews his main points in the speech, making it very clear of the

Bush does not move much when addressing a crowd. He keeps his hands down most of the time, only lifting them every so often for emphasis. He also turns every few seconds so that he is always speaking and looking at different parts of the audience. The way Bush speaks is actually very slow and drawn out. Sentences have pauses in the middle of them and every single letter is said with slow emphasis. As the speech goes on, however, the president gets more passionate and has fewer pauses. The only really questionable aspect of Bush’s speaking is his excessive use of the word and. He begins many statements with and. He, also, tries to continue with his speech too early in the times that the audience interrupts him with clapping--many times continuing with and. Overall, Bush keeps his speaking elements relatively easy and careful. President Bush’s 1992 State of the Union lasted roughly 50 minutes. In those 50 minutes Bush was able to make the audience laugh and applaud 77 times. He obviously was liked by his crowd and always had their attention. The address was informative and wasted little time or energy. The whole speech was ended by reminded the people of the country’s unity, and by thanking his