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Here are 10 lines taken from the final State of the Union addresses of eight presidents. Match each line with the president who used it in his final State of the Union speech.
1. "The largest public construction program in history -- the 41,000 mile national system of Interstate and Defense highways -- has been pushed rapidly forward. Twenty-five percent of this system is now open to traffic."
2. "Never before has our nation enjoyed, at once, so much prosperity and social progress and so few external threats."
2. "Seven years ago, America was weak, and freedom everywhere was under siege. Today America is strong, and democracy is everywhere on the move."
4. "Medicare that we were unable to pass for so many years is now a part of American life."
5. "Tonight, for the first time in 12 years, a president of the United States can report to Congress on the state of a Union at peace with every nation of the world."
6. "To realize the full possibilities of this economy, we must reach beyond our own borders to shape the revolution that is tearing down barriers and building new networks among nations and individuals and economies and cultures: globalization. It's the central reality of our time."
7. "For the cold war didn't end; it was won. And I think of those who won it, in places like Korea and Vietnam. And some of them didn't come back. Back then they were heroes, but this year they were victors."
8. "But, our nation has serious problems. Inflation and unemployment are unacceptably high. The world oil market is increasingly tight."
9. "No doubt a massive increase in federal spending could also create jobs and growth -- but, in today's setting, private consumers, employers, and investors should be given a full opportunity first."
10. "In the spirit of Jefferson, let us affirm that in this chamber tonight there are no Republicans, no Democrats -- just Americans. Yes, we will have our differences, but let us always remember what unites us far outweighs whatever divides us."
ANSWERS
1.Dwight Eisenhower
2.Bill Clinton
3.Ronald Reagan
4.Lyndon Johnson
5.Richard Nixon
6.Bill Clinton
7.George H.W. Bush
8.Jimmy Carter
9.John F. Kennedy
10.Ronald Reagan