A More Perfect Union: Resources

Websites

Constitution Center—A Virtual Exhibit

Take a gander at this page for everything you could ever want to know about this speech.

Movie or TV Productions

A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation

Brigham Young University produced this film in 1989 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Constitutional Convention. It's obviously a dramatized version of events, unless BYU has figured out how to time travel, but it does touch upon a lot of the problems in the nation at that time, including the slave trade.

Articles and Interviews

Linguistic Interpretation of "A More Perfect Union" Address

In the interview, George Lakoff analyzes Obama's speech to tell us exactly how the words in the speech convey American values and principles.

Video

"A More Perfect Union"

Speeches, of course, are meant to be heard, not read. So watching Obama as he speaks adds an entirely new tone to his message.

Audio

Hungry for More?

A collection of all of Barack Obama's speeches throughout his career in federal government.

Images

Haters Gonna Hate

The face you make when you realize the goin' got tough, but you saved it.

I Get by With a Little Help From My Friends

The Beatles had it right—just ask Joe Biden.