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  • Hong Kong (Select All)
    Policy Addresses by the Chief Executives (HK)
    Addresses by the Governors (HK)
  • United States (Select All)
    Inaugural Addresses (USA)
    National Political Party Platforms (USA)
    Presidential Candidates Debates (USA)
    Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches (USA)
    Saturday Radio Addresses (USA)
    Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (USA)

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  • Hong Kong (Select All)
    leung
    patten
    tsang
    tung
    wilson
    youde
  • United States (Select All)
    a. johnson
    arthur
    b. harrison
    buchanan
    buren
    carter
    cleveland
    clinton
    coolidge
    dole
    dukakis
    eisenhower
    f. d. roosevelt
    fillmore
    ford
    g. w. bush
    garfield
    goldwater
    gore
    grant
    h. w. bush
    harding
    harrison
    hayes
    hoover
    humphrey
    j. adams
    j. q. adams
    jackson
    jefferson
    johnson
    kennedy
    kerry
    lincoln
    madison
    mccain
    mcgovern
    mckinley
    mondale
    monroe
    nixon
    obama
    others -- dem
    others -- rep
    pierce
    polk
    reagan
    romney
    t. roosevelt
    taft
    taylor
    truman
    tyler
    unspecified
    w. wilson
    washington

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Source
HK - GA HK - PA
Addresses by the Governors (HK) Policy Addresses by the Chief Executives (HK)
US - IA US - NPP
Inaugural Addresses (USA) National Political Party Platforms (USA)
US - PCD US - PNAS
Presidential Candidates Debates (USA) Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches (USA)
US - RA US - SOU
Saturday Radio Addresses (USA) Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (USA)
Speaker
Hong Kong
Leung Patten
Leung Chun-ying Christopher Patten
Tsang Tung
Donald Tsang Yam-kuen Tung Chee-hwa
Wilson Youde
Sir David Wilson Sir Edward Youde
United States
A. Johnson Arthur
Andrew Johnson Chester A. Arthur
B. Harrison Buchanan
Benjamin Harrison James Buchanan
Buren Carter
Martin Van Buren Jimmy Carter
Cleveland Clinton
Grover Cleveland William J. Clinton
Coolidge Dole
Calvin Coolidge Robert Dole
Dukakis Eisenhower
Michael Dukakis Dwight D. Eisenhower
F. D. Roosevelt Fillmore
Franklin D. Roosevelt Millard Fillmore
Ford G. W. Bush
Gerald R. Ford George W. Bush
Garfield Goldwater
James Garfield Barry Goldwater
Gore Grant
Albert Gore Jr. Ulysses S. Grant
H. W. Bush Harding
George Bush Warren G. Harding
Harrison Hayes
William Henry Harrison Rutherford B. Hayes
Hoover Humphrey
Herbert Hoover Hubert H. Humphrey
J. Adams J. Q. Adams
John Adams John Quincy Adams
Jackson Jefferson
Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson
Johnson Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy
Kerry Lincoln
John F. Kerry Abraham Lincoln
Madison McCain
James Madison John McCain
McGovern McKinley
George McGovern William McKinley
Mondale Monroe
Walter F. Mondale James Monroe
Nixon Obama
Richard Nixon Barack Obama
Pierce Polk
Franklin Pierce James K. Polk
Reagan Romney
Ronald Reagan Mitt Romney
T. Roosevelt Taft
Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft
Taylor Truman
Zachary Taylor Harry S. Truman
Tyler Washington
John Tyler George Washington
Wilson Others -- Dem
Woodrow Wilson Democratic candiate
Others -- Rep Unspecified
Republican candidate Presidential Candidates Debates -- No presenters identified

Full List of Abbreviations

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Hong Kong
Abbreviations Full Forms
HK - GA Addresses by the Hong Kong Governors (1984-1996)
HK - PA Policy Addresses by the Hong Kong Chief Executives (1997-2015)
United States
Abbreviations Full Forms
US - IA Inaugural Addresses (1789-2013)
US - NPP National Political Party Platforms (1944-2012)
US - PNAS Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches (1960-2012)
US - PCD Presidential Candidates Debates (1960-2012)
US - RA Saturday Radio Addresses (1982-2014)
US - SOU Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (1790-2014)

Speaker

Hong Kong Governors
Abbreviations Full Forms
Patten Sir Christopher Patten (1992-1996)
Wilson Sir David Wilson (1987-1992)
Youde Sir Edward Youde (1982-1986)
Hong Kong Chief Executives
Abbreviations Full Forms
Leung Leung Chun-ying (2012-2017)
Tsang Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen (2005-2012)
Tung Tung Chee-hwa (1997-2005)
U.S. Presidents
Abbreviations Full Forms
A. Johnson Andrew Johnson (Democratic, 1865-1869)
Arthur Chester A. Arthur (Republican, 1881-1885)
B. Harrison Benjamin Harrison (Republican, 1889-1893)
Buchanan James Buchanan (Democratic, 1857-1861)
Buren Martin van Buren (Democratic, 1837-1841)
Carter Jimmy Carter (Democratic, 1977-1981)
Cleveland Grover Cleveland (Democratic, 1885-1889 and 1893-1897)
Clinton William J. Clinton (Democratic, 1993-2001)
Coolidge Calvin Coolidge (Republican, 1923-1929 )
Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican, 1953-1961)
F. D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic, 1933-1945)
Fillmore Millard Fillmore (Whig, 1850-1853)
Ford Gerald R. Ford (Republican, 1974-1977)
G. W. Bush George W. Bush (Republican, 2001-2009)
Garfield James A. Garfield (Republican, 1881-1881)
Grant Ulysses S. Grant (Republican, 1869-1877)
H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush (Republican, 1989-1993)
Harding Warren G. Harding (Republican, 1921-1923)
Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican, 1877-1881)
Hoover Hebert Hoover (Republican, 1929-1933)
J. Adams John Adams (Federalist, 1797-1801)
J. Q. Adams John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican, 1825-1829)
Jackson Andrew Jackson (Democratic, 1829-1837)
Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican, 1801-1809)
Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic, 1964-1969)
Kennedy John F. Kennedy (Democratic, 1961-1963)
Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (Republican, 1861-1865)
Madison James Madison (Democratic-Republican, 1809-1817)
McKinley William McKinley (Republican, 1897-1901)
Monroe James Monroe (Democratic-Republican, 1817-1825)
Nixon Richard M. Nixon (Republican, 1969-1974)
Obama Barack Obama (Democratic, 2009-2017)
Pierce Franklin Pierce (Democratic, 1853-1857)
Polk James K. Polk (Democratic, 1845-1849)
Reagan Ronald Reagan (Republican, 1981-1989)
T. Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt (Republican, 1901-1909)
Taft William Howard Taft (Republican, 1909-1913)
Taylor Zachary Taylor (Whig, 1849-1850)
Truman Harry S. Truman (Democratic, 1945-1953)
Tyler John Tyler (Whig, 1841-1845)
Washington George Washington (Independent, 1789-1797)
W. H. Harrison William Henry Harrison (Whig, 1841-1841)
Wilson Woodrow Wilson (Democratic, 1913-1921)
U.S. Presidential Candidates (Speakers for Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches only but not for other Speeches)
Abbreviations Full Forms
Dole Robert Dole (Republican, 1996)
Dukakis Michael Dukakis (Democratic, 1988)
Goldwater Barry Goldwater (Republican, 1964)
Gore Albert Gore Jr. (Democratic, 2000)
Humphrey Hubert H. Humphrey (Democratic, 1968)
Kerry John F. Kerry (Democratic, 2004)
McCain John McCain (Republican, 2008)
McGovern George McGovern (Democratic, 1972)
Mondale Walter F. Mondale (Democratic, 1984)
Romney Mitt Romney (Republican, 2012)

Information of Speakers

List of Hong Kong Governors and Chief Executives
Names of Governors Abbreviations of Names Terms of Office
Sir Edward Youde Youde 1982-1986
Sir David Wilson Wilson 1987-1992
Sir Christopher Patten Patten 1992-1996

Names of Chief Executives Abbreviations of Names Terms of Office
Tung Chee-hwa Tung 1997-2005
Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen Tsang 2005-2012
Leung Chun-ying Leung 2012-2017

List of U.S. Presidents
Names of Presidents Abbreviations of Names Terms of Office Political Parties
George Washington Washington 1789-1793
1793-1797
Independent
John Adams J. Adams 1797-1801 Federalist
Thomas Jefferson Jefferson 1801-1805
1805-1809
Democratic-Republican
James Madison Madison 1809-1813
1813-1817
Democratic-Republican
James Monroe Monroe 1817-1821
1821-1825
Democratic-Republican
John Quincy Adams J. Q. Adams 1825-1829  Democratic-Republican
Andrew Jackson Jackson 1829-1833
1833-1837
Democratic
Martin van Buren Buren 1837-1841 Democratic
William Henry Harrison Harrison 1841-1841 Whig
John Tyler Tyler 1841-1845 Whig
James K. Polk Polk 1845-1849 Democratic
Zachary Taylor Taylor 1849-1850 Whig
Millard Fillmore Fillmore 1850-1853 Whig
Franklin Pierce Pierce 1853-1857 Democratic
James Buchanan Buchanan 1857-1861 Democratic
Abraham Lincoln Lincoln 1861-1865 Republican
Andrew Johnson A. Johnson 1865-1869 Democratic
Ulysses S. Grant Grant 1869-1873
1873-1877
Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes Hayes 1877-1881 Republican
James A. Garfield Garfield 1881-1881 Republican
Chester A. Arthur Arthur 1881-1885 Republican
Grover Cleveland Cleveland 1885-1889
1893-1897
Democratic
Benjamin Harrison B. Harrison 1889-1893 Republican
William McKinley McKinley 1897-1901 Republican
Theodore Roosevelt T. Roosevelt 1901-1905
1905-1909
Republican
William Howard Taft Taft 1909-1913 Republican
Woodrow Wilson Wilson 1913-1917
1917-1921
Democratic
Warren G. Harding Harding 1921-1923 Republican
Calvin Coolidge Coolidge 1923-1925
1925-1929
Republican
Hebert Hoover Hoover 1929-1933 Republican
Franklin D. Roosevelt F. D. Roosevelt 1933-1937
1937-1941
1941-1945
1945-1945
Democratic
Harry S. Truman Truman 1945-1949
1949-1953
Democratic
Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower 1953-1957
1957-1961
Republican
John F. Kennedy Kennedy 1961-1963 Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson 1964-1965
1965-1969
Democratic
Richard M. Nixon Nixon 1969-1973
1973-1974
Republican
Gerald R. Ford Ford 1974-1977 Republican
Jimmy Carter Carter 1977-1981 Democratic
Ronald Reagan Reagan 1981-1985
1985-1989
Republican
George H. W. Bush H. W. Bush 1989-1993 Republican
William J. Clinton Clinton 1993-1997
1997-2001
Democratic
George W. Bush G. W. Bush 2001-2005
2005-2009
Republican
Barack Obama Obama 2009-2013
2013-2017
Democratic

 

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