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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

Source

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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