President Obama's Speech at the United Nations

In the middle of several international crises involving Syria and Iran among others, President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Use our list of 67 words to help follow the wide-ranging speech which invokes the violence of world history while offering a vision for what international diplomacy could be. Drawn from Text of Obama’s Speech at the U.N. The New York Times September 24, 2013

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