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Behind the Scenes: Sneak Preview of State of the Union Speech

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Getty P 012412 ObamaSOTUAddress?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1327435022805TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House has released a behind-the-scenes video showing President Obama working on his State of the Union speech, which he’ll deliver Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress.

The video includes speechwriters Jon Favreau and Cody Keenan in the Oval Office talking with the president, and shows close-ups of the president’s handwritten edits on the page, and moments with Favreau, Keenan and assorted top White House aides.

Just hours before he was set to deliver his third State of the Union address, President Obama told reporters Tuesday he “may have a few touch ups left” to make on the speech.

Asked if he was pleased with the address, the president responded with a smile. “It’s not bad,” he said.

Obama’s brief comments came during a short photo-op as he walked along the White House colonnade.

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