Twitter presidency: Obama sentences written in 140 characters or less

Social media, especially 140-character-limited Twitter, hasn’t just taken over Washington communications, it has also rewritten the way President Obama’s major addresses are crafted.

While short and impactful sentences have always been preferred by modern presidents — JFK’s “Ask not” or Nixon’s “I am not a crook” — a majority of Obama’s sentences in speeches are written in 140 characters or less, making it cinch to tweet and promote even as he talks.