state of the union address

     

The State of the Union is an annual message which the Presient of the United States gives to Congress, usually an address to a joint session of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). It has occurred in January (except for six occasions in February) since 1934. Sometimes, especially in recent years, newly-inaugurated Presidents have delivered speeches to joint sessions of Congress only weeks into their respective terms, but these are not officially considered State of the Union addresses. The address is also most frequently used to outline the President's legislative proposals for the upcoming year. For these reasons, a State of the Union address is generally not given in years in which a new president is inaugurated.

Trivia about state of the union address

  • Of this, the Constitution says the pres. "shall from time to time give to... Congress Information on the State of the Union"
  • In this speech on Jan. 24, 1995, President Clinton outlined his vision of a "new covenant"
  • President Clinton recognized Hank Aaron's achievements in this January 27, 2000 speech
  • To preserve succession in case of disaster, one cabinet secretary does not attend this televised January event

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