President George H.W. Bush delivers his 1990 State of the Union Address. President Bush talked about the fall of the Berlin wall and the restoration of democracy to Panama.

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With President Barack Obama set to deliver his State of the Union address in a few days, American History TV is showing a few past State of the Union addresses. President George W. Bush delivered his first State of the Union Address on January 29th, 2002, just a few months after the terrorist attacks of September 11th.

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Former presidential speechwriters talk about writing the State of the Union Address. They discuss the various stages of writing the speech, numbers of drafts, Presidential involvement and their views on the importance of the State of the Union Address.

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With President Barack Obama set to deliver his State of the Union address in a few days, American History TV is showing a few past State of the Union addresses. On January 24th, 1995, President Bill Clinton delivered the State of the Union Address just a few months after the 1994 midterm elections swung control of the House of Representatives to the Republicans.

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President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s 1964 State of the Union Address was delivered just a little over a month after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This speech is being shown courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

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As President Obama prepares for his address to Congress, former White House speechwriters talk about the art of crafting a "State of the Union."

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CATO Institute scholars presented the Libertarian State of the Union. They discussed the state of the Libertarian movement and look at the tax, economy and immigration issues that Congress will be debating this year.  

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In this program from our 1999 "American Presidents: Life Portraits" series we focused on James Garfield's life and career. Historians discussed Garfield's military service, his election as president and assassination shortly after his inauguration. Suzanne Miller, the site manager at Garfield's home in Mentor, Ohio, talked about several of the artifacts and documents that Garfield left behind. 

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C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles take American History TV on the road. Throughout the weekend of May 18-20 we feature the history of Columbia, South Carolina.

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Thousands of colonists rejected the War for American Independence and many fled to the British stronghold of New York City. San Jose State University History Professor Ruma Chopra discusses the situation in the city and the perspective of those who looked upon the British as natural allies in religion, language and blood and thought the violence of rebellion was unnecessary and unlawful.

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