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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Peter Hannaford is the author of "Presidential Retreats: Where the Presidents Went and Why They Went There." He spoke at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library about the getaways that have offered the nation's chief executives solace, recreation and privacy.   

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50 years ago, on April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” while being held in prison for his involvement in a city-wide civil rights protest called the Birmingham Campaign. King’s daughter, Bernice King, CEO of the King Center in Atlanta, joins Alabama’s governor, Birmingham’s Mayor and others for the unveiling of a historical marker aside the Birmingham Jail.

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham civil rights campaign. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his famed “Letter from Birmingham Jail” after being arrested for taking part in the protests. The campaign gained national attention after local officials used dogs and water cannons on kids after they took to the streets in what was known as the “Children’s Crusade.” A panel of authors and historians recall the turmoil of the time, as well as how Birmingham has chosen to remember its past. This event was part of the Alabama Historical Association’s annual conference.

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