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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C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles take American History TV on the road. Throughout the weekend of June 15-17 we feature the history of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Author and professor Jonathan Gill talks about his book “Harlem: The Four Hundred Year History from Dutch Village to Capital of Black America.” To illustrate the scope of the Harlem Renaissance, Professor Gill discusses James Weldon Johnson -- a poet, songwriter, author, educator, diplomat and civil rights activist. This event was hosted by the New York City Bar Association.

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The Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville was fought April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Many historians consider the battle to be Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory. Facing a Union Army more than twice the size of his own, Lee divided his forces, sending 27,000 men under “Stonewall” Jackson on a 12-mile march to deliver a flank attack. In this program, we follow two National Park Service historians on a tour as they walk the same ground exactly 150 years after Jackson launched his attack.

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