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President Trump delivered his third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. The address occurred on the eve of a Senate vote on a verdict in the president’s impeachment trial.…

President Clinton delivered his sixth State of the Union address to members of the House and Senate, the executive branch, the diplomatic corps, and guests in the gallery. He outlined initiatives…

President Bush announced his proposed budget in his first address to a joint session of Congress. The president’s remarks were interrupted numerous times by applause. This speech was…

President Trump delivered his second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. The address was originally scheduled for January 29, 2019, but was postponed due to the…

President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. He covered a range of themes, including national security, immigration, opioid addiction, infrastructure, the…

In his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama outlined his priorities for legislative action and priorities for the American people. In his remarks he highlighted job creation,…

The Senate met in joint session with the House of Representatives to hear President Bush’s State of the Union address. The president spoke of the changes in the world in the last year: the…

President Clinton delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. He highlighted his administration’s accomplishments during 1993 including passage of the…

President Ronald Reagan delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

President Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress less than two months after taking office. He reflected on some of the actions he had taken during his first weeks as…

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) convened the joint session of Congress prior to President Trump’s economic address.

President Lyndon Johnson delivered his final State of the Union Address to Congress on January 14, 1969, less than a week before the inauguration of his successor, Republican Richard Nixon.…

President Obama delivered his seventh and final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, in which he outlined his priorities for legislative action and the American people. Among the…

President Clinton delivered his seventh and final State of the Union address to members of the House and Senate, the executive branch, the diplomatic corps and guests in the gallery. He said that…

President Bush delivered the annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. He discussed domestic issues and military spending in a post-Soviet era. This was his last…

President Ronald Reagan delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. He talked about the values of work, family, religion and freedom. He set out several objectives: take…

President Jimmy Carter delivered his State of the Union address to the joint session of Congress. Topics included the Iran hostage situation, the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and energy…

In his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama outlined his priorities for legislative action and the American people. While citing improvements in…

In his second State of the Union address, President Johnson called on Americans to continue on the “road to the great society,” proposing a sweeping national agenda from education reforms to a war on deadly…

In his first State of the Union address, five months after assuming office following President Nixon’s resignation, President Gerald R. Ford told Congress he didn’t expect much applause because “I’ve got bad news.” He…