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The 1798 State of the Union Address was delivered by John Adams, second president of the United States, on Saturday, December 8, 1798, in the Congress Hall of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Adams compares the sickness affecting various coastal cities in 1797 to the dispensations of the Tribulation .
December 3 – Adams delivers the 1799 State of the Union Address. [1] December 6 – Adams refers the Treaty of Amity to Congress for ratification. [1] December 14 – George Washington dies. [1] December 21 – After a delay caused by bad weather, the diplomatic envoy departs from Portugal to Paris. [37]
Adams began his State of the Union Address by expressing concern over European, most notably French, aggression towards American merchant vessels. He emphasizes the importance of America's growing role in international commerce, citing accomplishments in agriculture and commercial fishing.
The U.S. Constitution spells it out clearly in Article II, Section 3: The president “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their ...
The state of union is an address, in the United States, given by the president to a joint session of Congress, the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. The United States constitution requires the president "from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union."
The 1792 State of the Union Address was delivered by George Washington to Congress on Tuesday, November 6, 1792. It was presented in Philadelphia's Congress Hall . The president commented on continued incursions by Native Americans into frontier settlements.
The 1858 State of the Union address was delivered by James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, to the 35th United States Congress on December 6, 1858. In this address, Buchanan discussed the status of Kansas, tensions between the North and South, foreign policy with Spain, and internal improvements.
The 1790 State of the Union Address was the inaugural State of the Union address, delivered by President George Washington to the United States Congress on January 8, 1790, at the Senate Chamber of Federal Hall in New York City. [2] In this first address, Washington set the example for what would be expected of presidents after him.