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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.
The text of the first page of Ronald Reagan's first State of the Union Address, given January 26, 1982. Warren Harding's 1922 speech was the first to be broadcast on radio, albeit to a limited audience, [13] while Calvin Coolidge's 1923 speech was the first to be broadcast across the nation. [4]
Warren G. Harding, the United States’ 29th president who held office from 1921 until he died in 1923, was the first president to deliver a radio address. [4] He addressed the nation at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial on May 30, 1922, an address that served as the day’s equivalent of the State of the Union address.
A look at some State of the Union history as President Joe Biden prepares to give his address to Congress: Who delivered the first State of the Union address? George Washington on Jan. 8, 1790, in ...
January 1790 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 December 1790 State of the Union Address , delivered by President George Washington to the 1st United States Congress on December 8, 1790, also at the Senate ...
Bush became president after one of the most contentious elections in modern history, and gave a speech focused on civility. President George W. Bush's first inauguration speech: Full text Skip to ...
The speech, delivered at the United States Capitol, was primarily addressed to the people of the South and was intended to succinctly state Lincoln's intended policies and desires toward that section, where seven states had seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
Washington spent a good deal of the speech trying to convince the Native Americans to become part of the United States, as well as convincing the citizens of the country of the importance of doing so. He pushed the Senate to ratify the treaties pending before that House with the Cherokees and Six Nations of Indians (Iroquois Confederation). [8]