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Bush speech to a joint session of Congress</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">February 9, 1989<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-02-09</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Time</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">9:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">48 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">House Chamber, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol" title="United States Capitol">United States Capitol</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=1989_George_H._W._Bush_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress&params=38_53_23_N_77_00_32_W_region:US-DC_type:event"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°53′23″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°00′32″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.88972°N 77.00889°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.88972; -77.00889</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">Unofficial <a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union" title="State of the Union">State of the Union Address</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Participants</th><td class="infobox-data attendee" style="text-align: left;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Dan Quayle</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Wright" title="Jim Wright">Jim Wright</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Previous</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1988 State of the Union Address">1988 State of the Union Address</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1990_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1990 State of the Union Address">1990 State of the Union Address</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a>, the 41st <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a>, addressed a <a href="/wiki/Joint_session_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Joint session of the United States Congress">joint session of the United States Congress</a> on Wednesday, February 9, 1989. It was his first public address before a joint session. Similar to a <a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union" title="State of the Union">State of the Union Address</a>, it was delivered before the <a href="/wiki/101st_United_States_Congress" title="101st United States Congress">101st United States Congress</a> in the Chamber of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol" title="United States Capitol">United States Capitol</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cspan_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cspan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Presiding over this joint session was the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker of the United States House of Representatives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Wright" title="Jim Wright">Jim Wright</a>, accompanied by <a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Dan Quayle</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">vice president</a> in his capacity as the <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States#President_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Vice President of the United States">president of the Senate</a>. </p><p>The speech is referred to as the presidential economic address or the address on administration goals. During his speech, President Bush presented his proposed federal budget.<sup id="cite_ref-cspan_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cspan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Education" title="United States Secretary of Education">Secretary of Education</a> <a href="/wiki/Lauro_Cavazos" title="Lauro Cavazos">Lauro Cavazos</a> was the <a href="/wiki/Designated_survivor" title="Designated survivor">designated survivor</a> and did not attend the address in order to maintain a <a href="/wiki/Continuity_of_government" title="Continuity of government">continuity of government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sou_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sou-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Democratic_response">Democratic response</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_George_H._W._Bush_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Democratic response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Wright" title="Jim Wright">Jim Wright</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen">Lloyd Bentsen</a>, both of <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, delivered the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> response to the address.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_George_H._W._Bush_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_100_days_of_George_H._W._Bush%27s_presidency" class="mw-redirect" title="First 100 days of George H. W. Bush's presidency">First 100 days of George H. W. 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Bush presidency (1991)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_George_H._W._Bush_presidency_(1992%E2%80%93January_1993)" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the George H. W. Bush presidency (1992–January 1993)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_George_H._W._Bush_presidency_(1992%E2%80%93January_1993)#January_1993" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the George H. W. Bush presidency (1992–January 1993)">January 1993</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_policy_of_the_United_States#The_George_H._W._Bush_Administration_(1989–1993)" title="Environmental policy of the United States">Environmental policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Soviet_Union%E2%80%93United_States_summits" title="List of Soviet Union–United States summits">Soviet Union summits</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malta_Summit" title="Malta Summit">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helsinki_Summit_(1990)" title="Helsinki Summit (1990)">Helsinki</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama" title="United States invasion of Panama">Invasion of Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Chemical_Weapons_Accord" title="1990 Chemical Weapons Accord">Chemical Weapons Accord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madrid_Conference_of_1991" title="Madrid Conference of 1991">1991 Madrid Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Space_Council" title="National Space Council">National Space Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_world_order_(politics)#The_Gulf_War_and_Bush's_formulation" title="New world order (politics)">New world order</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somali_Civil_War" title="Somali Civil War">Somali Civil War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Unified_Task_Force" title="Unified Task Force">Unified Task Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement#Negotiation_and_U.S._ratification" title="North American Free Trade Agreement">Negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_policy_of_the_George_H._W._Bush_administration" title="Cannabis policy of the George H. W. Bush administration">Cannabis policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_vomiting_incident" title="George H. W. Bush vomiting incident">Vomiting incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_broccoli_comments" title="George H. W. Bush broccoli comments">Broccoli comments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_House_horseshoe_pit" title="White House horseshoe pit">White House horseshoe pit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_pardoned_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of people pardoned by George H. W. Bush">Presidential pardons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of international presidential trips made by George H. W. Bush">International trips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%26O_desk" title="C&O desk">Oval Office desk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_H._W._Bush#Administration" title="Presidency of George H. W. Bush">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">Judicial appointments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Thomas_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_Supreme_Court_candidates" title="George H. W. Bush Supreme Court candidates">Supreme Court candidates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_judicial_appointment_controversies" title="George H. W. Bush judicial appointment controversies">controversies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:George_Herbert_Walker_Bush/Executive_orders" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Author:George Herbert Walker Bush/Executive orders">Executive orders</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:George_Herbert_Walker_Bush/Presidential_Proclamations" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Author:George Herbert Walker Bush/Presidential Proclamations">Presidential proclamations</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="8" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2100" /></span></span><br /><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg/100px-Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg/200px-Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2424" data-file-height="2425" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Life</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_H.W._Bush_Presidential_Library_and_Museum" title="George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum">Presidential Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bush_School_of_Government_and_Public_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Bush School of Government and Public Service">Bush School of Government and Public Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker%27s_Point_Estate" title="Walker's Point Estate">Walker's Point Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-presidency_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Post-presidency of George H. W. Bush">Post-presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush">Death and state funeral</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Speeches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joint session of Congress</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union" title="State of the Union">State of the Union addresses</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1990 State of the Union Address">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1991 State of the Union Address">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1992 State of the Union Address">1992</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_Kiev_speech" title="Chicken Kiev speech">Chicken Kiev</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Electoral history of George H. W. Bush">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">U.S. Senate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas" title="1964 United States Senate election in Texas">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas" title="1970 United States Senate election in Texas">1970</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">U.S. House</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections">1968</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Vice Presidential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_1980_presidential_campaign" title="Ronald Reagan 1980 presidential campaign">1980 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection" title="1980 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection">selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_National_Convention" title="1980 Republican National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election" title="1980 United States presidential election">election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Presidential transition of Ronald Reagan">transition</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_1984_presidential_campaign" title="Ronald Reagan 1984 presidential campaign">1984 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1984_Republican_National_Convention" title="1984 Republican National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election" title="1984 United States presidential election">election</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Presidential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush#1980_presidential_election" title="George H. W. Bush">1980 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1980 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_1988_presidential_campaign" title="George H. W. Bush 1988 presidential campaign">1988 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1988 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection" title="1988 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection">running mate selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_National_Convention" title="1988 Republican National Convention">convention</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thousand_points_of_light" title="Thousand points of light">"a thousand points of light"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Read_my_lips:_no_new_taxes" title="Read my lips: no new taxes">"Read my lips: no new taxes"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_debates" title="1988 United States presidential debates">debates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election" title="1988 United States presidential election">election</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_1992_presidential_campaign" title="George H. W. Bush 1992 presidential campaign">1992 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1992_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1992 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Republican_National_Convention" title="1992 Republican National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_debates" title="1992 United States presidential debates">debates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election" title="1992 United States presidential election">election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Bill_Clinton" title="Presidential transition of Bill Clinton">Clinton transition</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush#Public_image" title="George H. W. Bush">Public image</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_parodies_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Saturday Night Live parodies of George H. W. Bush">Saturday Night Live parodies</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_X-Presidents" title="The X-Presidents">The X-Presidents</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Reunion" title="Presidential Reunion">Presidential Reunion</a></i> (2010 short film)</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Naked_Gun_2%C2%BD:_The_Smell_of_Fear" title="The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear">The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_It_Takes:_The_Way_to_the_White_House" title="What It Takes: The Way to the White House">What It Takes: The Way to the White House</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Hams" title="The Silence of the Hams">The Silence of the Hams</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/George_Bush:_The_Life_of_a_Lone_Star_Yankee" title="George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee">George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Family:_The_Real_Story_of_the_Bush_Dynasty" title="The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty">The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/George_H.W._Bush_(film)" title="George H.W. Bush (film)">George H.W. Bush</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_for_Democracy" title="Bad for Democracy">Bad for Democracy</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Family_of_Secrets" title="Family of Secrets">Family of Secrets</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/41:_A_Portrait_of_My_Father" title="41: A Portrait of My Father">41: A Portrait of My Father</a></i> (2014 book)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Destiny_and_Power" title="Destiny and Power">Destiny and Power</a></i> (2015 book)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Bibliography of George H. W. Bush">Books</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_World_Transformed" title="A World Transformed">A World Transformed</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_the_Best_(book)" title="All the Best (book)">All the Best</a></i> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_memorials,_honors,_and_awards_of_George_H._W._Bush" class="mw-redirect" title="List of memorials, honors, and awards of George H. W. Bush">Legacy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Bibliography of George H. W. Bush">Bibliography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H.W._Bush_Presidential_Library_and_Museum" title="George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum">Presidential Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom" title="Presidential Medal of Freedom">Medal of Freedom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bush_School_of_Government_and_Public_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Bush School of Government and Public Service">Bush School of Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_Freedom_Award" title="Ronald Reagan Freedom Award">Reagan Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Bush_Intercontinental_Airport" title="George Bush Intercontinental Airport">George Bush Intercontinental Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_George_H.W._Bush" title="USS George H.W. Bush">USS <i>George H.W. Bush</i> (CVN-77)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bush_family" title="Bush family">Family</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Bush" title="Barbara Bush">Barbara Bush</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> (son</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_W._Bush" title="Presidency of George W. Bush">presidency</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Robinson_Bush" title="Pauline Robinson Bush">Pauline Robinson Bush</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Bush" title="Jeb Bush">Jeb Bush</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Bush" title="Neil Bush">Neil Bush</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Bush" title="Marvin Bush">Marvin Bush</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Bush_Koch" title="Dorothy Bush Koch">Dorothy Bush Koch</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Bush_(born_1981)" title="Barbara Bush (born 1981)">Barbara Bush Coyne</a> (granddaughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenna_Bush_Hager" title="Jenna Bush Hager">Jenna Bush Hager</a> (granddaughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_P._Bush" title="George P. Bush">George P. Bush</a> (grandson)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Bush" title="Lauren Bush">Lauren Bush</a> (granddaughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierce_Bush" class="mw-redirect" title="Pierce Bush">Pierce Bush</a> (grandson)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prescott_Bush" title="Prescott Bush">Prescott Bush</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Walker_Bush" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorothy Walker Bush">Dorothy Walker Bush</a> (mother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Walker_Bush_Ellis" title="Nancy Walker Bush Ellis">Nancy Walker Bush Ellis</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Bush" title="Jonathan Bush">Jonathan Bush</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._T._Bush" title="William H. T. Bush">William H. T. Bush</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_P._Bush" title="Samuel P. Bush">Samuel P. 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Adams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1797_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1797 State of the Union Address"><b>1797</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1798 State of the Union Address"><b>1798</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1799_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1799 State of the Union Address"><b>1799</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1800 State of the Union Address"><b>1800</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Jefferson</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1801_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1801 State of the Union Address">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1802 State of the Union Address">1802</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Thomas Jefferson's Third State of the Union Address">1803</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Thomas Jefferson's Fourth State of the Union Address">1804</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1805_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1805 State of the Union Address">1805</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson%27s_Sixth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Thomas Jefferson's Sixth State of the Union Address">1806</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson%27s_Seventh_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Thomas Jefferson's Seventh State of the Union Address">1807</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson%27s_Eighth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Thomas Jefferson's Eighth State of the Union Address">1808</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/James_Madison" title="James Madison">Madison</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Madison%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_address" class="extiw" title="s:James Madison's First State of the Union address">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1810 State of the Union Address">1810</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Madison%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Madison's Third State of the Union Address">1811</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Madison%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Madison's Fourth State of the Union Address">1812</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Madison%27s_Fifth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Madison's Fifth State of the Union Address">1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1814 State of the Union Address">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1815 State of the Union Address">1815</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1816 State of the Union Address">1816</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">Monroe</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Monroe%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Monroe's First State of the Union Address">1817</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Monroe%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Monroe's Second State of the Union Address">1818</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Monroe%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Monroe's Third State of the Union Address">1819</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Monroe%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Monroe's Fourth State of the Union Address">1820</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Monroe%27s_Fifth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Monroe's Fifth State of the Union Address">1821</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Monroe%27s_Sixth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Monroe's Sixth State of the Union Address">1822</a></li> <li><span class="avoidwrap" style="display:inline-block;"><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Monroe%27s_Seventh_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Monroe's Seventh State of the Union Address">1823</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine" title="Monroe Doctrine">Monroe Doctrine</a>)</small></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1824 State of the Union Address">1824</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams" title="John Quincy Adams">J. Q. Adams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1825_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1825 State of the Union Address">1825</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams%27_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:John Quincy Adams' Second State of the Union Address">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1827_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1827 State of the Union Address">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1828 State of the Union Address">1828</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Jackson</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1829_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1829 State of the Union Address">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1830 State of the Union Address">1830</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Andrew Jackson's Third State of the Union Address">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1832 State of the Union Address">1832</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson%27s_Fifth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Andrew Jackson's Fifth State of the Union Address">1833</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson%27s_Sixth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Andrew Jackson's Sixth State of the Union Address">1834</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson%27s_Seventh_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Andrew Jackson's Seventh State of the Union Address">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1836 State of the Union Address">1836</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Van Buren</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1837_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1837 State of the Union Address">1837</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_address" class="extiw" title="s:Martin Van Buren's Second State of the Union address">1838</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_address" class="extiw" title="s:Martin Van Buren's Third State of the Union address">1839</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_address" class="extiw" title="s:Martin Van Buren's Fourth State of the Union address">1840</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/John_Tyler" title="John Tyler">Tyler</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/John_Tyler%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:John Tyler's First State of the Union Address">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1842 State of the Union Address">1842</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/John_Tyler%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:John Tyler's Third State of the Union Address">1843</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/John_Tyler%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:John Tyler's Fourth State of the Union Address">1844</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">Polk</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_K._Polk%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James K. Polk's First State of the Union Address">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1846 State of the Union Address">1846</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_K._Polk%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James K. Polk's Third State of the Union Address">1847</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_K._Polk%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James K. Polk's Fourth State of the Union Address">1848</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Taylor</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor%27s_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Zachary Taylor's State of the Union Address">1849</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Fillmore</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Millard Fillmore's First State of the Union Address">1850</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Millard Fillmore's Second State of the Union Address">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1852 State of the Union Address">1852</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Pierce" title="Franklin Pierce">Pierce</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Franklin Pierce's First State of the Union Address">1853</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Franklin Pierce's Second State of the Union Address">1854</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Franklin Pierce's Third State of the Union Address">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1856 State of the Union Address">1856</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan" title="James Buchanan">Buchanan</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Buchanan%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Buchanan's First State of the Union Address">1857</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/James_Buchanan%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:James Buchanan's Second State of the Union Address">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1859 State of the Union Address">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1860 State of the Union Address">1860</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Lincoln</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1861_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1861 State of the Union Address">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1862 State of the Union Address">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1863 State of the Union Address">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1864 State of the Union Address">1864</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">A. Johnson</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1865_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1865 State of the Union Address">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1866 State of the Union Address">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1867 State of the Union Address">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1868 State of the Union Address">1868</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:32%;"><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Grant</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Ulysses S. Grant's First State of the Union Address">1869</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Ulysses S. Grant's Second State of the Union Address">1870</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Ulysses S. Grant's Third State of the Union Address">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1872 State of the Union Address">1872</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant%27s_Fifth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Ulysses S. Grant's Fifth State of the Union Address">1873</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant%27s_Sixth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Ulysses S. Grant's Sixth State of the Union Address">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1875 State of the Union Address">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1876 State of the Union Address">1876</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="Rutherford B. Hayes">Hayes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1877_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1877 State of the Union Address">1877</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes%27_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Rutherford B. Hayes' Second State of the Union Address">1878</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes%27_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Rutherford B. Hayes' Third State of the Union Address">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1880 State of the Union Address">1880</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur" title="Chester A. Arthur">Arthur</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Chester A. Arthur's First State of the Union Address">1881</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Chester A. Arthur's Second State of the Union Address">1882</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Chester A. Arthur's Third State of the Union Address">1883</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Chester A. Arthur's Fourth State of the Union Address">1884</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Cleveland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Grover Cleveland's First State of the Union Address">1885</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Grover Cleveland's Second State of the Union Address">1886</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Grover Cleveland's Third State of the Union Address">1887</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Grover Cleveland's Fourth State of the Union Address">1888</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison" title="Benjamin Harrison">Harrison</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Benjamin Harrison's First State of the Union Address">1889</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Benjamin Harrison's Second State of the Union Address">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1891 State of the Union Address">1891</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Benjamin Harrison's Fourth State of the Union Address">1892</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Cleveland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1893_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1893 State of the Union Address">1893</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland%27s_Sixth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Grover Cleveland's Sixth State of the Union Address">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1895 State of the Union Address">1895</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland%27s_Eighth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Grover Cleveland's Eighth State of the Union Address">1896</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">McKinley</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1897_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1897 State of the Union Address">1897</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/William_McKinley%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:William McKinley's Second State of the Union Address">1898</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/William_McKinley%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:William McKinley's Third State of the Union Address">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1900 State of the Union Address">1900</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">T. Roosevelt</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1901_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1901 State of the Union Address">1901</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Theodore Roosevelt's Second State of the Union Address">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1903 State of the Union Address">1903</a></li> <li><span class="avoidwrap" style="display:inline-block;"><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Theodore Roosevelt's Fourth State of the Union Address">1904</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Corollary" title="Roosevelt Corollary">Roosevelt Corollary</a>)</small></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt%27s_Fifth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Theodore Roosevelt's Fifth State of the Union Address">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1906 State of the Union Address">1906</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt%27s_Seventh_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Theodore Roosevelt's Seventh State of the Union Address">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1908 State of the Union Address">1908</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/William_Howard_Taft" title="William Howard Taft">Taft</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:William Howard Taft's First State of the Union Address">1909</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:William Howard Taft's Second State of the Union Address">1910</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:William Howard Taft's Third State of the Union Address">1911</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1912 State of the Union Address">1912</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Wilson</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1913_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1913 State of the Union Address"><b>1913</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1914 State of the Union Address"><b>1914</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1915 State of the Union Address"><b>1915</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1916 State of the Union Address"><b>1916</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1917_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1917 State of the Union Address"><b>1917</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1918 State of the Union Address"><b>1918</b></a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson%27s_Seventh_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Woodrow Wilson's Seventh State of the Union Address">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1920 State of the Union Address">1920</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Warren_G._Harding" title="Warren G. Harding">Harding</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding%27s_First_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Warren G. Harding's First State of the Union Address"><b>1921</b></a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Warren G. Harding's Second State of the Union Address"><b>1922</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge" title="Calvin Coolidge">Coolidge</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1923_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1923 State of the Union Address"><b>1923</b></a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Calvin Coolidge's Second State of the Union Address">1924</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Calvin Coolidge's Third State of the Union Address">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1926 State of the Union Address">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1927 State of the Union Address">1927</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge%27s_Sixth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Calvin Coolidge's Sixth State of the Union Address">1928</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Hoover" title="Herbert Hoover">Hoover</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1929_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1929 State of the Union Address">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1930 State of the Union Address">1930</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover%27s_Third_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Herbert Hoover's Third State of the Union Address">1931</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Herbert Hoover's Fourth State of the Union Address">1932</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">F. Roosevelt</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1934_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1934 State of the Union Address"><b>1934</b></a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt%27s_Second_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Second State of the Union Address"><b>1935</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1936 State of the Union Address"><b>1936</b></a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt%27s_Fourth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Fourth State of the Union Address"><b>1937</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1938_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1938 State of the Union Address"><b>1938</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1939 State of the Union Address"><b>1939</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1940 State of the Union Address"><b>1940</b></a></li> <li><span class="avoidwrap" style="display:inline-block;"><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt%27s_Eighth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Eighth State of the Union Address"><b>1941</b></a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Four_Freedoms" title="Four Freedoms">Four Freedoms</a>)</small></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt%27s_Ninth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Ninth State of the Union Address"><b>1942</b></a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt%27s_Tenth_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Tenth State of the Union Address"><b>1943</b></a></li> <li><span class="avoidwrap" style="display:inline-block;"><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt%27s_Eleventh_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="extiw" title="s:Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Eleventh State of the Union Address"><i>1944</i></a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Second_Bill_of_Rights" title="Second Bill of Rights">Second Bill of Rights</a>)</small></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1945 State of the Union Address">1945</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:32%;"><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Truman</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1946 State of the Union Address">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1947 State of the Union Address"><b>1947</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1948 State of the Union Address"><b>1948</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="avoidwrap" style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1949_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1949 State of the Union Address"><b>1949</b></a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Fair_Deal" title="Fair Deal">Fair Deal</a>)</small></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1950 State of the Union Address"><b>1950</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1951 State of the Union Address"><b>1951</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1952 State of the Union Address"><b>1952</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_1953_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="January 1953 State of the Union Address">1953</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Eisenhower</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_1953_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="February 1953 State of the Union Address"><b>1953</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1954 State of the Union Address"><b>1954</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1955 State of the Union Address"><b>1955</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1956 State of the Union Address"><i>1956</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1957_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1957 State of the Union Address"><b>1957</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1958 State of the Union Address"><b>1958</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1959 State of the Union Address"><b>1959</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1960 State of the Union Address"><b>1960</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_12,_1961,_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="mw-redirect" title="January 12, 1961, State of the Union Address">1961</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">Kennedy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_30,_1961,_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="mw-redirect" title="January 30, 1961, State of the Union Address"><b>1961</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1962 State of the Union Address"><b>1962</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1963 State of the Union Address"><b>1963</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">L. Johnson</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="avoidwrap" style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1964_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1964 State of the Union Address"><b>1964</b></a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/War_on_poverty" title="War on poverty">War on poverty</a>)</small></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1965 State of the Union Address"><b>1965</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1966_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1966 State of the Union Address"><b>1966</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1967 State of the Union Address"><b>1967</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1968 State of the Union Address"><b>1968</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1969 State of the Union Address"><b>1969</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Nixon</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1970 State of the Union Address"><b>1970</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1971 State of the Union Address"><b>1971</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1972 State of the Union Address"><b>1972</b></a><sup>†</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1973 State of the Union Address"><i>1973</i></a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1974 State of the Union Address"><b>1974</b></a><sup>†</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Ford</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1975 State of the Union Address"><b>1975</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1976 State of the Union Address"><b>1976</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1977 State of the Union Address"><b>1977</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Carter</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1978 State of the Union Address"><b>1978</b></a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1979 State of the Union Address"><b>1979</b></a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1980 State of the Union Address"><b>1980</b></a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1981 State of the Union Address">1981</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Reagan</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_1981_Ronald_Reagan_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="February 1981 Ronald Reagan speech to a joint session of Congress"><b>1981</b></a><sup>‡</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1982 State of the Union Address"><b>1982</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1983 State of the Union Address"><b>1983</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1984 State of the Union Address"><b>1984</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1985 State of the Union Address"><b>1985</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1986 State of the Union Address"><b>1986</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1987 State of the Union Address"><b>1987</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1988 State of the Union Address"><b>1988</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">G. H. W. Bush</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>1989</b></a><sup>‡</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1990 State of the Union Address"><b>1990</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1991 State of the Union Address"><b>1991</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1992 State of the Union Address"><b>1992</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Clinton</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_1993_Bill_Clinton_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="February 1993 Bill Clinton speech to a joint session of Congress"><b>1993</b></a><sup>‡</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1994 State of the Union Address"><b>1994</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1995 State of the Union Address"><b>1995</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1996 State of the Union Address"><b>1996</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1997 State of the Union Address"><b>1997</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1998 State of the Union Address"><b>1998</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1999 State of the Union Address"><b>1999</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2000 State of the Union Address"><b>2000</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">G. W. Bush</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_2001_George_W._Bush_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="February 2001 George W. Bush speech to a joint session of Congress"><b>2001</b></a><sup>‡</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2002 State of the Union Address"><b>2002</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2003 State of the Union Address"><b>2003</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2004 State of the Union Address"><b>2004</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2005_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2005 State of the Union Address"><b>2005</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2006 State of the Union Address"><b>2006</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2007 State of the Union Address"><b>2007</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2008 State of the Union Address"><b>2008</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Obama</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_2009_Barack_Obama_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="February 2009 Barack Obama speech to a joint session of Congress"><b>2009</b></a><sup>‡</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2010 State of the Union Address"><b>2010</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2011 State of the Union Address"><b>2011</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2012 State of the Union Address"><b>2012</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2013 State of the Union Address"><b>2013</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2014 State of the Union Address"><b>2014</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2015 State of the Union Address"><b>2015</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2016 State of the Union Address"><b>2016</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Trump</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Donald_Trump_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="2017 Donald Trump speech to a joint session of Congress"><b>2017</b></a><sup>‡</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2018 State of the Union Address"><b>2018</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2019 State of the Union Address"><b>2019</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2020 State of the Union Address"><b>2020</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Biden</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Joe_Biden_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="2021 Joe Biden speech to a joint session of Congress"><b>2021</b></a><sup>‡</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2022 State of the Union Address"><b>2022</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2023 State of the Union Address"><b>2023</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2024 State of the Union Address"><b>2024</b></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>Legend: <b>Address to Joint Session</b></li> <li>Written message</li> <li><i>Written message with national radio address</i><br />* Split into multiple parts</li> <li><sup>†</sup> Included a detailed written supplement</li> <li><sup>‡</sup> Not officially a "State of the Union"<br /><span class="nowrap">Presidents <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">William Henry Harrison</a> (1841) and <a href="/wiki/James_A._Garfield" title="James A. 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