State of the Union address
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The name of the address comes from a provision in the Constitution that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.”
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By contrast this week, Carney is invited as a special guest to the European Commission President's annual State of the Union address in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Perez, who has operated Trump's teleprompter since 2016, made bets on speeches including the State of the Union address in February, remarks to the Davos forum in Switzerland and a December primetime address, ABC said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
The artist, Norman Rockwell, got the idea for it after listening to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s State of the Union address in 1941.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Even George W. Bush — the bumbling boardwalk caricature that he is — could deliver a State of the Union address without going off-prompter.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
Senate is in session, and she meets her senators from Washington, who invite Annabelle to the State of the Union address in February.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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