Volume XX No.3: January 16, 2015
Article II of Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution directs that the President \”… shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.\” President George Washington gave the first State of the Union speech in 1790. And whether delivered in writing or in person (as has been the case since early in the 20thCentury) it’s an opportunity for the Chief Executive to expound on their principles and policies and argue for their approach to governance over the next year.
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