January 8 1790 – George Washington Delivers the First State of the Union Address

January 8 1790 – George Washington Delivers the First State of the Union AddressRate this post Submitting to the requirements of Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution, President George Washington stepped in front of the combined membership of the Senate and House of Representatives for his first stand-alone Annual Message — the speech today known as the State of the Union — on January 8, 1790. Addressing Congress in the US’ then-capital of New York City, the former general laid the groundwork for one of the nation’s most anticipated political events each year. Sworn in to the highest office in the land on April 30, 1789, Washington […]