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State of the Union Speeches by United States Presidents
Chronological listing of the State of the Union speeches given by presidents of the United States.
18th century[edit]
1790s[edit]
- First State of the Union Address - George Washington, (8 January 1790)
- Second State of the Union Address - George Washington, (8 December 1790)
- Third State of the Union Address - George Washington, (25 October 1791)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - George Washington, (6 November 1792)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - George Washington, (3 December 1793)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - George Washington, (19 November 1794)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - George Washington, (8 December 1795)
- Eighth State of the Union Address - George Washington, (7 December 1796)
- First State of the Union Address - John Adams, (22 November 1797)
- Second State of the Union Address - John Adams, (8 December 1798)
- Third State of the Union Address - John Adams, (3 December 1799)
19th century[edit]
1800s[edit]
- Fourth State of the Union Address - John Adams, (22 November 1800)
- First State of the Union Address - Thomas Jefferson, (8 December 1801)
- Second State of the Union Address - Thomas Jefferson, (15 December 1802)
- Third State of the Union Address - Thomas Jefferson, (17 October 1803)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Thomas Jefferson, (8 November 1804)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Thomas Jefferson, (3 December 1805)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Thomas Jefferson, (2 December 1806)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Thomas Jefferson, (27 October 1807)
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Thomas Jefferson, (8 November 1808)
- First State of the Union Address - James Madison, (29 November 1809)
1810s[edit]
- Second State of the Union Address - James Madison, (10 December 1810)
- Third State of the Union Address - James Madison, (5 November 1811)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - James Madison, (12 November 1812)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - James Madison, (7 December 1813)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - James Madison, (20 September 1814)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - James Madison, (5 December 1815)
- Eighth State of the Union Address - James Madison, (3 December 1816)
- First State of the Union Address - James Monroe, (12 December 1817)
- Second State of the Union Address - James Monroe, (16 November 1818)
- Third State of the Union Address - James Monroe, (7 December 1819)
1820s[edit]
- Fourth State of the Union Address - James Monroe, (14 November 1820)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - James Monroe, (3 December 1821)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - James Monroe, (3 December 1822)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - James Monroe, (2 December 1823)
- Eighth State of the Union Address - James Monroe, (7 December 1824)
- First State of the Union Address - John Quincy Adams, (6 December 1825)
- Second State of the Union Address - John Quincy Adams, (5 December 1826)
- Third State of the Union Address - John Quincy Adams, (4 December 1827)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - John Quincy Adams, (2 December 1828)
- First State of the Union Address - Andrew Jackson, (8 December 1829)
1830s[edit]
- Second State of the Union Address - Andrew Jackson, (6 December 1830)
- Third State of the Union Address - Andrew Jackson, (6 December 1831)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Andrew Jackson, (4 December 1832)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Andrew Jackson, (3 December 1833)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Andrew Jackson, (1 December 1834)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Andrew Jackson, (7 December 1835)
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Andrew Jackson, (5 December 1836)
- First State of the Union Address - Martin Van Buren, (5 December 1837)
- Second State of the Union Address - Martin Van Buren, (3 December 1838)
- Third State of the Union Address - Martin Van Buren, (2 December 1839)
1840s[edit]
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Martin Van Buren, (5 December 1840)
- First State of the Union Address - John Tyler, (7 December 1841)
- Second State of the Union Address - John Tyler, (6 December 1842)
- Third State of the Union Address - John Tyler, (5 December 1843)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - John Tyler, (3 December 1844)
- First State of the Union Address - James K. Polk, (2 December 1845)
- Second State of the Union Address - James K. Polk, (8 December 1846)
- Third State of the Union Address - James K. Polk, (7 December 1847)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - James K. Polk, (5 December 1848)
- First State of the Union Address - Zachary Taylor, (4 December 1849)
1850s[edit]
- First State of the Union Address - Millard Fillmore, (2 December 1850)
- Second State of the Union Address - Millard Fillmore, (2 December 1851)
- Third State of the Union Address - Millard Fillmore, (6 December 1852)
- First State of the Union Address - Franklin Pierce, (5 December 1853)
- Second State of the Union Address - Franklin Pierce, (4 December 1854)
- Third State of the Union Address - Franklin Pierce, (31 December 1855)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Franklin Pierce, (2 December 1856)
- First State of the Union Address - James Buchanan, (8 December 1857)
- Second State of the Union Address - James Buchanan, (6 December 1858)
- Third State of the Union Address - James Buchanan, (19 December 1859)
1860s[edit]
- Fourth State of the Union Address - James Buchanan, (3 December 1860)
- First State of the Union Address - Abraham Lincoln, (3 December 1861)
- Second State of the Union Address - Abraham Lincoln, (1 December 1862)
- Third State of the Union Address - Abraham Lincoln, (8 December 1863)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Abraham Lincoln, (6 December 1864)
- First State of the Union Address - Andrew Johnson, (4 December 1865)
- Second State of the Union Address - Andrew Johnson, (3 December 1866)
- Third State of the Union Address - Andrew Johnson, (3 December 1867)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Andrew Johnson, (9 December 1868)
- First State of the Union Address - Ulysses S. Grant, (6 December 1869)
1870s[edit]
- Second State of the Union Address - Ulysses S. Grant, (5 December 1870)
- Third State of the Union Address - Ulysses S. Grant, (4 December 1871)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Ulysses S. Grant, (2 December 1872)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Ulysses S. Grant, (1 December 1873)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Ulysses S. Grant, (7 December 1874)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Ulysses S. Grant, (7 December 1875)
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Ulysses S. Grant, (5 December 1876)
- First State of the Union Address - Rutherford B. Hayes, (3 December 1877)
- Second State of the Union Address - Rutherford B. Hayes, (2 December 1878)
- Third State of the Union Address - Rutherford B. Hayes, (1 December 1879)
1880s[edit]
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Rutherford B. Hayes, (6 December 1880)
- First State of the Union Address - Chester A. Arthur, (6 December 1881)
- Second State of the Union Address - Chester A. Arthur, (4 December 1882)
- Third State of the Union Address - Chester A. Arthur, (4 December 1883)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Chester A. Arthur, (1 December 1884)
- First State of the Union Address - Grover Cleveland, (8 December 1885)
- Second State of the Union Address - Grover Cleveland, (6 December 1886)
- Third State of the Union Address - Grover Cleveland, (6 December 1887)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Grover Cleveland, (3 December 1888)
- First State of the Union Address - Benjamin Harrison, (3 December 1889)
1890s[edit]
- Second State of the Union Address - Benjamin Harrison, (1 December 1890)
- Third State of the Union Address - Benjamin Harrison, (9 December 1891)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Benjamin Harrison, (6 December 1892)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Grover Cleveland, (4 December 1893)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Grover Cleveland, (3 December 1894)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Grover Cleveland, (2 December 1895)
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Grover Cleveland, (7 December 1896)
- First State of the Union Address - William McKinley, (6 December 1897)
- Second State of the Union Address - William McKinley, (5 December 1898)
- Third State of the Union Address - William McKinley, (5 December 1899)
20th century[edit]
1900s[edit]
- Fourth State of the Union Address - William McKinley, (3 December 1900)
- First State of the Union Address - Theodore Roosevelt, (3 December 1901)
- Second State of the Union Address - Theodore Roosevelt, (2 December 1902)
- Third State of the Union Address - Theodore Roosevelt, (7 December 1903)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Theodore Roosevelt, (6 December 1904)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Theodore Roosevelt, (5 December 1905)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Theodore Roosevelt, (3 December 1906)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Theodore Roosevelt, (3 December 1907)
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Theodore Roosevelt, (8 December 1908)
- First State of the Union Address - William Howard Taft, (7 December 1909)
1910s[edit]
- Second State of the Union Address - William Howard Taft, (6 December 1910)
- Third State of the Union Address - William Howard Taft, (5 December 1911)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - William Howard Taft, (3 December 1912)
- First State of the Union Address - Woodrow Wilson, (2 December 1913)
- Second State of the Union Address - Woodrow Wilson, (8 December 1914)
- Third State of the Union Address - Woodrow Wilson, (7 December 1915)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Woodrow Wilson, (5 December 1916)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Woodrow Wilson, (4 December 1917)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Woodrow Wilson, (2 December 1918)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Woodrow Wilson, (2 December 1919)
1920s[edit]
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Woodrow Wilson, (7 December 1920)
- First State of the Union Address - Warren G. Harding, (6 December 1921)
- Second State of the Union Address - Warren G. Harding, (8 December 1922)
- First State of the Union Address - Calvin Coolidge, (6 December 1923)
- Second State of the Union Address - Calvin Coolidge, (3 December 1924)
- Third State of the Union Address - Calvin Coolidge, (8 December 1925)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Calvin Coolidge, (7 December 1926)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Calvin Coolidge, (6 December 1927)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Calvin Coolidge, (4 December 1928)
- First State of the Union Address - Herbert Hoover, (3 December 1929)
1930s[edit]
- Second State of the Union Address - Herbert Hoover, (2 December 1930)
- Third State of the Union Address - Herbert Hoover, (8 December 1931)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Herbert Hoover, (6 December 1932)
- First State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (3 January 1934)
- Second State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (4 January 1935)
- Third State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (3 January 1936)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (6 January 1937)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (3 January 1938)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (4 January 1939)
1940s[edit]
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (3 January 1940)
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (6 January 1941)
- Ninth State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (6 January 1942)
- Tenth State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (7 January 1943)
- Eleventh State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (11 January 1944)
- Twelfth State of the Union Address - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (6 January 1945)
- First State of the Union Address - Harry S. Truman, (21 January 1946)
- Second State of the Union Address - Harry S. Truman, (6 January 1947)
- Third State of the Union Address - Harry S. Truman, (7 January 1948)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Harry S. Truman, (5 January 1949)
1950s[edit]
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Harry S. Truman, (4 January 1950)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Harry S. Truman, (8 January 1951)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Harry S. Truman, (9 January 1952)
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Harry S. Truman, (7 January 1953)
- First State of the Union Address - Dwight D. Eisenhower, (2 February 1953)
- Second State of the Union Address - Dwight D. Eisenhower, (7 January 1954)
- Third State of the Union Address - Dwight D. Eisenhower, (6 January 1955)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Dwight D. Eisenhower, (5 January 1956)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Dwight D. Eisenhower, (10 January 1957)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Dwight D. Eisenhower, (9 January 1958)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Dwight D. Eisenhower, (9 January 1959)
1960s[edit]
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Dwight D. Eisenhower, (7 January 1960)
- Ninth State of the Union Address - Dwight D. Eisenhower, (12 January 1961)
- First State of the Union Address - John F. Kennedy, (30 January 1961)
- Second State of the Union Address - John F. Kennedy, (11 January 1962)
- Third State of the Union Address - John F. Kennedy, (14 January 1963)
- First State of the Union Address - Lyndon B. Johnson, (8 January 1964)
- Second State of the Union Address - Lyndon B. Johnson, (4 January 1965)
- Third State of the Union Address - Lyndon B. Johnson, (12 January 1966)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Lyndon B. Johnson, (10 January 1967)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Lyndon B. Johnson, (17 January 1968)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Lyndon B. Johnson, (14 January 1969)
1970s[edit]
- First State of the Union Address - Richard Nixon, (22 January 1970)
- Second State of the Union Address - Richard Nixon, (22 January 1971)
- Third State of the Union Address - Richard Nixon, (20 January 1972)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Richard Nixon, (2 February 1973)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Richard Nixon, (30 January 1974)
- First State of the Union Address - Gerald Ford, (15 January 1975)
- Second State of the Union Address - Gerald Ford, (19 January 1976)
- Third State of the Union Address - Gerald Ford, (12 January 1977)
- First State of the Union Address - Jimmy Carter, (19 January 1978)
- Second State of the Union Address - Jimmy Carter, (23 January 1979)
1980s[edit]
- Third State of the Union Address - Jimmy Carter, (23 January 1980)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Jimmy Carter, (16 January 1981)
- First State of the Union Address - Ronald Reagan, (26 January 1982)
- Second State of the Union Address - Ronald Reagan, (25 January 1983)
- Third State of the Union Address - Ronald Reagan, (25 January 1984)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Ronald Reagan, (6 February 1985)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Ronald Reagan, (4 February 1986)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Ronald Reagan, (27 January 1987)
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Ronald Reagan, (2 January 1988)
- First State of the Union Address - George Herbert Walker Bush, (9 February 1989)
1990s[edit]
- Second State of the Union Address - George Herbert Walker Bush, (31 January 1990)
- Third State of the Union Address - George Herbert Walker Bush, (29 January 1991)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - George Herbert Walker Bush, (28 January 1992)
- First State of the Union Address - Bill Clinton, (17 February 1993)
- Second State of the Union Address - Bill Clinton, (25 January 1994)
- Third State of the Union Address - Bill Clinton, (24 January 1995)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Bill Clinton, (23 January 1996)
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Bill Clinton, (4 February 1997)
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Bill Clinton, (27 January 1998) – Trent Lott's Republican Response
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Bill Clinton, (19 January 1999) – Jennifer Dunn & Steve Largent's Republican Reponse
21st century[edit]
2000s[edit]
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Bill Clinton, (27 January 2000) – Susan Collins & William Frist's Republican Response
- First State of the Union Address - George W. Bush, (27 February 2001) – Richard Gephardt & Tom Daschle's Democratic Response
- Second State of the Union Address - George W. Bush, (29 January 2002) – Richard Gephardt's Democratic Response
- Third State of the Union Address - George W. Bush, (28 January 2003) – Gary Locke's Democratic Response
- Fourth State of the Union Address - George W. Bush, (20 January 2004) – Nancy Pelosi & Tom Daschle's Democratic Response
- Fifth State of the Union Address - George W. Bush, (2 February 2005) – Harry Reid & Nancy Pelosi's Democratic Response
- Sixth State of the Union Address - George W. Bush, (31 January 2006) – Tim Kaine's Democratic Response
- Seventh State of the Union Address - George W. Bush, (23 January 2007) – Jim Webb's Democratic Response
- Eighth State of the Union Address - George W. Bush, (28 January 2008) – Kathleen Sebelius' Democratic Response
- First State of the Union Address - Barack Obama, (24 February 2009) – Bobby Jindal's Republican Response
2010s[edit]
- Second State of the Union Address - Barack Obama, (January 27, 2010) – Bob McDonnell's Republican Response
- Third State of the Union Address - Barack Obama, (January 25, 2011) – Paul Ryan's Republican Response
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Barack Obama, (January 24, 2012) – Mitch Daniels' Republican Response
- Fifth State of the Union Address - Barack Obama, (February 12, 2013) – Marco Rubio's Republican Response
- Sixth State of the Union Address - Barack Obama, (January 28, 2014) – Cathy McMorris Rodgers' Republican Response
- Seventh State of the Union Address - Barack Obama, (January 20, 2015) – Joni Ernst's Republican Response
- Eighth State of the Union Address - Barack Obama, (January 12, 2016)
- First State of the Union Address - Donald Trump, (February 28, 2017)
- Second State of the Union Address - Donald Trump, (January 30, 2018)
- Third State of the Union Address - Donald Trump, (February 5, 2019)
- Fourth State of the Union Address - Donald Trump, (February 4, 2020)
Not always a speech[edit]
For more than a century the State of the Union was not delivered as a speech. According to David Mayer, Thomas Jefferson started a long-standing tradition of sending the State of the Union as a written message to Congress instead of delivering it in person as a speech. This practice, meant to reinforce the constitutional separation of powers, was respected for more than a century until Woodrow Wilson.[1]
See also[edit]
- Portal:Speeches
- Portal:Speeches by United States Presidents
- Portal:Inaugural Speeches by United States Presidents
- Portal:Presidents of the United States
References[edit]
- ↑ David Mayer (1995) The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson, pp. 235-236.
External resources[edit]
- State of the Union Addresses and Messages on The American Presidency Project at University of California, Santa Barbara