on February 25th, 2009 by fortheprize
I’m sure there will be varying thoughts on the first Presidential Address to the joint session of Congress held February 24th 2008 by President Barak Obama. Many will highlight his statements on energy, health care and educational reform. However, for me, the most profound and memorable moment of the speech is where President Obama stated [...]
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on February 24th, 2009 by ChristineColumbus
Tradition and history continue to abound and prevailĀ in the politics of United States of America. Here a few facts and trivia as presented by cnn.com The idea of a State of Union address originated from a British monarchy ritual. Harry Truman delivered the longest State of the Union in 1946 at 25,000 words; George Washington [...]
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