He gave the Democratic response to President Reagan's 1985 State of the Union Address and served as Chair of the National Governors Association from 1986 to 1987, bringing him to an audience beyond Arkansas.

That November, President Lincoln used the dedication ceremony for the Gettysburg National Cemetery to honor the fallen Union soldiers and redefine the purpose of the war in his historic Gettysburg Address.

* 1862 – In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U. S. President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of the most well known in American history.

* 2002 – In his State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush describes " regimes that sponsor terror " as an Axis of Evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.

* 1863 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the military cemetery ceremony at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

The initial military objectives of OEF-A, as articulated by Former President George W. Bush in his 20 September Address to a Joint Session of Congress and his 7 Oct address to the country, included the destruction of terrorist training camps and infrastructure within Afghanistan, the capture of al-Qaeda leaders, and the cessation of terrorist activities in Afghanistan.

President George W. Bush delivering the 2007 State of the Union Address, with Vice President of the United States | Vice President Dick Cheney | Cheney and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi | Pelosi behind him.

; Address to the Oireachtas: The President may address, or send a message to, either or both Houses of the Oireachtas.

; Address to the Nation: The President may " address a message to the Nation " subject to the same conditions as an address to the Oireachtas.

U. S. President George W. Bush first spoke of this " Axis of Evil " during his January 2002 State of the Union Address.

Sosa was honored with a ticker-tape parade in his honor in New York City, and he was invited to be a guest at US President Bill Clinton's 1999 State of the Union Address.

At his inauguration George Washington declared in his Inaugural Address: " By the article establishing the executive department it is made the duty of the President " to recommend to your consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.

President George W. Bush delivering the 2003 State of the Union Address | annual State of the Union address in the House chamber ( photo 2003 )

* January 8 – In his first State of the Union Address, U. S. President Lyndon Johnson declares a " War on Poverty ".

** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt's " Infamy " Address to a Joint Session of Congress at 12: 30 p. m. EST ( 17. 30 GMT ) and transmitted live over all four major national networks attracts the largest audience ever for an American radio broadcast, over 81 % of homes.

* November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

** President John F. Kennedy delivered a historic Civil Rights Address, in which he promises a Civil Rights Bill, and asks for " the kind of equality of treatment that we would want for ourselves.

** President Dwight Eisenhower gives his final State of the Union Address to Congress.

* January 30 – President John F. Kennedy delivers his first State of the Union Address.

** President Kennedy delivers a revealing speech: The President and the Press: Address before the American Newspaper Publishers Association

* January 4 – U. S. President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his " Great Society " during his State of the Union Address.

In his 1991 State of the Union Address George H. W. Bush shifted the focus of SDI from defense of North America against large scale strikes to a system focusing on theater missile defense called Global Protection Against Limited Strikes ( GPALS ).

Shortly before the Olympics he was a guest of Laura Bush in the First Lady's Box at the 2002 State of the Union Address.

* In his 2002 State of the Union Address President George W. Bush identified North Korea, Iran and Iraq as representing significant threats to the United States.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( right ) with Vice President Dick Cheney behind President George W. Bush at the 2007 State of the Union Address making history as the first woman to sit behind the podium at such an address.

The catchphrase became especially known and popular after being used by President George W. Bush in a speech to AmeriCorps volunteers and during his 2002 State of the Union Address.

In his 2003 State of the Union Address, Bush declared:

Jamie and her dog attended the 2006 State of the Union Address as the guest of Laura Bush.

Pelosi ( right ) with Vice President Dick Cheney behind President George W. Bush at the 2007 State of the Union Address making history as the first woman to sit behind the podium at such an address.

* George W. Bush delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress.

On February 2, 2005, President George W. Bush made Social Security a prominent theme of his State of the Union Address.

An Oval Office Address, the television broadcast of a formal presidential speech from the office, is rare and reserved for occasions with a sense of gravity, as when President Kennedy presented news of the Cuban Missile Crisis, or President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation following the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, or President George W. Bush addressed the nation on the evening of September 11, 2001.

In his 2006 State of the Union Address, George W. Bush used the phrase addicted to oil, a phrase widely discussed in the media.

The DVD also includes several " Easter eggs " including: a version of a State of the Union Address by George W. Bush, edited to make United States policy seem insanely belligerent ; a new audio discussion between Morris and Alan Partridge discussing Partridge's bizarre theories of how Diana, Princess of Wales, and John F. Kennedy died ; a further discussion between Morris and Partridge about the environment ; a re-union of Morris, Partridge, Brant, Peter O ' Hanraha-hanrahan, Collaterlie Sisters and Valerie Sinatra ; and another audio sketch featuring Peter O ' Hanraha-hanrahan pretending to file a report from the World Trade Center covering up the fact that he had overslept, while blithely unaware that the September 11, 2001 attacks have just taken place.

In his televised 2006 State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush asserted that American counterterrorism officials had foiled a plot to slam planes into the building, which he mis-identified as “ Liberty Tower ”.

In response to criticisms, President Bush in 2006 unveiled a campaign in his State of the Union Address to promote scientific research and education to ensure American competitiveness in the world, vowing to " double the federal commitment to the most critical basic research programs in the physical sciences over the next 10 years.

* 2003 President George W. Bush announces three-year $ 450 million mentoring initiative in his State of the Union Address

Stearns with President Bush at the State of the Union Address

The 2003 State of the Union Address was a speech delivered by U. S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday, January 28, 2003.

President Ronald Reagan with Vice President George H. W. Bush | George Bush and House Speaker Jim Wright during the 1988 State of the Union Address, January 25, 1988