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The '''State of the Union Address (SOTU)''' is an annual address in which the [[President of the United States]] speaks to a joint session of [[Congress]] (consisting of both the [[Senate]] and the [[House of Representatives]]) on the status of the nation.

The '''State of the Union Address (SOTU)''' is an annual address in which the [[President of the United States]] speaks to a joint session of [[Congress]] (consisting of both the [[Senate]] and the [[House of Representatives]]) on the status of the nation.

One of the most closely watched SOTU addresses is by President [[Joe Biden]] on March 7, 2024, not to listen to what is saying, but to assess how incompetent and unsuitable he is as a candidate for four-more years as president.

One of the most closely watched SOTU addresses was by President [[Joe Biden]] on March 7, 2024, not to listen to what was said, but to assess how incompetent and unsuitable he is as a candidate for four more years as president.  Apparently juiced up by drugs, Biden constantly screamed his way through the speech that he read from the [[teleprompter]].

Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution states: ''"He ''[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."''  There is no specific format as to how, or when, this information must be presented to Congress: for most of the early portion of American history, the requirement was fulfilled in writing.  The current tradition of an actual speech before Congress began in 1913 with [[Woodrow Wilson]].  With the advent of national radio, and later national television, the Address is used as an opportunity to outline the President's policy proposals for the coming year.  Generally, the President does not give a State of the Union address until after his first full year in office.

Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution states: ''"He ''[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."''  There is no specific format as to how, or when, this information must be presented to Congress: for most of the early portion of American history, the requirement was fulfilled in writing.  The current tradition of an actual speech before Congress began in 1913 with [[Woodrow Wilson]].  With the advent of national radio, and later national television, the Address is used as an opportunity to outline the President's policy proposals for the coming year.  Generally, the President does not give a State of the Union address until after his first full year in office.