January 28, 2008 MSNBC State of the Union coverage

January 28, 2008 MSNBC STATE OF THE UNION COVERAGE

9:15 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests, fellow citizens: As we gather tonight, our nation is at war, our economy is in recession, and the civilized world faces unprecedented dangers. Yet the state of our Union...

State of the Union Address is an annual message which the President of the United States gives to Congress, usually an address to a joint session of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). It is the keynote speech by the president to Congress in which he sets out his agenda for the next...