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Why Biden's speech to Congress is technically not a State of the Union address
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President Joe Biden will deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, but since this is his first address, it's not technically called a "State of the Union" speech. It is an "annual message."
Since 1977, new presidents have not called their first speech before a joint session of Congress a "State of the Union." They are often referred to as an "annual message" or a message/address on a particular topic. Former President Jimmy Carter delivered a message on energy policy in 1977, and economic addresses were given by Ronald Reagan in 1981, Bill Clinton in 1993, George W. Bush in 2001 and Barack Obama in 2009.More Related News