The State of the Union 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 has occurred in January (except for six occasions in February) since 1934.
The 2008 State of the Union Address was a speech given by United States President George W. Bush on Monday, January 28, 2008, to a joint session of Congress. This was Bush’s last State of the Union Address before he leaves office on January 20, 2009. The speech was delivered on the floor of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol. Sitting behind the president were the presiding officers of the United States Senate, Vice President Dick Cheney, and the United States House of Representatives, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The State of the Union Address was televised nationwide starting at 9 pm Eastern Standard Time.
Most important themes addressed are: Economy, Global War Terror, Research and Medical Problems
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