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Youre watching American History tv. Every weekend on cspan3. Follow us for information on her schedule and to keep up with the latest American History news. , i have the great pleasure the high privilege, and the great honor of presenting to you the president of the United States. Im the Senate Historian. The state of the Union Message is mandated by the constitution in the words that from time to time the president of the United States should give a message to congress on the state of the union and recommendations of programs that should be followed. George washington began that practice of g...

It is also your inheritance and it belongs equally to all the people who we all serve. It must be interpreted by each generation for the own needs as i have tried in part to do tonight. It shall lead us as we enter the third century of the search for a more perfect union, this then is the state of the union. Free and restless growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be while god is willing and we are Strong Enough to keep the faith. [ applause ] members of the congress, i have the great pleasure the high privilege and the great honor of presenting to you, the pr...

But in those days before there were Standing Committees of congress, they actually used to cut the state of the Union Message up into paragraphs and create ad hoc committees to address each one of the issues that the president suggested. Washington and adams, john adams his Vice President who became president followed that practice and so they created this sort of idea that from time to time was an annual message and, in fact for years it was known as the annual message. It didnt become known as the state of the Union Message really until the 1940s. In fact, in 1948 there was a hollywood movie...

His mind, images he wouldnt be able to report, however, subconscious they were, maybe got a flickr of something as he lay there across the street. My hope is that as he lay dying lincoln was able to call to mind the image of even jesus on the cross, perhaps, but certainly my hope is that he would have had the knowledge that historic irony was about to take place. He was about to die, having been shot all the very day of jesuss crucifixion. And that would send him into a martyrdom like none other. Maybe he had some inkling that this was his fate. Of course, as is just my fantasy. But we do know...

Changed, suspends old foreign navy ships from entering its waters the at least 30 people reported killed and over 700 wounded in class, shooting back data following the retirement from politics of a leading shia cleric cooper. Many you stood off against us influence in iraq the well it very well welcome to hear from all of us here at r t international. Great to have your company today as we continue with our special coverage and breaking news on this channel. The final leader of the soviet union at Mikhail Gorbachev has died 891 in moscow, Central Hospital after a prolonged illness. I mean, he...