Voice of America: State of Union Allows Presidents to Outline Agenda

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

State of Union Allows Presidents to Outline Agenda Feb 11th 2013, 15:46 The United States Constitution mandates that the president address Congress on the current State of the Union.  What began as a handwritten note to congressmen has evolved into a show of televised political theatre, broadcast globally, in which a sitting president is nothing if not bold.    Americans fought the British for independence, but borrowed their practice of having the head of state address government leaders regularly. Early presidents posted letters, not showing up ... Media files: 042CB280-0E62-4106-B4C2-2E25985D79BD_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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