# United States Oval Office Address

An Oval Office address is a type of speech made by the president of the United States, usually in the Oval Office at the White House. It is considered among the most solemn settings for an address made by a leader, and is most often delivered to announce a major new policy initiative, on the occasion of a leader's departure from office, or during times of national emergency (natural disaster, war, etc.).
On occasions of national interest, U.S. presidents may decide to speak to the American people directly. Often in addresses to the nation, the president speaks directly into the camera and begins with the phrase, "My fellow Americans...".

## Use of the Oval Office

Presidents have used addresses in the Oval Office of the White House as a way to directly communicate with the American people. It is considered to be a major address and it functions as a way to move public opinion by having a direct connection with the president of the United States (compare Bully pulpit). Presidential historian Robert Dallek stated, “The Oval Office invokes the center of the presidential authority. That's the president's office, that's where he supposedly makes decisions, where he governs.” As the formal executive office of the president, the Oval Office sets the tone for any address to the American people. It is also where the president will communicate national news such as terrorist attacks, and each president usually gives their farewell speech in the Oval Office.
The first Oval Office address was delivered to the nation by President Herbert Hoover, who spoke on peace efforts and arms reduction throughout the world. President Dwight D. Eisenhower used the format in 1957 to inform the United States of his decision to send troops to Little Rock to enforce school desegregation. Being only the second ever televised address directly from the president's office, Eisenhower had to explain as much to the audience, saying, "in speaking from the house of Lincoln, of Jackson, of Wilson, my words would better convey both the sadness I feel today in the actions I feel compelled to make, and the firmness with which I intend to pursue this course."
Some previous addresses include John F. Kennedy's 1962 news of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Jimmy Carter's 1979 "Malaise" speech, Ronald Reagan's speech following the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, George W. Bush's Address to the Nation on the evening of the 2001 September 11 terrorist attacks and Barack Obama's June 2010 speech addressing the issue of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Traditionally, the addresses are delivered with the president sitting at the Resolute desk speaking into the camera. Occasionally, however, the president will stand at a lectern on the opposite side of the Oval Office and give the address. Previously, it was also common for an artificial background to be placed behind the president, ordinarily consisting of plain blue fabric. Since the administration of Gerald Ford, the preference has instead been for the natural backdrop of the Office's windows.

### Modern format

There have been suggestions that the traditional Oval Office address is falling out of favor in the Information Age, with White House aide Daniel Pfeiffer describing it as "an argument from the '80s", when President Ronald Reagan would draw tens of millions of viewers per address (42 in all, the second-most of any president; Nixon ranks first, having given 43). Television networks are increasingly reluctant to sacrifice airtime for a political purpose.
In recent years, presidents have addressed the country in other White House settings. Barack Obama made several major speeches from the East Room, including an address on the Syrian civil war in 2010 an announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden, and an announcement of the withdrawal of 10,000 troops from Afghanistan.
Donald Trump used the Diplomatic Reception Room for several major announcements, including recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the withdrawal of the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, and addressing the government shutdown in 2019.
During his presidency, Joe Biden used the White House Cross Hall or Roosevelt Room for major addresses. He delivered his farewell address and an announcement of a ceasefire and hostage deal in the Israel–Hamas from the Cross Hall. From the Roosevelt Room, he addressed pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, and raising the debt ceiling during budget negotiations in 2023.
However, the tradition of the prime-time Oval Office address has continued into the Trump and Biden presidencies. The address of January 8, 2019, during the government shutdown was the first time that Trump requested airtime. The address of June 2, 2023, during the debt-ceiling crisis was the first time that Biden requested airtime.

## List of Oval Office addresses

* Biden
* Trump
* Obama
* G. W. Bush
* Clinton
* G. H. W. Bush
* Reagan
* Carter
* Ford
* Nixon
* Johnson
* Kennedy
* Eisenhower
* Truman
* Roosevelt
* Hoover
| President | Date | Subject |
| Joe Biden | January 15, 2025 | Farewell address |
| Joe Biden | July 24, 2024 | On his withdrawal from the presidential race |
| Joe Biden | July 14, 2024 | On the attempted assassination of Donald Trump |
| Joe Biden | October 19, 2023 | On the 2023 Israel–Hamas war and Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Joe Biden | June 2, 2023 | On Congressional approval of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 |
| Donald Trump | January 13, 2021 | On the January 6th Capitol attack |
| Donald Trump | March 11, 2020 | On the coronavirus pandemic |
| Donald Trump | January 8, 2019 | On the Government Shutdown and the Proposed United States-Mexico Border wall |
| Barack Obama | December 6, 2015 | On the United States Counterterrorism Strategy |
| Barack Obama | August 31, 2010 | On United States Policy towards Iraq |
| Barack Obama | June 15, 2010 | On the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill |
| George W. Bush | September 13, 2007 | On the War in Iraq |
| George W. Bush | September 11, 2006 | On the Five Year anniversary of the September 11th attacks |
| George W. Bush | May 15, 2006 | On Immigration, Border Security, drug policy, and the drug war in Mexico |
| George W. Bush | December 18, 2005 | On the elections in Iraq |
| George W. Bush | March 19, 2003 | Start of war against Iraq |
| George W. Bush | September 11, 2001 | On the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C |
| George W. Bush | August 9, 2001 | On Stem Cell Research |
| Bill Clinton | January 18, 2001 | Farewell address |
| Bill Clinton | June 10, 1999 | On the peace agreement in Kosovo |
| Bill Clinton | March 24, 1999 | On the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia |
| Bill Clinton | December 16, 1998 | Start of a US and British Bombing Campaign against Iraq |
| Bill Clinton | August 20, 1998 | U.S Cruise missile strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan |
| Bill Clinton | November 27, 1995 | On the Dayton Agreement |
| Bill Clinton | June 13, 1995 | On the Federal Budget |
| Bill Clinton | December 15, 1994 | Announcing a Middle Class Bill of Rights initiative |
| Bill Clinton | October 10, 1994 | On Iraq |
| Bill Clinton | September 18, 1994 | On the peaceful capitulation of the Haitian government |
| Bill Clinton | September 15, 1994 | Ultimatum to the government of Haiti |
| Bill Clinton | October 7, 1993 | On the battle of Mogadishu |
| Bill Clinton | August 3, 1993 | On the Balanced Budget Plan |
| Bill Clinton | June 26, 1993 | US Strike on Iraq |
| Bill Clinton | February 15, 1993 | On the National economic program |
| George H. W. Bush | December 4, 1992 | On the crisis in Somalia |
| George H. W. Bush | September 1, 1992 | On Hurricane Andrew disaster relief |
| George H. W. Bush | May 1, 1992 | On the riots in Los Angeles |
| George H. W. Bush | December 25, 1991 | On the Collapse of the Soviet Union |
| George H. W. Bush | September 27, 1991 | On Reducing US and Soviet nuclear weapons |
| George H. W. Bush | September 13, 1991 | Nomination of Robert Gates as CIA Director |
| George H. W. Bush | February 27, 1991 | End of war in the Persian Gulf |
| George H. W. Bush | January 16, 1991 | Start of war in the Persian Gulf |
| George H. W. Bush | October 2, 1990 | On the Federal Budget Agreement |
| George H. W. Bush | September 12, 1990 | Message to the people of Iraq |
| George H. W. Bush | August 8, 1990 | On the crisis in the Persian Gulf |
| George H. W. Bush | December 20, 1989 | On the United States invasion of Panama |
| George H. W. Bush | September 5, 1989 | On drugs |
| Ronald Reagan | January 11, 1989 | Farewell address |
| Ronald Reagan | February 2, 1988 | On aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance |
| Ronald Reagan | December 10, 1987 | On the Soviet-United States Summit Meeting |
| Ronald Reagan | October 14, 1987 | Nomination of Robert Bork to the United States Supreme Court |
| Ronald Reagan | August 12, 1987 | On the Iran Contra Affair and the Administration Goals |
| Ronald Reagan | June 15, 1987 | On the Venice Economic Summit, Arms Control, and the Deficit |
| Ronald Reagan | March 4, 1987 | On the Iran-Contra Affair |
| Ronald Reagan | December 2, 1986 | On the Investigation into the Iran-Contra Affair |
| Ronald Reagan | November 13, 1986 | On the Iran-Contra Affair |
| Ronald Reagan | November 2, 1986 | On the Congressional and Gubernatorial Midterm Elections |
| Ronald Reagan | October 13, 1986 | On meetings with Gorbachev in Iceland |
| Ronald Reagan | June 24, 1986 | Aid to the Contras |
| Ronald Reagan | April 14, 1986 | United States airstrike against Libya |
| Ronald Reagan | March 16, 1986 | On the Situation in Nicaragua |
| Ronald Reagan | February 26, 1986 | On National Security |
| Ronald Reagan | January 28, 1986 | On the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster |
| Ronald Reagan | November 14, 1985 | On the upcoming Soviet-United States meeting in Geneva |
| Ronald Reagan | June 30, 1985 | On the Hijacking of Trans World Airlines Flight 847 |
| Ronald Reagan | May 28, 1985 | On tax reform |
| Ronald Reagan | April 24, 1985 | On Federal Budget and Deficit Reduction |
| Ronald Reagan | November 5, 1984 | On the eve of the Presidential Election |
| Ronald Reagan | May 9, 1984 | On United States Policy in Central America |
| Ronald Reagan | January 29, 1984 | Decision to seek re-election |
| Ronald Reagan | October 27, 1983 | On recent events in Lebanon and Grenada |
| Ronald Reagan | September 5, 1983 | On the Soviet attack on a Korean Civilian Airliner |
| Ronald Reagan | March 23, 1983 | On Defense and National Security |
| Ronald Reagan | November 22, 1982 | On Strategic Arms Reduction and Nuclear Deterrence |
| Ronald Reagan | October 13, 1982 | On the economy |
| Ronald Reagan | September 20, 1982 | Announcing the formation of a Multinational Force in Lebanon |
| Ronald Reagan | August 16, 1982 | On Federal Tax and Budget Reconciliation Legislation |
| Ronald Reagan | April 29, 1982 | On the 1983 Fiscal Budget |
| Ronald Reagan | December 23, 1981 | Observance of Christmas and the Situation in Poland |
| Ronald Reagan | September 24, 1981 | On the Program for Economic Recovery |
| Ronald Reagan | July 27, 1981 | On Federal Tax Reduction Legislation |
| Ronald Reagan | February 5, 1981 | On the economy |
| Jimmy Carter | January 14, 1981 | Farewell Address |
| Jimmy Carter | April 25, 1980 | On the failed rescue attempt of American hostages in Iran |
| Jimmy Carter | January 4, 1980 | On the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan |
| Jimmy Carter | October 1, 1979 | On the Strategic Arms Limitation Agreement |
| Jimmy Carter | July 15, 1979 | On Consumerism and the Crisis of Confidence |
| Jimmy Carter | April 5, 1979 | On Energy |
| Jimmy Carter | November 8, 1977 | Announcing a National Energy Policy |
| Jimmy Carter | April 18, 1977 | On Energy |
| Gerald Ford | October 6, 1975 | On Federal Tax and Spending Regulations |
| Gerald Ford | May 27, 1975 | On Energy |
| Gerald Ford | May 15, 1975 | On the Recovery of the SS Mayaguez |
| Gerald Ford | March 29, 1975 | On Signing the Tax Reduction Act of 1975 |
| Gerald Ford | January 13, 1975 | On Energy, Inflation, and the Economy |
| Gerald Ford | September 16, 1974 | Pardoning of Vietnam War draft evaders |
| Gerald Ford | September 8, 1974 | Pardoning of Richard Nixon |
| Richard Nixon | August 8, 1974 | Announcing the resignation of the Presidency |
| Richard Nixon | July 25, 1974 | On Inflation and the Economy. |
| Richard Nixon | July 3, 1974 | On Returning From the Soviet Union. |
| Richard Nixon | July 2, 1974 | Message to the People of the Soviet Union |
| Richard Nixon | April 29, 1974 | Announcing Answer to the House Judiciary Committee Subpoena (Watergate) |
| Richard Nixon | November 25, 1973 | Announcing a National Energy Policy |
| Richard Nixon | November 7, 1973 | Announcing Policies To Deal With the Energy Shortages |
| Richard Nixon | October 12, 1973 | Nomination of Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States |
| Richard Nixon | August 15, 1973 | On the Watergate Investigations |
| Richard Nixon | June 13, 1973 | Announcing Price Control Measures |
| Richard Nixon | April 30, 1973 | On the Watergate Investigations |
| Richard Nixon | April 19, 1973 | Announcing an end to the energy quota system |
| Richard Nixon | March 29, 1973 | On Vietnam and Domestic Problems |
| Richard Nixon | January 23, 1973 | Announcing the conclusion of a Peace Agreement in Vietnam |
| Richard Nixon | November 7, 1972 | Victory Speech |
| Richard Nixon | November 6, 1972 | On the eve of the Presidential Election |
| Richard Nixon | November 2, 1972 | "Look to the Future" |
| Richard Nixon | July 4, 1972 | Announcing Plans for America's Bicentennial Celebration |
| Richard Nixon | May 28, 1972 | Message to the People of the Soviet Union |
| Richard Nixon | May 8, 1972 | On the Situation in Southeast Asia |
| Richard Nixon | April 26, 1972 | On Vietnam |
| Richard Nixon | March 16, 1972 | On Equal Educational Opportunities and School Busing |
| Richard Nixon | February 8, 1972 | On the environment |
| Richard Nixon | January 25, 1972 | Announcing a Plan for Peace in Vietnam |
| Richard Nixon | October 21, 1971 | Nomination of Powell and Rehnquist to the United States Supreme Court |
| Richard Nixon | October 7, 1971 | On the Post-Freeze Economic Stabilization Program |
| Richard Nixon | September 6, 1971 | Observance of Labor Day |
| Richard Nixon | August 15, 1971 | Announcing a New Economic Policy: "The Challenge of Peace" |
| Richard Nixon | July 15, 1971 | Announcing Acceptance of an Invitation To Visit China |
| Richard Nixon | May 20, 1971 | Announcing a Strategic Arms Limitation Agreement with the Soviet Union |
| Richard Nixon | April 7, 1971 | On the Situation in Southeast Asia (Vietnam) |
| Richard Nixon | February 25, 1971 | On the Second Annual Foreign Policy Report to Congress |
| Richard Nixon | February 18, 1971 | On Healthcare |
| Richard Nixon | October 7, 1970 | Announcing a New Initiative for Peace in Southeast Asia (Vietnam) |
| Richard Nixon | June 17. 1970 | On Economic Policy and Productivity |
| Richard Nixon | June 3, 1970 | On the Cambodian Sanctuary Operation |
| Richard Nixon | April 30, 1970 | On the Situation in Southeast Asia (Cambodian Incursion) |
| Richard Nixon | April 20, 1970 | On Progress Toward Peace in Vietnam |
| Richard Nixon | March 23, 1970 | On the Postal Strike |
| Richard Nixon | December 15, 1969 | On Progress Toward Peace in Vietnam |
| Richard Nixon | November 3, 1969 | On the War in Vietnam |
| Richard Nixon | October 17, 1969 | On the Rising Cost of Living |
| Richard Nixon | August 8. 1969 | On Domestic Programs |
| Richard Nixon | May 14, 1969 | On Vietnam |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | October 31, 1968 | Announcing His Decision To Halt the Bombing of North Vietnam |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | June 6, 1968 | On the death of Robert Francis Kennedy |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | June 5, 1968 | On the Assassination Attempt on Robert Francis Kennedy |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | April 5, 1968 | On the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | March 31, 1968 | On the war in Vietnam and the 1968 election |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | January 26, 1968 | On the Capture of the USS Pueblo by North Korean forces |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | July 27, 1967 | On civil disorder in the United States |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | July 24, 1967 | On the Riots in Detroit |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | July 12, 1966 | On United States Foreign Policy in Asia |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | January 31, 1966 | On the Resumption of Bombing of North Vietnam |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | August 6, 1965 | On the Signing of the Voting Rights Act |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | July 28, 1965 | On Vietnam and the United States Supreme Court |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | May 2, 1965 | On the situation in the Dominican Republic |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | April 28, 1965 | On the Decision to send troops to the Dominican Republic |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | March 26, 1965 | On the arrests of those involved in the murder of Viola Liuzzo |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | November 2, 1964 | On the eve of the Presidential election |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | October 18, 1964 | On recent events in China, the USSR, and Great Britain |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | October 7, 1964 | On the Upcoming Presidential Election |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | August 4, 1964 | On the Gulf of Tonkin Incident |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | July 2, 1964 | On the Signing of the Civil Rights Bill |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | April 22, 1964 | On the Railroad Strike |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | November 28, 1963 | Observance of Thanksgiving |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | November 23, 1963 | On the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| John F. Kennedy | September 18, 1963 | On the Test Ban Treaty and the Tax Reduction Bill |
| John F. Kennedy | July 26, 1963 | On the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty |
| John F. Kennedy | July 10, 1963 | Announcing Postponing of the Railroad Strike |
| John F. Kennedy | July 5, 1963 | On returning from a trip to Europe |
| John F. Kennedy | June 11, 1963 | On civil rights |
| John F. Kennedy | May 16, 1963 | On the Flight of Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper |
| John F. Kennedy | May 12, 1963 | On the race riots in Birmingham, Alabama |
| John F. Kennedy | November 3, 1962 | Encouraging the American People to Vote in the Midterm Elections |
| John F. Kennedy | November 2, 1962 | Announcing an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis |
| John F. Kennedy | October 22, 1962 | On the Cuban Missile Crisis |
| John F. Kennedy | September 30, 1962 | On the Situation at the University of Mississippi |
| John F. Kennedy | August 13, 1962 | On the economy |
| John F. Kennedy | July 2, 1962 | Announcing recognition of Algerian independence |
| John F. Kennedy | March 3, 1962 | On Nuclear Testing and Deterrent |
| John F. Kennedy | July 25, 1961 | On the Berlin Crisis |
| John F. Kennedy | June 6, 1961 | On Returning from Europe |
| Dwight Eisenhower | January 17, 1961 | Farewell address |
| Dwight Eisenhower | June 27, 1960 | On the trip to the Far East |
| Dwight Eisenhower | May 25, 1960 | On recent events in Paris |
| Dwight Eisenhower | March 8, 1960 | On the trip to South America |
| Dwight Eisenhower | February 21, 1960 | On leaving for a trip to South America |
| Dwight Eisenhower | December 3, 1959 | On leaving for a trip to Europe, Asia, and South America |
| Dwight Eisenhower | September 10, 1959 | On the trip to Europe |
| Dwight Eisenhower | August 6, 1959 | On the Need for an effective labor bill |
| Dwight Eisenhower | March 16, 1959 | On security in the free world |
| Dwight Eisenhower | September 11, 1958 | On the Formosan Straits Crisis |
| Dwight Eisenhower | July 15, 1958 | On the United States mission in Beirut |
| Dwight Eisenhower | December 23, 1957 | On the NATO conference in Paris |
| Dwight Eisenhower | November 13, 1957 | On Future Security |
| Dwight Eisenhower | November 7, 1957 | On science and national security |
| Dwight Eisenhower | September 24, 1957 | On the Little Rock School Integration Crisis |
| Dwight Eisenhower | May 21, 1957 | On Mutual Security |
| Dwight Eisenhower | May 14, 1957 | On the Federal Budget |
| Dwight Eisenhower | February 20, 1957 | On the Situation in the Middle East and the Eisenhower Doctrine |
| Dwight Eisenhower | October 31, 1956 | On the Uprising in Hungary and the Suez Crisis |
| Dwight Eisenhower | September 19, 1956 | Start of the President's Re-election campaign |
| Dwight Eisenhower | April 16, 1956 | On the Farm Bill Veto |
| Dwight Eisenhower | February 29, 1956 | Decision to seek re-election |
| Dwight Eisenhower | January 5, 1956 | On the State of the Union |
| Dwight Eisenhower | July 25, 1955 | On the Geneva Convention |
| Dwight Eisenhower | July 15, 1955 | On the Upcoming Convention in Geneva |
| Dwight Eisenhower | August 23, 1954 | On the Achievements of the 83rd Congress |
| Dwight Eisenhower | April 5, 1954 | On the State of the Union |
| Dwight Eisenhower | March 15, 1954 | On the tax Program |
| Dwight Eisenhower | January 4, 1954 | On the Administrations Purposes and Accomplishments |
| Dwight Eisenhower | August 6, 1953 | On the Achievements of the 83rd Congress |
| Dwight Eisenhower | July 26, 1953 | On the armistice on the Korean peninsula |
| Dwight Eisenhower | May 19, 1953 | On National Security |
| Harry S. Truman | January 15, 1953 | Farewell Address |
| Harry S. Truman | November 3, 1952 | On the eve of the Presidential Election |
| Harry S. Truman | April 8, 1952 | On the steel mills crisis |
| Harry S. Truman | March 6, 1952 | On Mutual Security |
| Harry S. Truman | November 7, 1951 | On International Arms Reduction |
| Harry S. Truman | June 14, 1951 | On Inflation |
| Harry S. Truman | April 11, 1951 | On the war in Korea and the removal of General Douglas MacArthur |
| Harry S. Truman | December 24, 1950 | Observance of Christmas |
| Harry S. Truman | December 19, 1950 | On the War in Korea and National Emergency |
| Harry S. Truman | September 9, 1950 | On the Signing of the Defense Production Act |
| Harry S. Truman | September 1, 1950 | On the Progress of the War |
| Harry S. Truman | July 19, 1950 | On the war in Korea |
| Harry S. Truman | September 27, 1949 | Observance of Democratic Women's Day |
| Harry S. Truman | July 13, 1949 | On the economy |
| Harry S. Truman | April 4, 1949 | On the Signing of the North Atlantic Treaty |
| Harry S. Truman | October 24, 1947 | On the Special Session of Congress |
| Harry S. Truman | October 5, 1947 | Food conservation to aid post-war Europe |
| Harry S. Truman | June 20, 1947 | On the veto of the Taft-Harley Bill |
| Harry S. Truman | October 14, 1946 | Ending of price controls |
| Harry S. Truman | June 29, 1946 | On price controls |
| Harry S. Truman | May 24, 1946 | On the railroad strike |
| Harry S. Truman | January 3, 1946 | Status of Reconversion Program |
| Harry S. Truman | October 30, 1945 | Reconversion of wartime economy to peacetime economy |
| Harry S. Truman | October 2, 1945 | Announcing the start of the 1945 National War Fund Campaign |
| Harry S. Truman | September 1, 1945 | Cessation of hostilities with Japan |
| Harry S. Truman | August 10, 1945 | On the Potsdam Conference |
| Harry S. Truman | August 6, 1945 | On the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima |
| Harry S. Truman | June 7, 1945 | Ultimatum to Japan |
| Harry S. Truman | May 8, 1945 | End of the War in Europe |
| Harry S. Truman | April 17, 1945 | On the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | January 6, 1945 | On the State of the Union |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | December 24, 1944 | Observance of Christmas |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | November 2, 1944 | Report on the war |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | October 5, 1944 | On the Upcoming Presidential Elections |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 12, 1944 | Opening of the Fifth War Loan Drive |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 6, 1944 | On the D-Day Landings |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 5, 1944 | On the fall of Rome |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | January 11, 1944 | On the state of the Union |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | December 24, 1943 | On the Tehran and Cairo Conferences |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | September 8, 1943 | On the Armistice with Italy and the Third War Loan Drive |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | July 28, 1943 | On the Fall of Mussolini |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | May 2, 1943 | On the coal crisis |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | October 12, 1942 | Report on the war |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | September 7, 1942 | On Inflation and Progress of the War |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 12, 1942 | On Rubber |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | April 28, 1942 | On national economic policy and sacrifice |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | February 23, 1942 | On the Progress of the War |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | December 9, 1941 | On the Declaration of War With Japan |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | September 11, 1941 | On Maintaining Freedom of the Seas and the Greer Incident |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | September 1, 1941 | Observance of Labor Day |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | May 27, 1941 | Announcing Unlimited National Emergency |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | December 29, 1940 | On the "Arsenal of Democracy" |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | May 26, 1940 | On National Defense |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | September 3, 1939 | On the European War |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | November 4, 1938 | On the eve of the Midterm Elections |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 24, 1938 | On the Party Primaries |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | April 14, 1938 | On the Recession |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | November 14, 1937 | On the Unemployment Census |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | October 12, 1937 | On new legislation to be recommended to Congress |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | March 9, 1937 | On the Reorganization of the Judiciary |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | September 6, 1936 | On Drought Conditions, Farmers, and Laborers |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | April 28, 1935 | On the Works Relief Program and the Social Security Act |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | September 30, 1934 | On Government and Capitalism |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 28, 1934 | On the Achievements of the 73rd United States Congress and Critics of the New Deal |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | October 22, 1933 | On Economic Progress |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | July 24, 1933 | On the National Recovery Administration |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | May 7, 1933 | On the New Deal Program |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | March 12, 1933 | On the Banking Crisis |
| Herbert Hoover | November 7, 1932 | Concession to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1932 election |
| Herbert Hoover | October 16, 1932 | On the Campaign for Community Funds Relief |
| Herbert Hoover | March 6, 1932 | On the Hoarding of Currency |
| Herbert Hoover | October 18, 1931 | On Unemployment Relief |
| Herbert Hoover | September 18, 1929 | On Peace Efforts and Arms Reduction |