# List of State of the Union addresses

This is a list of State of the Union addresses. The State of the Union is the constitutionally mandated annual report by the president of the United States, the head of the U.S. federal executive departments, to the United States Congress, the U.S. federal legislative body.
William Henry Harrison (1841) and James A. Garfield (1881) died in their first year in office without delivering a State of the Union.
Before 1933, the State of the Union was delivered at the end of the calendar year. The ratification of the 20th Amendment in 1933 changed the opening of Congress from early March to early January, affecting the delivery of the annual message. There was none in 1933, and since 1934, it has been in January, February, or March.
Starting in 1981, first-term presidents and second-term presidents who are serving non-consecutive terms have been invited to address a joint session of Congress shortly after their inauguration. These have reflected the style of a State of the Union address. However, the addresses are not officially titled "State of the Union" but "Address to Joint Session of Congress" or like that instead. Since 1989, the opposition party has offered a response. There were unofficial addresses by incoming presidents in 1981, 1989, 1993, 2001, 2009, 2017, 2021, and 2025.

## List

| Year | President | Format | Date | Word Count | Time (Minutes) |
| Jan 1790 | George Washington | Spoken | Jan. 8 | 1,089 | Unknown |
| Dec 1790 | George Washington | Spoken | Dec. 8 | 1,401 | Unknown |
| 1791 | George Washington | Spoken | Oct. 25 | 2,302 | Unknown |
| 1792 | George Washington | Spoken | Nov. 6 | 2,101 | Unknown |
| 1793 | George Washington | Spoken | Dec. 3 | 1,968 | Unknown |
| 1794 | George Washington | Spoken | Nov. 19 | 2,918 | Unknown |
| 1795 | George Washington | Spoken | Dec. 8 | 1,989 | Unknown |
| 1796 | George Washington | Spoken | Dec. 7 | 2,871 | Unknown |
| 1797 | John Adams | Spoken | Nov. 22 | 2,063 | Unknown |
| 1798 | John Adams | Spoken | Dec. 8 | 2,218 | Unknown |
| 1799 | John Adams | Spoken | Dec. 3 | 1,505 | Unknown |
| 1800 | John Adams | Spoken | Nov. 22 | 1,372 | Unknown |
| 1801 | Thomas Jefferson | Written | Dec. 8 | 3,224 | — |
| 1802 | Thomas Jefferson | Written | Dec. 15 | 2,197 | — |
| 1803 | Thomas Jefferson | Written | Oct. 17 | 2,263 | — |
| 1804 | Thomas Jefferson | Written | Nov. 8 | 2,096 | — |
| 1805 | Thomas Jefferson | Written | Dec. 3 | 2,927 | — |
| 1806 | Thomas Jefferson | Written | Dec. 2 | 2,860 | — |
| 1807 | Thomas Jefferson | Written | Oct. 27 | 2,384 | — |
| 1808 | Thomas Jefferson | Written | Nov. 8 | 2,675 | — |
| 1809 | James Madison | Written | Nov. 29 | 1,831 | — |
| 1810 | James Madison | Written | Dec. 5 | 2,446 | — |
| 1811 | James Madison | Written | Nov. 5 | 2,273 | — |
| 1812 | James Madison | Written | Nov. 4 | 3,242 | — |
| 1813 | James Madison | Written | Dec. 7 | 3,257 | — |
| 1814 | James Madison | Written | Sep. 20 | 2,111 | — |
| 1815 | James Madison | Written | Dec. 5 | 3,146 | — |
| 1816 | James Madison | Written | Dec. 3 | 3,364 | — |
| 1817 | James Monroe | Written | Dec. 12 | 4,418 | — |
| 1818 | James Monroe | Written | Nov. 16 | 4,376 | — |
| 1819 | James Monroe | Written | Dec. 7 | 4,702 | — |
| 1820 | James Monroe | Written | Nov. 14 | 3,446 | — |
| 1821 | James Monroe | Written | Dec. 3 | 5,814 | — |
| 1822 | James Monroe | Written | Dec. 3 | 4,723 | — |
| 1823 | James Monroe | Written | Dec. 2 | 6,358 | — |
| 1824 | James Monroe | Written | Dec. 7 | 8,400 | — |
| 1825 | John Quincy Adams | Written | Dec. 6 | 8,985 | — |
| 1826 | John Quincy Adams | Written | Dec. 5 | 7,705 | — |
| 1827 | John Quincy Adams | Written | Dec. 4 | 6,917 | — |
| 1828 | John Quincy Adams | Written | Dec. 2 | 7,282 | — |
| 1829 | Andrew Jackson | Written | Dec. 8 | 10,525 | — |
| 1830 | Andrew Jackson | Written | Dec. 6 | 15,114 | — |
| 1831 | Andrew Jackson | Written | Dec. 6 | 7,178 | — |
| 1832 | Andrew Jackson | Written | Dec. 4 | 7,863 | — |
| 1833 | Andrew Jackson | Written | Dec. 3 | 7,877 | — |
| 1834 | Andrew Jackson | Written | Dec. 1 | 13,411 | — |
| 1835 | Andrew Jackson | Written | Dec. 7 | 10,825 | — |
| 1836 | Andrew Jackson | Written | Dec. 5 | 12,367 | — |
| 1837 | Martin Van Buren | Written | Dec. 5 | 11,449 | — |
| 1838 | Martin Van Buren | Written | Dec. 3 | 11,488 | — |
| 1839 | Martin Van Buren | Written | Dec. 2 | 13,431 | — |
| 1840 | Martin Van Buren | Written | Dec. 5 | 8,991 | — |
| — | William Henry Harrison | — | — | — | — |
| 1841 | John Tyler | Written | Dec. 7 | 8,241 | — |
| 1842 | John Tyler | Written | Dec. 6 | 8,417 | — |
| 1843 | John Tyler | Written | Dec. 5 | 8,036 | — |
| 1844 | John Tyler | Written | Dec. 3 | 9,318 | — |
| 1845 | James K. Polk | Written | Dec. 2 | 16,111 | — |
| 1846 | James K. Polk | Written | Dec. 8 | 18,222 | — |
| 1847 | James K. Polk | Written | Dec. 7 | 16,414 | — |
| 1848 | James K. Polk | Written | Dec. 5 | 21,309 | — |
| 1849 | Zachary Taylor | Written | Dec. 4 | 7,617 | — |
| 1850 | Millard Fillmore | Written | Dec. 2 | 8,322 | — |
| 1851 | Millard Fillmore | Written | Dec. 2 | 13,244 | — |
| 1852 | Millard Fillmore | Written | Dec. 6 | 9,929 | — |
| 1853 | Franklin Pierce | Written | Dec. 5 | 9,590 | — |
| 1854 | Franklin Pierce | Written | Dec. 4 | 10,139 | — |
| 1855 | Franklin Pierce | Written | Dec. 31 | 11,612 | — |
| 1856 | Franklin Pierce | Written | Dec. 2 | 10,486 | — |
| 1857 | James Buchanan | Written | Dec. 8 | 13,655 | — |
| 1858 | James Buchanan | Written | Dec. 6 | 16,349 | — |
| 1859 | James Buchanan | Written | Dec. 19 | 12,336 | — |
| 1860 | James Buchanan | Written | Dec. 3 | 14,049 | — |
| 1861 | Abraham Lincoln | Written | Dec. 3 | 6,987 | — |
| 1862 | Abraham Lincoln | Written | Dec. 1 | 8,385 | — |
| 1863 | Abraham Lincoln | Written | Dec. 8 | 6,114 | — |
| 1864 | Abraham Lincoln | Written | Dec. 6 | 5,865 | — |
| 1865 | Andrew Johnson | Written | Dec. 4 | 9,232 | — |
| 1866 | Andrew Johnson | Written | Dec. 3 | 7,134 | — |
| 1867 | Andrew Johnson | Written | Dec. 3 | 12,002 | — |
| 1868 | Andrew Johnson | Written | Dec. 9 | 9,834 | — |
| 1869 | Ulysses S. Grant | Written | Dec. 6 | 7,706 | — |
| 1870 | Ulysses S. Grant | Written | Dec. 5 | 8,743 | — |
| 1871 | Ulysses S. Grant | Written | Dec. 4 | 6,459 | — |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant | Written | Dec. 2 | 10,102 | — |
| 1873 | Ulysses S. Grant | Written | Dec. 1 | 10,026 | — |
| 1874 | Ulysses S. Grant | Written | Dec. 7 | 9,819 | — |
| 1875 | Ulysses S. Grant | Written | Dec. 7 | 12,211 | — |
| 1876 | Ulysses S. Grant | Written | Dec. 5 | 6,799 | — |
| 1877 | Rutherford B. Hayes | Written | Dec. 3 | 10,724 | — |
| 1878 | Rutherford B. Hayes | Written | Dec. 2 | 7,879 | — |
| 1879 | Rutherford B. Hayes | Written | Dec. 1 | 11,635 | — |
| 1880 | Rutherford B. Hayes | Written | Dec. 6 | 13,347 | — |
| — | James A. Garfield | — | — | — | — |
| 1881 | Chester A. Arthur | Written | Dec. 6 | 13,321 | — |
| 1882 | Chester A. Arthur | Written | Dec. 4 | 10,274 | — |
| 1883 | Chester A. Arthur | Written | Dec. 4 | 8,363 | — |
| 1884 | Chester A. Arthur | Written | Dec. 1 | 8,917 | — |
| 1885 | Grover Cleveland | Written | Dec. 8 | 19,960 | — |
| 1886 | Grover Cleveland | Written | Dec. 6 | 15,285 | — |
| 1887 | Grover Cleveland | Written | Dec. 6 | 5,290 | — |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland | Written | Dec. 3 | 13,226 | — |
| 1889 | Benjamin Harrison | Written | Dec. 1 | 13,004 | — |
| 1890 | Benjamin Harrison | Written | Dec. 1 | 11,522 | — |
| 1891 | Benjamin Harrison | Written | Dec. 9 | 16,306 | — |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison | Written | Dec. 6 | 13,680 | — |
| 1893 | Grover Cleveland | Written | Dec. 4 | 12,282 | — |
| 1894 | Grover Cleveland | Written | Dec. 3 | 15,892 | — |
| 1895 | Grover Cleveland | Written | Dec. 2 | 14,670 | — |
| 1896 | Grover Cleveland | Written | Dec. 7 | 15,453 | — |
| 1897 | William McKinley | Written | Dec. 6 | 12,113 | — |
| 1898 | William McKinley | Written | Dec. 5 | 20,224 | — |
| 1899 | William McKinley | Written | Dec. 5 | 22,831 | — |
| 1900 | William McKinley | Written | Dec. 3 | 19,142 | — |
| 1901 | Theodore Roosevelt | Written | Dec. 3 | 19,616 | — |
| 1902 | Theodore Roosevelt | Written | Dec. 5 | 9,782 | — |
| 1903 | Theodore Roosevelt | Written | Dec. 7 | 14,943 | — |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt | Written | Dec. 6 | 17,415 | — |
| 1905 | Theodore Roosevelt | Written | Dec. 5 | 25,071 | — |
| 1906 | Theodore Roosevelt | Written | Dec. 3 | 23,609 | — |
| 1907 | Theodore Roosevelt | Written | Dec. 3 | 27,397 | — |
| 1908 | Theodore Roosevelt | Written | Dec. 8 | 19,411 | — |
| 1909 | William Howard Taft | Written | Dec. 7 | 13,901 | — |
| 1910 | William Howard Taft | Written | Dec. 6 | 27,651 | — |
| 1911 | William Howard Taft | Written | Dec. 5 | 23,744 | — |
| 1912 | William Howard Taft | Written | Dec. 3 | 25,161 | — |
| 1913 | Woodrow Wilson | Spoken | Dec. 2 | 3,553 | Unknown |
| 1914 | Woodrow Wilson | Spoken | Dec. 8 | 4,537 | Unknown |
| 1915 | Woodrow Wilson | Spoken | Dec. 7 | 7,687 | Unknown |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson | Spoken | Dec. 5 | 2,118 | Unknown |
| 1917 | Woodrow Wilson | Spoken | Dec. 4 | 3,913 | Unknown |
| 1918 | Woodrow Wilson | Spoken | Dec. 2 | 5,463 | Unknown |
| 1919 | Woodrow Wilson | Written | Dec. 2 | 4,756 | — |
| 1920 | Woodrow Wilson | Written | Dec. 7 | 2,706 | — |
| 1921 | Warren G. Harding | Spoken | Dec. 6 | 5,606 | Unknown |
| 1922 | Warren G. Harding | Spoken | Dec. 8 | 5,748 | Unknown |
| 1923 | Calvin Coolidge | Spoken | Dec. 6 | 6,706 | Unknown |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge | Written | Dec. 3 | 6,968 | — |
| 1925 | Calvin Coolidge | Written | Dec. 8 | 10,848 | — |
| 1926 | Calvin Coolidge | Written | Dec. 7 | 10,305 | — |
| 1927 | Calvin Coolidge | Written | Dec. 6 | 8,777 | — |
| 1928 | Calvin Coolidge | Written | Dec. 4 | 8,061 | — |
| 1929 | Herbert Hoover | Written | Dec. 3 | 10,994 | — |
| 1930 | Herbert Hoover | Written | Dec. 5 | 4,536 | — |
| 1931 | Herbert Hoover | Written | Dec. 8 | 5,682 | — |
| 1932 | Herbert Hoover | Written | Dec. 6 | 4,201 | — |
| 1933 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1934 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Spoken | Jan. 3 | 2,230 | Unknown |
| 1935 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Spoken | Jan. 4 | 3,525 | Unknown |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Spoken | Jan. 3 | 3,826 | 50 |
| 1937 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Spoken | Jan. 6 | 2,732 | Unknown |
| 1938 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Spoken | Jan. 3 | 4,697 | Unknown |
| 1939 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Spoken | Jan. 4 | 3,768 | Unknown |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Spoken | Jan. 3 | 3,196 | Unknown |
| 1941 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Spoken | Jan. 6 | 3,312 | 36 |
| 1942 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Spoken | Jan. 6 | 3,511 | Unknown |
| 1943 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Spoken | Jan. 7 | 4,588 | Unknown |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Written | Jan. 11 | 3,805 | — |
| 1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Written | Jan. 6 | 8,211 | — |
| 1946 | Harry S. Truman | Written | Jan. 21 | 27,465 | — |
| 1947 | Harry S. Truman | Spoken | Jan. 6 | 6,028 | Unknown |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman | Spoken | Jan. 7 | 5,094 | Unknown |
| 1949 | Harry S. Truman | Spoken | Jan. 5 | 3,401 | Unknown |
| 1950 | Harry S. Truman | Spoken | Jan. 4 | 5,130 | Unknown |
| 1951 | Harry S. Truman | Spoken | Jan. 8 | 3,994 | Unknown |
| 1952 | Harry S. Truman | Spoken | Jan. 9 | 5,369 | Unknown |
| 1953 | Harry S. Truman | Written | Jan. 7 | 9,683 | — |
| 1953 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Spoken | Feb. 2 | 6,973 | 56 |
| 1954 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Spoken | Jan. 7 | 5,985 | 52 |
| 1955 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Spoken | Jan. 6 | 7,250 | 53 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Written | Jan. 5 | 8,265 | — |
| 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Spoken | Jan. 10 | 4,137 | 33 |
| 1958 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Spoken | Jan. 9 | 4,915 | 44 |
| 1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Spoken | Jan. 9 | 4,933 | 42 |
| 1960 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Spoken | Jan. 7 | 5,633 | 45 |
| 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Written | Jan. 12 | 6,210 | — |
| 1961 | John F. Kennedy | Spoken | Jan. 30 | 5,274 | 43 |
| 1962 | John F. Kennedy | Spoken | Jan. 11 | 6,569 | 53 |
| 1963 | John F. Kennedy | Spoken | Jan. 14 | 5,470 | 43 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Spoken | Jan. 8 | 3,168 | 41 |
| 1965 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Spoken | Jan. 4 | 4,399 | 47 |
| 1966 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Spoken | Jan. 12 | 5,542 | 51 |
| 1967 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Spoken | Jan. 10 | 7,195 | 71 |
| 1968 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Spoken | Jan. 17 | 4,914 | 50 |
| 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Spoken | Jan. 14 | 4,115 | 44 |
| 1970 | Richard Nixon | Spoken | Jan. 22 | 4,457 | 37 |
| 1971 | Richard Nixon | Spoken | Jan. 22 | 4,508 | 33 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon | Spoken | Jan. 20 | 3,976 | 29 |
| 1973 | Richard Nixon | Written | Feb. 2 | 27,147 | — |
| 1974 | Richard Nixon | Spoken | Jan. 30 | 5,144 | 43 |
| 1975 | Gerald Ford | Spoken | Jan. 15 | 4,126 | 41 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford | Spoken | Jan. 19 | 4,948 | 51 |
| 1977 | Gerald Ford | Spoken | Jan. 12 | 4,727 | 45 |
| 1978 | Jimmy Carter | Spoken | Jan. 19 | 4,580 | 46 |
| 1979 | Jimmy Carter | Spoken | Jan. 25 | 3,257 | 33 |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter | Spoken | Jan. 21 | 3,412 | 32 |
| 1981 | Jimmy Carter | Written | Jan. 16 | 33,667 | — |
| 1981 | Ronald Reagan | Spoken | Feb. 18 | 4,446 | 33 |
| 1982 | Ronald Reagan | Spoken | Jan. 26 | 5,154 | 40 |
| 1983 | Ronald Reagan | Spoken | Jan. 25 | 5,554 | 46 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | Spoken | Jan. 25 | 4,931 | 43 |
| 1985 | Ronald Reagan | Spoken | Feb. 6 | 4,214 | 40 |
| 1986 | Ronald Reagan | Spoken | Feb. 4 | 3,514 | 31 |
| 1987 | Ronald Reagan | Spoken | Jan. 27 | 3,847 | 35 |
| 1988 | Ronald Reagan | Spoken | Jan. 25 | 4,955 | 44 |
| 1989 | George H. W. Bush | Spoken | Feb. 9 | 4,811 | 48 |
| 1990 | George H. W. Bush | Spoken | Jan. 31 | 3,777 | 36 |
| 1991 | George H. W. Bush | Spoken | Jan. 29 | 3,823 | 47 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush | Spoken | Jan. 28 | 5,012 | 51 |
| 1993 | Bill Clinton | Spoken | Feb. 17 | 7,003 | 66 |
| 1994 | Bill Clinton | Spoken | Jan. 25 | 7,432 | 64 |
| 1995 | Bill Clinton | Spoken | Jan. 24 | 9,190 | 85 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton | Spoken | Jan. 23 | 6,317 | 67 |
| 1997 | Bill Clinton | Spoken | Feb. 4 | 6,774 | 64 |
| 1998 | Bill Clinton | Spoken | Jan. 27 | 7,303 | 77 |
| 1999 | Bill Clinton | Spoken | Jan. 19 | 7,514 | 79 |
| 2000 | Bill Clinton | Spoken | Jan. 27 | 7,452 | 89 |
| 2001 | George W. Bush | Spoken | Feb. 27 | 4,362 | 49 |
| 2002 | George W. Bush | Spoken | Jan. 29 | 3,878 | 48 |
| 2003 | George W. Bush | Spoken | Jan. 28 | 5,413 | 60 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | Spoken | Jan. 20 | 5,229 | 54 |
| 2005 | George W. Bush | Spoken | Feb. 2 | 5,096 | 53 |
| 2006 | George W. Bush | Spoken | Jan. 31 | 5,323 | 51 |
| 2007 | George W. Bush | Spoken | Jan. 23 | 5,590 | 49 |
| 2008 | George W. Bush | Spoken | Jan. 28 | 5,760 | 53 |
| 2009 | Barack Obama | Spoken | Feb. 24 | 5,902 | 52 |
| 2010 | Barack Obama | Spoken | Jan. 27 | 7,304 | 69 |
| 2011 | Barack Obama | Spoken | Jan. 25 | 6,878 | 62 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Spoken | Jan. 24 | 7,059 | 65 |
| 2013 | Barack Obama | Spoken | Feb. 12 | 6,775 | 60 |
| 2014 | Barack Obama | Spoken | Jan. 28 | 6,989 | 65 |
| 2015 | Barack Obama | Spoken | Jan. 20 | 6,718 | 60 |
| 2016 | Barack Obama | Spoken | Jan. 12 | 6,044 | 59 |
| 2017 | Donald Trump | Spoken | Feb. 28 | 5,006 | 60 |
| 2018 | Donald Trump | Spoken | Jan. 30 | 5,839 | 81 |
| 2019 | Donald Trump | Spoken | Feb. 5 | 5,540 | 82 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump | Spoken | Feb. 4 | 6,217 | 78 |
| 2021 | Joe Biden | Spoken | Apr. 28 | 8,003 | 65 |
| 2022 | Joe Biden | Spoken | Mar. 1 | 7,705 | 62 |
| 2023 | Joe Biden | Spoken | Feb. 7 | 9,216 | 73 |
| 2024 | Joe Biden | Spoken | Mar. 7 | 8,078 | 67 |
| 2025 | Donald Trump | Spoken | Mar. 4 | 9,831 | 100 |