In case you are ever on a TV game show the longest SOTU address ever dating back facts and figures "Length of State of the Union Addresses" 1089 words least wordy contained 7,452 words State of the Union address in 2000 facts and figures The American Presidency Project word count these data State Of The Union was a written report Source wordier a thousand words http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_words.php "Length of State of the Union Addresses" State Of The Union was a written report the longest spoken State of the Union