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The 1842 State of the Union Address, was written by John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States. It was presented on Tuesday, December 6, 1842, by the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. He said, "We have continued reason to express our profound gratitude to the Great Creator of All Things for numberless benefits ...
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the ...
September 10 – Letitia Tyler, First Lady of the United States from 1841 to 1842 as wife of the 10th U.S. president, John Tyler (born 1790) October 2 – William Ellery Channing, Unitarian theologian and minister (born 1780) November 3 – Robert Smith, 6th United States Secretary of State (born 1757)
The following is a list of presidents of the United States by date of death, plus additional lists of presidential death related statistics. Of the 45 people who have served as President of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789, [ a ] 40 have died – eight of them while in office .
On the closing night of the Republican National Convention and moments after accepting the party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump took to the stage to deliver his first ...
During colonial times, English speech regulations were rather restrictive.The English criminal common law of seditious libel made criticizing the government a crime. Lord Chief Justice John Holt, writing in 1704–1705, explained the rationale for the prohibition: "For it is very necessary for all governments that the people should have a good opinion of it."
The 1871 State of the Union address was delivered by the 18th President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant to the 42nd United States Congress on December 4, 1871. President Grant highlighted the nation's prosperity and emphasized the enforcement of federal laws.
The 1862 State of the Union Address was written by the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and delivered to the 37th United States Congress, on Monday, December 1, 1862, amid the ongoing American Civil War. [1] This address was Lincoln's longest State of the Union Address, consisting of 8,385 words. [2]