Introduction
President Bush gave the 2002 State of the Union Address on January 29, 2002. The president addressed a joint session of Congress and special guests, as well as the whole country and the international community through his televised speech. State of the Union addresses are mandated by Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution which states that the President of the United States must address Congress regarding issues of the state and specific recommendations for new programs and initiatives.. Since 1790, State of the Union addresses have been given once a year. The President addresses a joint session of Congress with the Vice President and Speaker of the House of Representatives on the podium behind him. The 2002 State of the Union address was the first to be delivered after the September 11th attacks. The speech addressed the attacks on America and his plan of action, as well as his goals for the remainder of his term as President. In this address, President Bush first introduced the term “axis of evil” in referring to the countries of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea and the speech was centered on foreign policy.
Read more about this topic: 2002 State Of The Union Address
Famous quotes containing the word introduction:
“My objection to Liberalism is this—that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind—namely, politics—of philosophical ideas instead of political principles.”
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)
“We used chamber-pots a good deal.... My mother ... loved to repeat: “When did the queen reign over China?” This whimsical and harmless scatological pun was my first introduction to the wonderful world of verbal transformations, and also a first perception that a joke need not be funny to give pleasure.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)
“For better or worse, stepparenting is self-conscious parenting. You’re damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.”
—Anonymous Parent. Making It as a Stepparent, by Claire Berman, introduction (1980, repr. 1986)