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