January 8: Washington Gives the First State of the Union Address, Dressed in Connecticut’s Finest

On This Day: George Washington Delivered First SOTU Address

On January 8th, 1790, President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address to Congress in New York. History: Washington began by congratulating North Carolina’s recent decision to join the federal republic. North Carolina had rejected the Constitution in July 1788 because it lacked a bill of rights. Under the terms of the Constitution, the new government acceded to power after only 11 of the 13 states had accepted the docum…

January 8: Washington Gives the First State of the Union Address, Dressed in Connecticut’s Finest

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Jan-8-Washington-TodayinCTHistory-.mp3   As the first President of the newly-formed United States of America, George Washington was acutely aware that his his every decision would be scrutinized, and his every move would set a precedent for how the nation’s future chief executives should act. As a firm believer in the republican principles laid out in the new U.S. Constitution, Washington t…