1947 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Harry S. Truman February 2026 February 2025 1947 State of the Union Address 1:00 p.m. EST 1947 01 06 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W region:US-DC_type:event inline,title State of the Union Address Harry S. TrumanArthur VandenbergJoseph W. Martin Jr. Previous 1946 State of the Union Address Next 1948 State of the Union Address The 1947 State of the Union Address was given by Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, on Monday, January 6, 1947, to the 80th United States Congress in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives.Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union Harry S. Truman January 6, 1947 The American Presidency Project March 13, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/annual-message-the-congress-the-state-the-union-15 It was Truman's second State of the Union Address; however, it was his first State of the Union Address to be delivered as a speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was House speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr., accompanied by Senate president pro tempore Arthur Vandenberg. This was the first State of the Union Address to be televised.How the State of the Union Address Made Its Broadcast Debut Alix Langone January 30, 2018 March 13, 2024 Time https://time.com/5124930/state-of-the-union-broadcast-history/ Three days earlier, on January 3, the first live television broadcast from the House Chamber occurred during the opening session of the 80th Congress. Truman watched this broadcast on a special 10-inch television set installed in the Oval Office in preparation for his State of the Union Address which was also to be televised.The First Live Televised House Proceedings Office of the Historian of the House of Representatives March 13, 2024 https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/36406?ret=True References Harry S. Truman's Second State of the Union Address 1947 State of the Union Address 1946 State of the Union Address 1948 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1947 Category:Speeches by Harry S. Truman Category:Presidency of Harry S. Truman Category:80th United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:1940s State of the Union addresses