1935 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt February 2026 February 2025 1935 State of the Union Address A Monthly Check To You (1936-1937).jpg United States Government poster informing citizens of the Social Security program 1935 01 04 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 Franklin D. RooseveltJohn Nance GarnerJo Byrns Previous 1934 State of the Union Address Next 1936 State of the Union Address The 1935 State of the Union address was given by the 32nd president of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the 74th United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Jo Byrns, accompanied by John Nance Garner, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.Franklin D. Roosevelt - State of the Union Address -- 1935 https://www.albany.edu/faculty/gz580/his101/su35fdr.html www.albany.edu 12 September 2024 It was in the 1935 speech were Roosevelt used the phrase "State of the Union", which began the common use of the term to describe the annual address.State of the Union https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/stateoftheunion/history.html georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov 12 September 2024 A major focus was the creation of a social safety net, with Roosevelt emphasizing the need for unemployment insurance and old-age pensions, laying the foundation for the Social Security Act of 1935. "Among our objectives, I place the security of the men, women, and children of the Nation first," Roosevelt said, highlighting the importance of these reforms. He also stressed the need for meaningful employment, rejecting reliance on mere relief payments: "Work must be found for able-bodied but destitute workers." Roosevelt proposed expanding public works to provide long-term, sustainable employment. The speech marked a pivotal moment in American policy, setting the stage for significant legislative changes that would reshape the nation's welfare and labor systems.January, 1935 http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/daybyday/resource/january-1935/ FDR: Day by Day 12 September 2024 References 1934 State of the Union Address 1936 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1935 Category:Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt Category:Speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt Category:74th United States Congress Category:1935 in American politics Category:January 1935 in the United States Category:1935 speeches Category:1935 in Washington, D.C. Category:1935 in the United States Category:1930s State of the Union addresses