2009 Barack Obama speech to a joint session of Congress

Speech by US President Barack Obama February 2026 2009 Barack Obama speech to a joint session of Congress Address Before a Joint Session of Congress (February 24, 2009) - Barack Obama (WhiteHouse.gov).webm Full video of the speech as published by the White House 9:00 p.m. EST 51 minutes 2009 02 24 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W region:US-DC_type:event inline,title Unofficial State of the Union Address Barack Obama Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi C-SPAN https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-barack-obama-address-joint-session-congress Full text by Archives.gov Previous 2008 State of the Union Address Next 2010 State of the Union Address thumb|200px|President Barack Obama addressing the Congress, with Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thumb|200px|View from the Executive Gallery of the House Chamber Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at 9:00 p.m. EST. It was his first public address before a joint session. Like a State of the Union Address, it was delivered before the 111th United States Congress in the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol.Obama outlines ambitious agenda for 'lasting prosperity' http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/obama.speech/index.html CNN.com February 25, 2009 February 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090224210508/http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/obama.speech/index.html 24 February 2009 live Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Joe Biden, the vice president in his capacity as the president of the Senate. During his speech, President Obama discussed the recently passed $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as well as the Troubled Assets Relief Program, the state of the economy, and the future of the country.CNN Attorney General Eric Holder was the designated survivor and did not attend the address in order to maintain a continuity of government. He was sequestered at a secret secure location for the duration of the event.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/24/AR2009022403530.html Holder Draws 'Survivor' Duty February 25, 2009 January 21, 2011 Washington Post Republican response Bobby Jindal#Republican response to President Obama's address to Congress Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal delivered the Republican response to the address, calling Obama's stimulus plan irresponsible.http://news.scotsman.com/world/Republican-golden-boy-fails-to.5017315.jp Republican Golden Boy Fails to Shine The Scotsman February 26, 2009 January 21, 2011 Jindal's response received criticism from both Democrats and some Republicans.https://www.mlive.com/politics/2009/02/republicans_democrats_criticiz.html Republicans, Democrats criticize Jindal's speech February 26, 2009 mlive.com November 24, 2024 See also First 100 days of the Obama presidency List of joint sessions of the United States Congress References External links 2009 State of the Union Address Barack Obama's First State of the Union Address Senate February 24, 2009 Congressional Record United States Government Publishing Office Washington, DC 155 32 S2419–S2423 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2009-02-24/pdf/CREC-2009-02-24-senate.pdf August 18, 2024 Presidential Economic Address February 24, 2009 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?284286-2/presidential-economic-address August 18, 2024 Presidential Economic Address Response February 24, 2009 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?284286-3/presidential-economic-address-response August 18, 2024 Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Delivers Presidential Economic Response (transcript) 2008 State of the Union Address 2010 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 2009 joint session speech Category:111th United States Congress Category:2009 in American politics Category:2009 in Washington, D.C. Category:2009 in the United States Category:2009 speeches Category:February 2009 in the United States Category:Presidency of Barack Obama Joint session of Congress 2009 02 2009 Category:Articles containing video clips