State of the Union Address
State of the Union Address
President Obama delivers the 2012 State of the Union Address.
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President Obama delivers the 2012 State of the Union address to Congress and the nation.
President Obama delivers the 2012 State of the Union address to Congress and the nation.
Take a look inside the West Wing as the 2012 State of the Union Address is written. The President has been brainstorming with the speechwriters and huddling with the policy team. He's come up with new ideas, rewritten language, and reordered pages. For President Obama, this isn't simply an editing exercise. He's invested in creating the State of the Union because he sees it as his opportunity to take his vision for the country to the American people directly.
Take a look inside the West Wing as the 2012 State of the Union Address is written. The President has been brainstorming with the speechwriters and huddling with the policy team. He's come up with new ideas, rewritten language, and reordered pages. For President Obama, this isn't simply an editing exercise. He's invested in creating the State of the Union because he sees it as his opportunity to take his vision for the country to the American people directly.
Jon Favreau, Director of Speechwriting, holds a draft of the State of the Union address during a meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, January 20, 2012. (P012012PS-0361)
President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Jon Favreau, Director of Speechwriting, while reading a draft of the State of the Union address at Personal Aide Anita Decker's desk in the Outer Oval Office, January 23, 2012. (P012312PS-0030)
President Barack Obama hugs Representative Gabrielle Giffords on the floor of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., before delivering the State of the Union address, January 24, 2012. (P012412PS-0426)
President Barack Obama greets Defense Secretary Leon Panetta after delivering the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 24, 2012. Attorney General Eric Holder is seen at left. (P012412PS-0887)