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Address by US president James Madison
The
1810
State of the Union Address
was given during the first term of President
James Madison
, the fourth president of the
United States
. It was given on Wednesday, December 5, 1810 in Washington, D.C. It was "concerning the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies having invited in a new form a termination of their edicts against our neutral commerce."
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It was addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives, it was given right before the
War of 1812
began. It was given to the
11th United States Congress
, which contains both Houses.
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- Legend:
Address to Joint Session
- Written message
- Written message with national radio address
* Split into multiple parts
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Included a detailed written supplement
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Not officially a "State of the Union"
Presidents
William Henry Harrison
(1841) and
James Garfield
(1881) died in office before delivering a State of the Union
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