Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, 2009

United States President Barack Obama delivered a speech to a joint session of the 111th United States Congress on February 24, 2009. It was not an official State of the Union address. The anticipated 2010 State of the Union is expected to be the President's first State of the Union address. The speech was delivered on the floor of the chamber of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol. Presiding over this joint ses... more

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  • 2009 State of the Union Address

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