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Yes. He is only required to report to Congress on the state of the union from time to time. He can send a written report if he wishes and the reports do not necessarily have to done every 12 months.
However, most presidents welcome the opportunity to address the nation and Congress every year in a speech that gets network coverage.

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The U.S. Constitution doesn't specify how often the President is to report to Congress regarding the State of the Union; it just says "... from time to time..." Also, the President does not need to read the report. For over a century, from John Adams to William Howard Taft, no President personally delivered the State of the Union report; it was just sent to Congress, where the Clerk read it. Woodrow Wilson revived the tradition of personally addressing Congress regarding the State of the Union.

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Yes, he is the one who gives it. He does not have to give it as a speech, but can send it to Congress as a written message if he wishes.

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To whom does the President give the State of Union message?

to the congress, most likely to the congress, most likely


Is the present obliged to give a state of the union message?

No but RJ is


True or false the president must give a state of the union message once a yar?

False; it is stated that the president must address the public from "time to time". No specific time is actually set.


Is the president required to give the state of the union address?

Yes, it is. Article 2, Section 3 requires the president to ". . . from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union. . . "


Why did not President Garfield give a state of the union address?

He died.


When did the president give his state of the union address?

Every January


Who was the first president to give the state of the union?

it was Franklin Roosevevlt


What part of the constitution repiuires the president to deliver the state of the union message?

The U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 3 states in part, "[The president] shall from time to time give to the Congress Information on the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient..."


Does the president have to give the state of the union address?

Yes. In the Constitution, an annual state of the union address is explicitly listed as one of the president's job duties.


What speech is the president required to give?

It has been known as The State of the Union Address since the 1940s; before then it was called "the President's Annual Message to Congress". It does not need to be in the form of a speech, and it does not need to be delivered every year. The U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 3 states, in part, "[The President] shall from time to time give to the Congress Information on the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient..." Throughout the 19th century the Presidents sent the State of the Union to Congress in writing, and it was read by the clerk. Woodrow Wilson revived the practice of delivering the State of the Union orally.


The president must give Congress information on the?

state (the condition) of the union


Who must give state of the union address once a year?

The President.