The Constitution (Article 2, Section 3) requires him to "from time to time give to the Congress information on the state of the Union". This does not have to be an annual event, but has become so by custom and it does not have to be a speech,
but that is what people expect now and it gets great press coverage so it has become a political necessity.
The annual speech given by the President to Congress is known as the state of the union address.
State of the Union
state of the union
The annual speech that the president gives to the congress is known as the State of the Union. The speech allows presidents to report the condition of the nation and to outline their legislative agenda and priorities.
he gave it on January the president was brack Obama
It is called the state of the union address.
State of the Union
The president, who heads the executive branch of government, makes a state of the union address to Congress every year.
This is called the state of the union address or message.
the State of the Union Address
The State of the Union Address is an annual speech or presentation that is given by the President of the United States to the United States Congress.
No. The Constitution merely requires that the President "from time to time" inform Congress as to the state of the union. It does not have to be a speech, and in fact every President from Thomas Jefferson until Woodrow Wilson submitted the state of the union in a letter to Congress. The speech traditionally takes place annually, but this is not constitutionally required.