Second State of the Union Address

The State of the Union Address is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress near the beginning of each calendar year on the current condition of the nation. “Second State of the Union Address” is an address given by John Quincy Adams, the second President of the United States (1797–1801), and was delivered to the Senate and House of Representatives on 8 December 1798.