On 24 February 2009, slightly more than a month after inauguration, President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress. The speech was dubbed "state of the union." Read the speech:
- Obama, 2009 State of the Union speech, page 1
- Obama, 2009 State of the Unionspeech, page 2
- Obama, 2009 State of the Unionspeech, page 3
- Obama, 2009 State of the Unionspeech, page 4
- Obama, 2009 State of the Unionspeech, page 5
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