1956 State of the Union Address

1956 State of the Union Address
DateJanuary 5, 1956 (1956-01-05)
Time12:00 p.m. EST[a]
LocationWashington, D.C.
TypeState of the Union Address
ParticipantsDwight D. Eisenhower
FormatWritten
Previous1955 State of the Union Address
Next1957 State of the Union Address

The 1956 State of the Union Address was delivered by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, on Friday, January 5, 1956, to both houses of the 84th United States Congress in written format.[2] Eisenhower did not deliver a speech before a joint session of Congress because he had suffered a major heart attack four months prior and was recovering in Key West, Florida.[1] Instead, Eisenhower opted to pre-record remarks from his office at the Naval Air Station in Key West summarizing his State of the Union Address which were broadcast to the nation in the evening on January 5.[3]

In his address, he said, "There has been broad progress in fostering the energies of our people, in providing greater opportunity for the satisfaction of their needs, and in fulfilling their demands for the strength and security of the Republic."[4]

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  1. ^ This represents the time that Eisenhower's written message was read separately to both houses of Congress.[1]
  1. ^ a b Eisenhower, Dwight D. (January 5, 1956). "Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. (2024). "Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (Washington 1790 - the present)". Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Eisenhower, Dwight D. (January 5, 1956). "Remarks on the State of the Union Message, Key West, Florida". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "State of the Union Address: Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 5, 1956)". www.infoplease.com.