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George Washington's state-of-the-union address...
George Washington's state-of-the-union address...
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December 11, 1790
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Dec. 11, 1790 Over half of the front page is taken up with Washington's second state-of-the-union address. It is headed: "SPEECH of the President Of The United States To Both Houses of Congress" and is signed by him in type at its conclusion: G. WASHINGTON.
Washington began this tradition the previous year (actually his 1789 speech was delivered in January, 1790) addressing Congress with a summary of events of the year and plans for the future, a tradition which carries on to this day.
At this time the capital of the United States was in Philadelphia, so terrific to have this historic document not only in a Phila. paper, but on the front page.
As the Gazette of the United States was essentially the mouthpiece of the federal government (when the capital moved from New York to Phila., this newspaper moved as well), this is likely the earliest appearance in a newspaper. The New York Journal printed it on December 13.
Four pages, archivally strengthened at the blank spine, various foxing, more so near the margins, a few small & discrete archival mends inside.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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