This week on the Lectures and History podcast, a discussion about the history of State of the Union addresses.

Stonehill College Professor Peter Ubertaceo describes George Washington's first address.

He explores how since then State of the Union speeches have evolved along with new technology and, in modern times, have been used to bolster political platforms.

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20th of April, excludes Azure Express. Today we are going to discuss the

State of the Union Address and we're going to do it by using Jeffrey Toulis to our benefits.

So just to recap a little bit, the State of the Union address straddles the two constitutional

presidencies that Jeffrey Toulis defined in your readings.

The first one, as you recall, that first Big C constitutional presidency,

these are the formal rules and procedures that define our system.

And also the formal expectations placed upon the executive during the founding era.

The Big C constitutional presidency is one that proscribes popular leadership.

The second one, the small C constitutional presidency, this is a creation of our progressive presidents,

and it has been built up since the time of Woodrow Wilson.

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