Commentary: Here’s how Joe Biden could revamp the State of the Union address
President Harry Truman did something bold in 1947 — he allowed his annual State of the Union address to be broadcast on the new medium of television. Since then, not much has changed in the way presidents give their annual message to Congress. Like Truman, chief executives from Dwight Eisenhower to Joe Biden have walked onto the floor of the House of Representatives, handed copies of their speech to the vice president and speaker of the house, and given a televised address.
