JFK TELLS CONGRESS WE ARE "PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS"
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On January 11, 1962, President John F. Kennedy gave his State of the Union Address* to the 87th Congress of the United States.
The President said...
"The Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. We are all trustees for the American people, custodians of the American heritage."
*State of the Union Address is annual message delivered by the POTUS to a joint session of Congress at the beginning of each calendar year in office. The address is required by Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution.
The message was primarily submitted in writing until Woodrow Wilson began the delivery of the message in person. Warren G. Harding gave the 1st SOUA to be broadcast on radio while Harry S Truman gave the 1st SOUA to be broadcast on television.
SOURCE
"Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union, January 11, 1962," Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States," John F. Kennedy, January 1-December 31, 1962, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1963.
