In The News 20 January 2015

State of the Union address tonight

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On Tuesday, Jan. 20, President Barack Hussein Obama will go to the U.S. Capitol and present his sixth State of the Union address to Congress and the American public.

The State of the Union is a time-honored tradition where the president updates Congress on his plans for the upcoming year, and speaks to the American people about his administration’s priorities and policies.

The first lady accompanies the president to the Capitol to hear him speak. Over the past three decades it has become a tradition that the first lady also invites several honored guests – Americans who have done something to deserve recognition – to join her in the first lady’s box to listen to the president’s address.

Obama is the 44th president of the United States.

With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Obama was born in Hawaii on Aug. 4, 1961.

He was elected the 44th president of the United States on Nov. 4, 2008, and sworn in on Jan. 20, 2009. He and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

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