Reviewing the Agenda
Text | RealAudio: Four former senators review President Bush's agenda outlined in his State of the Union address and discuss its major points. (1/31/02)

Congressional Response
Text | RealAudio: Members of Congress react to President Bush's proposals to create new jobs and curb federal spending. (1/30/02)

President Bush's State of the Union Message
Text | RealAudio: President Bush's first State of the Union focuses on the war against terrorism, efforts to secure the United States homeland, and ways to improve America's struggling economy. (1/29/02)

The Democratic Response
Text | RealAudio: Richard Gephardt, congressman from Missouri and minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, delivers the Democratic response. (1/29/02)

Analysis of the Tuesday's Speeches
RealAudio: Immediately following President Bush's speech, NewsHour pundits Mark Shields and David Brooks review the president's words and demeanor.(1/29/02)
RealAudio: After both speeches, Shields and Brooks wrap-up the State of the Union evening with analysis of Bush's and Gephardt's speeches.(1/29/02)

Previewing the President's Speech
Text | RealAudio: Historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Roger Wilkins join journalist and author Haynes Johnson and presidential biographer Edmund Morris to consider the importance of President Bush's first State of the Union. (1/29/02)

RealAudio: NewsHour analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks assess the political landscape surrounding the address. (1/29/02)

Key Issues the President is to Address
The War on Terrorism
Domestic Security
Rebuilding Afghanistan
Tax Cuts and the Economy

For Teachers: A State of the Union Lesson Plan
From Online NewsHour Extra for students, a lesson plan to teach the history and purpose of the State of the Union. (For grades 7-12)

Past State of the Union Addresses
2001: Just over a month after his inauguration, President Bush addresses Congress.
2000: In an hour and a half speech, President Clinton outlines his goals for his final year in office.
1999: On the day the White House opened its defense in the impeachment trial of the president, Mr. Clinton urges Congress to focus on Social Security reform, education, health care and the environment.
1998: In an hour and fifteen minute address, President Clinton says the state of the union is strong, but urges Congress to "Save Social Security first."