first state of the union address

President Obama gave his first State of the Union address Wednesday night. As we do every year, Morning Edition checks some of the president's facts.

To find out more about what the president said in his speech, Steve Inskeep talks to: NPR's David Welna on the budget, NPR's Julie Rovner on health care, NPR's Christopher Joyce on nuclear plants, NPR's Jackie Northam on the Afghan war; and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly on the Iraq war.

President Obama, in his first State of the Union address, acknowledged the deepening cynicism Americans feel toward their government.

He characterized jobs as his administration's No. 1 focus, renewed his commitment to a health care overhaul and called on the parties to work together to "solve some problems."

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President Obama heads to the Capital on Wednesday for his first State of the Union address, facing an approval rating below 50 percent.

NPR Political Junkie Ken Rudin discusses what the president should say to restore faith in his policy agenda.

Rudin is joined by former presidential speech writers Peter Robinson, who wrote for Ronald Reagan, and Paul Glastris, who was on Bill Clinton’s staff.

As the economic situation evolves from crisis to long slog for many Americans, President Obama prepares to give his first State of the Union address.

If Obama's speech helps alleviate voters' economic worries, it could give Democrats the good news they've been lacking lately.

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President Obama delivers his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to an increasingly doubtful national audience.

His challenge: to woo disillusioned moderates and independents with economic proposals, while reassuring his restive base that his agenda lives on.

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President Obama gives his first State of the Union address on Wednesday, and in the wake of last week's Republican Senate upset in Massachusetts, he's recalibrating his strategy and his party's. New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny talks to NPR's Guy Raz about the latest Democratic moves, and to former Bill Clinton aide Sidney Blumenthal about parallels between Obama and Clinton after a year in the White House.