[Enchante]

It didn’t become a regular annual speech until post-WWII.

For many years SOTU reports were delivered in writing only. The US Constitution requires some form of SOTU reporting by POTUS to Congress, but did not specify method or frequency. Some presidents such a Woodrow Wilson began giving in-person addresses, but it only became a regular, annual SOTU event post-WWII.

[tomkat]

Thanks for that :-)

[Jamestown1630]

I think they should go back to the by-letter ritual -

Except for THIS year ;-)

I want to see the whole dog-and-pony show tonight.