1797 State of the Union Address

1797 State of the Union Address
DateNovember 22, 1797
VenueHall of the House of Representatives, Congress Hall
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
TypeState of the Union Address
ParticipantsJohn Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Jonathan Dayton
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The 1797 State of the Union Address was delivered by John Adams, second president of the United States, on Wednesday, November 22, 1797, in the Congress Hall of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time of the address, sickness was spreading through Philadelphia and Adams notes in his introduction that he was tempted to relocate the assembly of the national legislature but avoided this due to inevitable expense and general inconvenience.

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