
State of the Union: A Jeffersonian to Wilsonian evolution
February 12, 2013 2:55 AM
Standing in the Capitol's Statuary Hall, which from 1807 to 1857 served as the House congressional chamber where State of the Union messages were read, Senate historian Don Ritchie lays out the history of the centuries-old tradition, which wasn't always the grand affair it is today.








