State of the Union addresses

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United States federal government process annual event political speech

State of the Union addresses are annual speeches delivered by the U.S. president to Congress outlining the administration’s priorities, policy agenda, and assessment of the nation.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
State of the Union addresses canonical	10
State of the Union Address	2
2003 State of the Union Address	1
2014 State of the Union Address	1
2019 State of the Union Address	1
State of the Nation Address	1
State of the Nation Address (recurring event)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1197124 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: State of the Union addresses
Context triple: [1950 State of the Union Address, partOf, State of the Union addresses]

A. State of the Union
State of the Union is a 1948 American political drama film that explores presidential campaigning and personal integrity, directed by renowned filmmaker Frank Capra.
B. State of the Union
State of the Union is a British television comedy-drama series created by Nick Hornby that explores the complexities of a couple’s marriage through conversations held before their weekly therapy sessions.
C. 1949 State of the Union Address
The 1949 State of the Union Address was President Harry S. Truman’s annual message to Congress in which he outlined his ambitious postwar domestic reform agenda known as the Fair Deal.
D. Second Inaugural Address
The Second Inaugural Address is Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 presidential speech, renowned for its brevity, moral reflection on the Civil War, and call for reconciliation, portions of which are engraved on the Lincoln Memorial.
E. First Inaugural Address
The First Inaugural Address is the initial formal speech delivered by a newly elected president at the start of their first term, outlining their vision, priorities, and guiding principles for the administration.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: State of the Union addresses
Target entity description: State of the Union addresses are annual speeches delivered by the U.S. president to Congress outlining the administration’s priorities, policy agenda, and assessment of the nation.

A. State of the Union
State of the Union is a 1948 American political drama film that explores presidential campaigning and personal integrity, directed by renowned filmmaker Frank Capra.
B. State of the Union
State of the Union is a British television comedy-drama series created by Nick Hornby that explores the complexities of a couple’s marriage through conversations held before their weekly therapy sessions.
C. 1949 State of the Union Address
The 1949 State of the Union Address was President Harry S. Truman’s annual message to Congress in which he outlined his ambitious postwar domestic reform agenda known as the Fair Deal.
D. Second Inaugural Address
The Second Inaugural Address is Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 presidential speech, renowned for its brevity, moral reflection on the Civil War, and call for reconciliation, portions of which are engraved on the Lincoln Memorial.
E. First Inaugural Address
The First Inaugural Address is the initial formal speech delivered by a newly elected president at the start of their first term, outlining their vision, priorities, and guiding principles for the administration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government process ⓘ annual event ⓘ political speech ⓘ
audience	American public ⓘ Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ Supreme Court justices ⓘ diplomatic corps ⓘ members of Congress ⓘ
broadcastOn	internet ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ
changedToOralAddressTrend	Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Article II Section 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ linked to: Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
country	United States of America ⓘ
deliveredBy	President of the United States ⓘ
deliveredTo	House of Representatives ⓘ Senate of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Senate United States Congress ⓘ
firstDeliveredBy	George Washington ⓘ
firstDeliveryYear	1790 ⓘ
format	speech ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
governedBy	congressional rules and customs ⓘ
hasVariant	written State of the Union message ⓘ
historicalPrecedent	Annual Message to Congress ⓘ linked to: Seventh Annual Message to Congress
includes	assessment of domestic challenges ⓘ assessment of national security ⓘ assessment of the economy ⓘ budgetary priorities ⓘ domestic policy proposals ⓘ economic policy proposals ⓘ foreign policy proposals ⓘ legislative priorities ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	House Chamber of the United States Capitol ⓘ linked to: United States Capitol
oftenFollowedBy	opposition party response ⓘ
primeTimeTelevisionBeganWith	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
purpose	assess condition of the nation ⓘ outline administration priorities ⓘ present policy agenda ⓘ
relatedConcept	Inaugural address ⓘ Presidential communication with Congress ⓘ State of the State address ⓘ
requires	joint session of Congress ⓘ
securityArrangement	designated survivor ⓘ
televisionBroadcastBeganWith	Harry S. Truman ⓘ linked to: President Harry S. Truman
typicalTime	January ⓘ early in the year ⓘ

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