QUESTIONS:
1. President Bush delivered the State of the Union message before Congress last Tuesday. Who was the first President to deliver this message to Congress in person?
2. Who was the second President to personally address Congress on the State of the Union?
3. Until the position was abolished in 1994, the doorkeeper of the House announced the President with the words, "Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States." Who now makes that announcement?
4. What President initiated the use of the teleprompter in addressing a joint session of Congress?
5. Who traditionally introduces the President to the House and Senate just before his speech?
ANSWERS:
1. George Washington, on Jan. 16, 1790.
2. John Adams. Third President Thomas Jefferson objected to appearing in person, however, and the practice was abandoned until revived in 1913 by President Woodrow Wilson.
3. The Sergeant at Arms of the House
4. Lyndon B. Johnson
5. The speaker of the House
