President George W. Bush receives applause while delivering the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. Also pictured are Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush's State of the Union Speech in 2007 (David Bohrer)

After the Speech, After the Fall

January 26, 2007

George W. Bush is not the first president to deliver a State of the Union Address having just lost Congress and with approval ratings in the dumps. But, says former Clinton speechwriter Michael Waldman, in other ways Bush’s speech was unprecedented.

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