President Makes First “State Of The Union“ Speech (1961)

Washington, United States of America Title. Various shots, as President Kennedy makes his way to dais in the House Chamber, amidst applause from standing members of the Senate and House. He shakes hands with Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn, who are seated behind him. Various shots as Kennedy speaks: “I speak today in an hour of national peril and an hour of opportunity. I will present to the Congress in the next 14 days measures to improve unemployment compensation to provide more food for families of the unemployed, and their needy children, to redevelop our areas, to expand the services of the U.S. employment office to stimulate housing and construction, to secure more purchasing power for our lowest paid workers by raising and expanding the minimum wage. To offer tax incentive... to increase the development of our natural resources to encourage price stability, and to take other steps, aimed at insuring a prompt recovery and paving the way for increased long-range wealth. This is not a policy programme