<P> Although the language of this State of the Union Clause of the Constitution is not specific, since the 1930s, the President makes this report annually in late January or early February . Between 1934 and 2013 the date has been as early as January 3, and as late as February 12 . </P> <P> While not required to deliver a speech, every president since Woodrow Wilson, with the notable exception of Herbert Hoover, has made at least one State of the Union report as a speech delivered before a joint session of Congress . Before that time, most presidents delivered the State of the Union as a written report . </P> <P> Since Franklin Roosevelt, the State of the Union is given typically each January before a joint session of the United States Congress and is held in the House of Representatives chamber of the United States Capitol . Newly inaugurated presidents generally deliver an address to Congress in February of the first year of their term, but this speech is not officially considered to be a "State of the Union". </P> <P> What began as a communication between president and Congress has become a communication between the president and the people of the United States . Since the advent of radio, and then television, the speech has been broadcast live on most networks, preempting scheduled programming . To reach the largest audience, the speech, once given during the day, is now typically given in the evening, after 9pm ET (UTC - 5). </P>

Where does the president go to deliver the state of the union address