<Dl> <Dt> Notes </Dt> </Dl> <Dl> <Dd> The 1993, 2001, 2009 and 2017 addresses were not, officially, State of the Union addresses, but rather addresses to a joint session Congress because in those years the presidents were in office for only a few weeks at the time the speech was given . <Dl> <Dd> * * Tape delayed </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> The 1993, 2001, 2009 and 2017 addresses were not, officially, State of the Union addresses, but rather addresses to a joint session Congress because in those years the presidents were in office for only a few weeks at the time the speech was given . <Dl> <Dd> * * Tape delayed </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> <Dl> <Dd> * * Tape delayed </Dd> </Dl>

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