Presidential State of the Union address through the years(25 images)

The U.S. Constitution calls for the president of the United States to periodically "give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.” Early U.S. presidents did this primarily through written reports, but that changed after 1913, when President Woodrow Wilson began the regular practice of delivering the speech in person. Here’s a look back at some of the speeches in recent history.

President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address in 2022, during which he announced the United States would close off its airspace to all Russian flights in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Saul Loeb/UPI

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First lady Jill Biden applauds her guest to the State of the Union address in 2020, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/UPI

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During Biden's first State of the Union address, Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert (L) of Colorado and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia scream "build the wall." Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/UPI

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Presidents rely on teleprompters to deliver their remarks to Congress. But they also have written copies of the speech with them, like the one used by Biden in 2022. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/UPI

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