December 1790 State of the Union Address

{{short description|Speech by US president George Washington}}

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| date = {{start date|1790|12|08}}

| venue = Senate Chamber, Federal Hall{{cite web |title=Joint Meetings, Joint Sessions, & Inaugurations {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Joint-Sessions/Joint-Sessions/ |website=history.house.gov |access-date=18 September 2024 |language=en}}

| location = New York City, New York

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| type = State of the Union Address

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| participants = George Washington
John Adams
Frederick Muhlenberg

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The 1790 State of the Union Address was delivered by President George Washington to the 1st United States Congress on December 8, 1790.{{cite web|title=Second Annual Address to Congress|website=The American Presidency Project|access-date=March 11, 2024|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/second-annual-address-congress-0}}

This address, longer than Washington's first State of the Union Address earlier in 1790, consisted of 1,401 words.{{cite web|title=Length of State of the Union Messages and Addresses in Words|first=Gerhard|last=Peters|website=The American Presidency Project|access-date=March 11, 2024|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook/annual-messages-congress-the-state-the-union-3}}

The address contained the President's thoughts on recent incursions by bands of Native Americans into frontier settlements in Ohio and his plan to deploy the militia to deal with the issue. Additionally, the President urged the prompt creation of an official militia, a mint, a standards organization to determine weights and measures, a postal service, and a body to oversee road building.{{Cite web |title=Second Annual Address to Congress {{!}} The American Presidency Project |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/second-annual-address-congress-0 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}