This document will analyze the state of the union speeches of President John F. Kennedy, Ronald Regan, and Barack Obama. In this research paper, the author will summarize each speech, compare and contrast the three, as well as provide multiple literary articles that will analyze them and provide the author's personal opinion. On January 14, 1963, President John F. Kennedy addressed 435 Representatives and 100 Senators. The Eighty-eighth Congress consisted of 259 Democrats and 176 Republicans. President Kennedy began with foreign policy. Then he talked about domestic issues and the end of the recession, but underlined the economic urgency. He stated that a reduction in income tax would achieve the desired results. Kennedy moves on to American life, stating that we should support our youth and positive educational and social programs such as the Peace Corps. He then expresses his concern for the general health and well-being of citizens and introduces numerous programs. President Kennedy emphasizes the security of democracy and our competition to advance current technology such as the space program, new forms of weapons, as well as our defense against tyrannical forces. Finally, JFK returns his attention to foreign policy. It offers ideas on nuclear defense and its ultimate economic goals of trade and growth. He comments on developing nations and believes that communism must be prevented from entering these new and fragile structures and that it is our job to help. On February 4, 1986, President Ronald Reagan delivered his State of the Union address to the Ninety-ninth Congress. The congress was composed of 435 representatives and 100 senators of which 253 Democrats and 182 Republicans. It begins with the progress of the nation. Talk about echo...... middle of document ......g/assassination/on-this-date/jan-15-1963-jackie-kennedy-dazzles-at-state-of-the-union / >.Roberts, Steven. “DEMOCRATS PAINT A MORE DEGRADING PICTURE.” The New York Times. Network. May 6, 2014. .Staff, NPR. “Inside the State of the Union: What the President Proposed.” NPR. Network. May 6, 2014. “State of the Union Addresses by Presidents of the United States.” State of the Union Address by US Presidents. May 6, 2014. “United States House of Representatives: History, Art, and Archives.” United States House of Representatives: History, Art, and Archives. Network. May 6 2014. .