The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Monday, January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech, he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy:Freedom of speech and expression
Freedom of worship
Freedom from want
Freedom from fear
Engraving of the Four Freedoms at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Freedom of Speech (Saturday, February 20, 1943) – from the Four Freedoms series by Norman Rockwell
Freedom of Worship (Saturday, February 27, 1943) – from the Four Freedoms series by Norman Rockwell
Freedom from Want (Saturday, March 6, 1943) – from the Four Freedoms series by Norman Rockwell
The State of the Union Address is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress near the beginning of most calendar years on the current condition of the nation. The State of the Union Address generally includes reports on the nation's budget, economy, news, agenda, progress, achievements and the president's priorities and legislative proposals.
Woodrow Wilson giving his first State of the Union address on December 2, 1913. This was the first time since 1801 that such an address was made in person before a joint session of Congress, initiating the modern trend with regard to the State of the Union address.
The Sergeants at Arms of the House (left) and of the Senate (right) wait at the doorway to the House chamber before President Barack Obama enters to deliver the 2011 State of the Union Address.
Freedom from Fear from Norman Rockwell, 1943
Image: FDR in 1933
