This paper will analyze the State of the Union addresses 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 several literary articles that analyze each 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 started with foreign policy. He then discussed domestic issues and the end of the recession, while emphasizing the economic emergency. He said a reduction in income tax would achieve the desired results. Kennedy moves on to American life, saying we should support our youth and positive educational and social programs such as the Peace Corps. He then expressed his concern for the health and general well-being of citizens and implemented numerous programs. President Kennedy emphasizes the security of democracy and our competition to advance current technologies such as the space program, new forms of weapons, as well as our defense against tyrannical forces. Finally, JFK once again focuses on foreign policy. It offers ideas on nuclear defense and its ultimate economic goals of trade and growth. He comments on developing countries and believes that we must prevent communism from entering these new fragile structures and that it is our duty to help them. 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, including 253 Democrats and 182 Republicans. It begins with the progress of the nation. He talks about eco...... middle of paper ......g/assassination/on-this-date/jan-15-1963-jackie-kennedy-dazzles-at-state-of-the- union />.Roberts, Steven. “Democrats paint a darker picture.” The New York Times. Internet. May 6, 2014. .Staff, NPR. “Inside the State of the Union: What the President Proposed.” NPR. Internet. May 6, 2014. “State of the Union Addresses of the Presidents of the United States.” State of the Union Address by the Presidents of the United States. May 6, 2014. “United States House of Representatives: History, Art, and Archives.” United States House of Representatives: History, Art and Archives. Internet. May 6 2014. .