List of joint sessions of the United States Congress


As of January 2020, there have been 450 joint sessions and joint meetings of the United States Congress.

1780s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
1stApril 6, 1789Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1789 presidential election-
1stApril 30, 1789Joint sessionInauguration of George Washington and church serviceGeorge Washington, President of the United States
Samuel Provoost, Chaplain of the Senate

1790s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
1stJanuary 8, 1790Joint sessionGeorge Washington, President of the United States
1stDecember 8, 1790Joint sessionGeorge Washington, President of the United States
2ndOctober 25, 1791Joint sessionGeorge Washington, President of the United States
2ndNovember 6, 1792Joint SessionGeorge Washington, President of the United States
2ndFebruary 13, 1793Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1792 presidential election-
3rdMarch 4, 1793InaugurationInauguration of George WashingtonGeorge Washington, President of the United States
3rdDecember 3, 1793Joint sessionGeorge Washington, President of the United States
3rdNovember 19, 1794Joint sessionGeorge Washington, President of the United States
4thDecember 8, 1795Joint sessionGeorge Washington, President of the United States
4thDecember 7, 1796Joint sessionGeorge Washington, President of the United States
4thFebruary 8, 1797Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1796 presidential election-
5thMarch 4, 1797InaugurationInauguration of John AdamsJohn Adams, President of the United States
5thMay 16, 1797Joint sessionDiscussing relations with FranceJohn Adams, President of the United States
5thNovember 23, 1797Joint sessionJohn Adams, President of the United States
5thDecember 8, 1798Joint sessionJohn Adams, President of the United States
6thDecember 3, 1799Joint sessionJohn Adams, President of the United States
6thDecember 26, 1799Joint sessionFuneral of George WashingtonHenry Lee III, U.S. Representative

1800s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
6thNovember 22, 1800Joint sessionJohn Adams, President of the United States
6thFebruary 11, 1801Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1800 presidential election-
7thMarch 4, 1801InaugurationInauguration of Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson, President of the United States
8thFebruary 13, 1805Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1804 presidential election-
9thMarch 5, 1805InaugurationInauguration of Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson, President of the United States
10thFebruary 8, 1809Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1808 presidential election-
11thMarch 4, 1809InaugurationInauguration of James MadisonJames Madison, President of the United States

1810s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
12thFebruary 10, 1813Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1812 presidential election-
13thMarch 4, 1813InaugurationInauguration of James MadisonJames Madison, President of the United States
14thFebruary 12, 1817Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1816 presidential election-
15thMarch 4, 1817InaugurationInauguration of James MonroeJames Monroe, President of the United States

1820s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
16thFebruary 14, 1821Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1820 presidential election-
17thMarch 5, 1821InaugurationInauguration of James MonroeJames Monroe, President of the United States
18thDecember 10, 1824House address
Message from LafayetteHenry Clay, Speaker of the House
Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, French General
18thFebruary 9, 1825Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1824 presidential election-
19thMarch 4, 1825InaugurationInauguration of John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams, President of the United States
20thFebruary 11, 1829Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1828 presidential election-
21stMarch 4, 1829InaugurationInauguration of Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson, President of the United States

1830s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
22ndFebruary 13, 1833Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1832 presidential election-
23rdMarch 4, 1833InaugurationInauguration of Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson, President of the United States
23rdDecember 31, 1834Joint sessionEulogy of LafayetteJohn Quincy Adams, U.S. Representative
Also attended by Andrew Jackson, President of the United States
24thFebruary 8, 1837Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1836 presidential election-
25thMarch 4, 1837InaugurationInauguration of Martin Van BurenMartin Van Buren, President of the United States

1840s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
26thFebruary 10, 1841Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1840 presidential election-
27thMarch 4, 1841InaugurationInauguration of William Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison, President of the United States
28thFebruary 12, 1845Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1844 presidential election-
29thMarch 4, 1845InaugurationInauguration of James K. PolkJames K. Polk, President of the United States
30thFebruary 14, 1849Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1848 presidential election-
31stMarch 5, 1849InaugurationInauguration of Zachary TaylorZachary Taylor, President of the United States

1850s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
31stJuly 10, 1850Joint sessionInauguration of Millard Fillmore-
32ndFebruary 9, 1853Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1852 presidential election-
33rdMarch 4, 1853InaugurationInauguration of Franklin PierceFranklin Pierce, President of the United States
34thFebruary 11, 1857Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1856 presidential election-
35thMarch 4, 1857InaugurationInauguration of James BuchananJames Buchanan, President of the United States

1860s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
36thFebruary 13, 1861Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1860 presidential election-
37thMarch 4, 1861InaugurationInauguration of Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln, President of the United States
37thFebruary 22, 1862Joint sessionReading of Washington's Farewell AddressJohn Weiss Forney, Secretary of the Senate
38thFebruary 8, 1865Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1864 presidential election-
39thMarch 4, 1865InaugurationInauguration of Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln, President of the United States
39thFebruary 12, 1866Joint sessionMemorial for LincolnGeorge Bancroft, Historian
Also attended by Andrew Johnson, President of the United States
40thFebruary 10, 1869Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1868 presidential election-
41stMarch 4, 1869InaugurationInauguration of Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant, President of the United States

1870s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
42ndFebruary 12, 1873Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1872 presidential election-
43rdMarch 4, 1873InaugurationInauguration of Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant, President of the United States
43rdDecember 18, 1874Joint sessionReception of King KalākauaJames G. Blaine, Speaker of the House
Kalākaua, King of Hawaii
44thFebruary 1, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
44thFebruary 10, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
44thFebruary 12, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
44thFebruary 19, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
44thFebruary 20, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
44thFebruary 21, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
44thFebruary 24, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
44thFebruary 26, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
44thFebruary 28, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
44thMarch 1, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
44thMarch 2, 1877Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1876 presidential election-
45thMarch 5, 1877InaugurationInauguration of Rutherford B. HayesRutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States

1880s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
46thFebruary 9, 1881Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1880 presidential election-
47thMarch 4, 1881InaugurationInauguration of James A. GarfieldJames A. Garfield, President of the United States
47thFebruary 27, 1882Joint sessionMemorial to GarfieldJames G. Blaine, Former Secretary of State
Also attended by Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States
48thFebruary 11, 1885Joint sessionCount electoral votes for the 1884 presidential election-
48thFebruary 21, 1885Joint sessionCompletion of Washington MonumentJohn Davis Long, U.S. Representative
John W. Daniel, U.S. Representative-elect
Also attended by Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States
49thMarch 4, 1885InaugurationInauguration of Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland, President of the United States
50thFebruary 13, 1889Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1888 presidential election-
51stMarch 4, 1889InaugurationInauguration of Benjamin HarrisonBenjamin Harrison, President of the United States
51stDecember 11, 1889Joint sessionCentennial of Washington's first inaugurationMelville Fuller, Chief Justice of the United States
Also attended by Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States

1890s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
52ndFebruary 8, 1893Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1892 presidential election-
53rdMarch 4, 1893InaugurationInauguration of Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland, President of the United States
54thFebruary 10, 1897Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1896 presidential election-
55thMarch 4, 1897InaugurationInauguration of William McKinleyWilliam McKinley, President of the United States

1900s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
56thDecember 12, 1900Joint meetingCentennial of Washington, D.C.James D. Richardson, U.S. Representative
Sereno E. Payne, U.S. Representative
George Frisbie Hoar, U.S. Senator
Also attended by William McKinley, President of the United States
56thFebruary 13, 1901Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1900 presidential election-
57thMarch 4, 1901InaugurationInauguration of William McKinleyWilliam McKinley, President of the United States
57thFebruary 27, 1902Joint sessionMemorial to McKinleyJohn Hay, Secretary of State
Also attended by Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States
and Prince Heinrich of Prussia
58thFebruary 8, 1905Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1904 presidential election-
59thMarch 4, 1905InaugurationInauguration of Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt, President of the United States
60thFebruary 10, 1909Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1908 presidential election-
61stMarch 4, 1909InaugurationInauguration of William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft, President of the United States

1910s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
62ndFebruary 12, 1913Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1912 presidential election-
62ndFebruary 15, 1913Joint sessionMemorial for James S. ShermanElihu Root, U.S. Senator
Thomas S. Martin, U.S. Senator
Jacob Harold Gallinger, U.S. Senator
John Thornton, U.S. Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Senator
John W. Kern, U.S. Senator
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., U.S. Senator
John Sharp Williams, U.S. Senator
Charles Curtis, U.S. Senator
Albert B. Cummins, U.S. Senator
George T. Oliver, U.S. Senator
James Aloysius O'Gorman, U.S. Senator
Champ Clark, Speaker of the House
William Howard Taft, President of the United States
63rdMarch 4, 1913InaugurationInauguration of Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
63rdApril 8, 1913Joint sessionTariff messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
63rdJune 23, 1913Joint sessionCurrency and banking reform messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
63rdAugust 27, 1913Joint sessionDiscussing Mexican affairsWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
63rdDecember 2, 1913Joint sessionWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
63rdJanuary 20, 1914Joint sessionTrusts and monopolies messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
63rdMarch 5, 1914Joint sessionPanama Canal tollsWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
63rdApril 20, 1914Joint sessionDiscussing the Tampico AffairWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
63rdSeptember 4, 1914Joint sessionWar tax messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
63rdDecember 8, 1914Joint sessionWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
64thDecember 7, 1915Joint sessionWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
64thAugust 29, 1916Joint sessionDemands for railroad employees messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
64thDecember 5, 1916Joint sessionWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
64thFebruary 3, 1917Joint sessionAnnouncing break of relations with GermanyWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
64thFebruary 14, 1917Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1916 presidential election-
64thFebruary 26, 1917Joint sessionArming merchant shipsWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
65thMarch 5, 1917InaugurationInauguration of Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
65thApril 2, 1917Joint sessionU.S. entry into World War IWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
65thDecember 4, 1917Joint session and war with Austria–HungaryWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
65thJanuary 4, 1918Joint sessionFederal operation of railwaysWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
65thJanuary 8, 1918Joint sessionFourteen Points speechWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
65thFebruary 11, 1918Joint sessionPeace messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
65thMay 27, 1918Joint sessionWar finance messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
65thNovember 11, 1918Joint sessionDiscussing Armistice with GermanyWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
65thDecember 2, 1918Joint sessionWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
65thFebruary 9, 1919Joint sessionMemorial to Theodore RooseveltHenry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Senator
Also attended by William Howard Taft, Former President of the United States
66thAugust 8, 1919Joint sessionCost of living messageWoodrow Wilson, President of the United States
66thSeptember 18, 1919Joint sessionAddressAlbert B. Cummins, President pro tempore of the Senate
Frederick H. Gillett, Speaker of the House
Champ Clark, U.S. Representative
John J. Pershing, General

1920s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
66thFebruary 9, 1921Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1920 presidential election-
67thMarch 4, 1921InaugurationInauguration of Warren G. HardingWarren G. Harding, President of the United States
67thApril 12, 1921Joint sessionFederal problem messageWarren G. Harding, President of the United States
67thDecember 6, 1921Joint sessionWarren G. Harding, President of the United States
67thFebruary 28, 1922Joint sessionMaintenance of the merchant marineWarren G. Harding, President of the United States
67thAugust 18, 1922Joint sessionCoal and railroad messageWarren G. Harding, President of the United States
67thNovember 21, 1922Joint sessionPromotion of the American Merchant MarineWarren G. Harding, President of the United States
67thDecember 8, 1922Joint sessionWarren G. Harding, President of the United States
67thFebruary 7, 1923Joint sessionDiscussing the British debt to the United StatesWarren G. Harding, President of the United States
68thDecember 6, 1923Joint sessionCalvin Coolidge, President of the United States
68thFebruary 27, 1924Joint sessionMemorial to Warren G. HardingCharles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State
Also attended by Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States
68thDecember 15, 1924Joint sessionMemorial to Woodrow WilsonEdwin Alderman, President of the University of Virginia
Also attended by Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States
68thFebruary 11, 1925Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1924 presidential election-
69thMarch 4, 1925InaugurationInauguration of Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge, President of the United States
69thFebruary 22, 1927Joint sessionWashington's Birthday messageCalvin Coolidge, President of the United States
70thFebruary 13, 1929Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1928 presidential election-
71stMarch 4, 1929InaugurationInauguration of Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover, President of the United States

1930s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
72ndFebruary 22, 1932Joint sessionBicentennial of George Washington's birthdayHerbert Hoover, President of the United States
72ndFebruary 6, 1933Joint meetingMemorial to Calvin CoolidgeArthur Prentice Rugg, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Also attended by Herbert Hoover, President of the United States
72ndFebruary 8, 1933Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1932 presidential election-
73rdMarch 4, 1933InaugurationInauguration of Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
73rdJanuary 3, 1934Joint sessionFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
73rdMay 20, 1934Joint session100th anniversary of Lafayette's deathAndré Lefebvre de La Boulaye, French ambassador to the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
Also attended by Count de Chambrun, Great-grandson of Lafayette
74thJanuary 4, 1935Joint sessionFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
74thMay 22, 1935Joint sessionVeto messageFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
74thJanuary 3, 1936Joint sessionFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
75thJanuary 6, 1937Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1936 presidential election-
75thJanuary 6, 1937Joint sessionFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
75thJanuary 20, 1937InaugurationInauguration of Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
John Nance Garner, Vice President of the United States
75thJanuary 3, 1938Joint sessionFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
76thJanuary 4, 1939Joint sessionFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
76thMarch 4, 1939Joint sessionSesquicentennial of the 1st CongressFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
76thJune 9, 1939Joint meetingReceptionGeorge VI, King of Canada
Queen Elizabeth, Queen consort of Canada
76thSeptember 21, 1939Joint sessionAmerican neutrality in World War IIFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States

1940s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
76thJanuary 3, 1940Joint sessionFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
76thMay 16, 1940Joint sessionDiscussing national defenseFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
77thJanuary 6, 1941Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1940 presidential election-
77thJanuary 6, 1941Joint sessionFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
77thJanuary 20, 1941Joint sessionInauguration of Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
Henry A. Wallace, Vice President of the United States
77thDecember 8, 1941Joint sessionCalling for war with JapanFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
77thDecember 26, 1941Joint meetingWinston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
77thJanuary 6, 1942Joint sessionFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
78thJanuary 7, 1943Joint sessionFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
78thFebruary 18, 1943Joint sessionAddressSoong Mei-ling, First Lady of the Republic of China
78thMay 19, 1943Joint meetingAddressWinston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
78thNovember 18, 1943Joint meetingMoscow ConferenceCordell Hull, Secretary of State
79thJanuary 6, 1945Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1944 presidential election-
79thJanuary 6, 1945Joint sessionRoosevelt was not present, so his address was read before Congress
79thJanuary 20, 1945InaugurationInauguration of Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
Harry S. Truman, Vice President of the United States
79thMarch 1, 1945Joint sessionYalta ConferenceFranklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States
79thApril 16, 1945Joint sessionProsecution of the WarHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
79thMay 21, 1945Joint sessionBestowal of the Medal of Honor on Jake W. LindseyGeorge Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army
Harry S. Truman, President of the United States
79thJune 18, 1945Joint meetingAddressDwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force
79thOctober 5, 1945Joint meetingAddressChester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
79thOctober 23, 1945Joint sessionUniversal military training messageHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
79thNovember 13, 1945Joint meetingAddressClement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
79thMay 25, 1946Joint sessionRailroad strike messageHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
79thJuly 1, 1946Joint sessionMemorial to Franklin D. RooseveltJohn Winant, U.S. representative to UNESCO
Also attended by Harry S. Truman, President of the United States
and Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady of the United States
80thJanuary 6, 1947Joint sessionHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
80thMarch 12, 1947Joint sessionAid to Greece and TurkeyHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
80thMay 1, 1947Joint meetingAddressMiguel Alemán Valdés, President of Mexico
80thNovember 17, 1947Joint sessionAid to Europe Harry S. Truman, President of the United States
80thJanuary 7, 1948Joint sessionHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
80thMarch 17, 1948Joint sessionNational security and conditions in EuropeHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
80thApril 19, 1948Joint session50th anniversary of the liberation of CubaHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
Guillermo Belt, Cuban ambassador to the United States
80thJuly 27, 1948Joint sessionInflation, housing, and civil rightsHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
81stJanuary 5, 1949Joint sessionHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
81stJanuary 6, 1949Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1948 presidential election-
81stJanuary 20, 1949Joint sessionInauguration of Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
Alben W. Barkley, Vice President of the United States
81stMay 19, 1949Joint meetingAddressEurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil

1950s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
81stJanuary 4, 1950Joint sessionHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
81stMay 31, 1950Joint meetingAddressDean Acheson, Secretary of State
82ndJanuary 8, 1951Joint sessionHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
82ndFebruary 1, 1951Joint meetingNATODwight D. Eisenhower, General of the Army
82ndApril 2, 1951Joint meetingAddressVincent Auriol, President of France
82ndApril 19, 1951Joint meetingAddressDouglas MacArthur, General of the Army
82ndJune 21, 1951Joint meetingAddressGalo Plaza, President of Ecuador
82ndSeptember 24, 1951Joint meetingAddressAlcide de Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy
82ndJanuary 9, 1952Joint sessionHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
82ndJanuary 17, 1952Joint meetingAddressWinston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
82ndApril 3, 1952Joint meetingAddressJuliana, Queen of the Netherlands
82ndMay 22, 1952Joint meetingKorean WarMatthew Ridgway, General
82ndJune 10, 1952Joint sessionSteel industry disputeHarry S. Truman, President of the United States
83rdJanuary 6, 1953Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1952 presidential election-
83rdJanuary 20, 1953Joint sessionInauguration of Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States
Richard Nixon, Vice President of the United States
83rdFebruary 2, 1953Joint sessionDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States
83rdJanuary 7, 1954Joint sessionDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States
83rdJanuary 29, 1954Joint meetingAddressCelal Bayar, President of Turkey
83rdMay 4, 1954Joint meetingAddressVincent Massey, Governor General of Canada
83rdMay 28, 1954Joint meetingAddressHaile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia
83rdJuly 28, 1954Joint meetingAddressSyngman Rhee, President of South Korea
84thJanuary 6, 1955Joint sessionDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States
84thJanuary 27, 1955Joint meetingAddressPaul Magloire, President of Haiti
84thFebruary 29, 1956Joint meetingAddressGiovanni Gronchi, President of the Italian Republic
84thMay 17, 1956Joint meetingAddressSukarno, President of Indonesia
85thJanuary 5, 1957Joint sessionMiddle East messageDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States
85thJanuary 7, 1957Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1956 presidential election-
85thJanuary 10, 1957Joint sessionDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States
85thJanuary 21, 1957Joint sessionInauguration of Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States
Richard Nixon, Vice President of the United States
85thMay 9, 1957Joint meetingAddressNgo Dinh Diem, President of South Vietnam
85thJanuary 9, 1958Joint sessionDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States
85thJune 5, 1958Joint meetingAddressTheodor Heuss, President of West Germany
85thJune 18, 1958Joint meetingAddressCarlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines
86thJanuary 9, 1959Joint sessionDwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States
86thJanuary 21, 1959Joint meetingAddressArturo Frondizi, President of Argentina
86thFebruary 12, 1959Joint sessionSesquicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birthdayFredric March, Actor
Carl Sandburg, Poet
86thMarch 11, 1959Joint meetingAddressJosé María Lemus, President of El Salvador
86thMarch 18, 1959Joint meetingAddressSeán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland
86thMay 12, 1959Joint meetingAddressBaudouin, King of the Belgians

1960s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
86thJanuary 7, 1960Joint sessionDwight D. Eisenhower
86thApril 6, 1960Joint meetingAddressAlberto Lleras Camargo, President of Colombia
86thApril 25, 1960Joint meetingAddressCharles de Gaulle, President of France
86thApril 28, 1960Joint meetingAddressMahendra, King of Nepal
86thJune 29, 1960Joint meetingAddressBhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand
87thJanuary 6, 1961Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1960 presidential election-
87thJanuary 20, 1961Joint sessionInauguration of John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy, President of the United States
Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice President of the United States
87thJanuary 30, 1961Joint sessionJohn F. Kennedy, President of the United States
87thMay 4, 1961Joint meetingAddressHabib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia
87thMay 25, 1961Joint sessionPressing for foreign aid, defense, and space explorationJohn F. Kennedy, President of the United States
87thJuly 12, 1961Joint meetingAddressAyub Khan, President of Pakistan
87thSeptember 21, 1961Joint meetingAddressManuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru
87thJanuary 11, 1962Joint sessionJohn F. Kennedy, President of the United States
87thFebruary 26, 1962Joint meetingFlight of Mercury-Atlas 6John Glenn, Astronaut
87thApril 4, 1962Joint meetingAddressJoão Goulart, President of Brazil
87thApril 12, 1962Joint meetingAddressMohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shahanshah and Aryamehr of Iran
88thJanuary 14, 1963Joint sessionJohn F. Kennedy, President of the United States
88thMay 21, 1963Joint meetingFlight of Mercury-Atlas 9Gordon Cooper, Astronaut
88thNovember 27, 1963Joint sessionAssumption of the PresidencyLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
88thJanuary 8, 1964Joint sessionLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
88thJanuary 15, 1964Joint meetingAddressAntonio Segni, President of the Italian Republic
88thMay 28, 1964Joint meetingAddressÉamon de Valera, President of Ireland
89thJanuary 4, 1965Joint sessionLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
89thJanuary 6, 1965Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1964 presidential election-
89thJanuary 20, 1965Joint sessionInauguration of Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
Hubert Humphrey, Vice President of the United States
89thMarch 15, 1965Joint sessionVoting rightsLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
89thSeptember 14, 1965Joint meetingFlight of Gemini 5Gordon Cooper, Astronaut
Pete Conrad, Astronaut
89thJanuary 12, 1966Joint sessionLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
89thSeptember 15, 1966Joint meetingAddressFerdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines
90thJanuary 10, 1967Joint sessionLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
90thApril 28, 1967Joint meetingVietnam WarWilliam Westmoreland, General
90thOctober 27, 1967Joint meetingAddressGustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico
90thJanuary 17, 1968Joint sessionLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
91stJanuary 6, 1969Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1968 presidential election-
91stJanuary 9, 1969Joint meetingFlight of Apollo 8Frank Borman, Astronaut
Jim Lovell, Astronaut
William Anders, Astronaut
91stJanuary 14, 1969Joint sessionLyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
91stJanuary 20, 1969Joint sessionInauguration of Richard NixonRichard Nixon, President of the United States
Spiro Agnew, Vice President of the United States
91stSeptember 16, 1969Joint meetingFlight of Apollo 11Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Edwin Aldrin, Astronaut
Michael Collins, Astronaut

1970s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
91stJanuary 22, 1970Joint sessionRichard Nixon, President of the United States
91stFebruary 25, 1970Joint meetingAddressGeorges Pompidou, President of France
91stJune 3, 1970Joint meetingAddressRafael Caldera, President of Venezuela
91stSeptember 22, 1970Joint meetingReport on prisoners of warFrank Borman, Representative to the President on Prisoners of War
92ndJanuary 22, 1971Joint sessionRichard Nixon, President of the United States
92ndSeptember 9, 1971Joint sessionEconomic policyRichard Nixon, President of the United States
92ndSeptember 9, 1971Joint meetingFlight of Apollo 15David Scott, Astronaut
James Irwin, Astronaut
Alfred Worden, Astronaut
92ndJanuary 20, 1972Joint sessionRichard Nixon, President of the United States
92ndJune 1, 1972Joint sessionEuropean trip reportRichard Nixon, President of the United States
92ndJune 15, 1972Joint meetingAddressLuis Echeverría, President of Mexico
93rdJanuary 6, 1973Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1972 presidential election-
93rdJanuary 20, 1973InaugurationInauguration of Richard NixonRichard Nixon, President of the United States
Spiro Agnew, Vice President of the United States
93rdDecember 6, 1973Joint meetingSwearing in of Gerald Ford as Vice PresidentGerald Ford, Vice President of the United States
Also attended by Richard Nixon, President of the United States
93rdJanuary 30, 1974Joint sessionRichard Nixon, President of the United States
93rdAugust 12, 1974Joint sessionAssumption of the PresidencyGerald Ford, President of the United States
93rdOctober 8, 1974Joint sessionDiscussing the economyGerald Ford, President of the United States
94thJanuary 15, 1975Joint sessionGerald Ford, President of the United States
94thApril 10, 1975Joint sessionState of the World messageGerald Ford, President of the United States
94thJune 17, 1975Joint meetingAddressWalter Scheel, President of West Germany
94thNovember 5, 1975Joint meetingAddressAnwar El Sadat, President of Egypt
94thJanuary 19, 1976Joint sessionGerald Ford, President of the United States
94thJanuary 28, 1976Joint meetingAddressYitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel
94thMarch 17, 1976Joint meetingAddressLiam Cosgrave, Taoiseach of Ireland
94thMay 18, 1976Joint meetingAddressValéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of France
94thJune 2, 1976Joint meetingAddressJuan Carlos I, King of Spain
94thSeptember 23, 1976Joint meetingAddressWilliam R. Tolbert, Jr., President of Liberia
95thJanuary 6, 1977Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1976 presidential election-
95thJanuary 12, 1977Joint sessionGerald Ford, President of the United States
95thJanuary 20, 1977InaugurationInauguration of Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter, President of the United States
Walter Mondale, Vice President of the United States
95thFebruary 22, 1977Joint meetingAddressPierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
95thApril 20, 1977Joint sessionDiscussing energyJimmy Carter, President of the United States
95thJanuary 19, 1978Joint sessionJimmy Carter, President of the United States
95thSeptember 18, 1978Joint sessionMiddle East peace agreementsAttended by Anwar El Sadat, President of Egypt
And Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel
96thJanuary 23, 1979Joint sessionJimmy Carter, President of the United States
96thJune 18, 1979Joint sessionSALT IIJimmy Carter, President of the United States

1980s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
96thJanuary 23, 1980Joint sessionJimmy Carter, President of the United States
97thJanuary 6, 1981Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1980 presidential election-
97thJanuary 20, 1981Joint sessionInauguration of Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan, President of the United States
George H. W. Bush, Vice President of the United States
97thFebruary 18, 1981Joint sessionEconomic recoveryRonald Reagan, President of the United States
97thApril 28, 1981Joint sessionEconomic recovery and inflationRonald Reagan, President of the United States
97thJanuary 26, 1982Joint sessionRonald Reagan, President of the United States
97thJanuary 28, 1982Joint meetingCentennial of Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthdayArthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Historian
Jennings Randolph, U.S. Senator
Claude Pepper, U.S. Representative
W. Averell Harriman, Former Governor of New York
James Roosevelt, Former U.S. Representative and son of Franklin D. Roosevelt
97thApril 21, 1982Joint meetingAddressBeatrix, Queen of the Netherlands
98thJanuary 25, 1983Joint sessionRonald Reagan, President of the United States
98thApril 27, 1983Joint sessionCentral AmericaRonald Reagan, President of the United States
98thOctober 5, 1983Joint meetingAddressKarl Carstens, President of West Germany
98thJanuary 25, 1984Joint sessionRonald Reagan, President of the United States
98thMarch 15, 1984Joint meetingAddressGarret FitzGerald, Taoiseach of Ireland
98thMarch 22, 1984Joint meetingAddressFrançois Mitterrand, President of France
98thMay 8, 1984Joint meetingCentennial of Harry S. Truman's birthdayIke Skelton, U.S. Representative
Alan Wheat, U.S. Representative
Stuart Symington, Former U.S. Senator
Margaret Truman, Daughter of Harry S. Truman
Mark Hatfield, U.S. Senator
98thMay 16, 1984Joint meetingAddressMiguel de la Madrid, President of Mexico
99thJanuary 7, 1985Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1984 presidential election-
99thJanuary 21, 1985InaugurationInauguration of Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan, President of the United States
George H. W. Bush, Vice President of the United States
99thFebruary 6, 1985Joint sessionRonald Reagan, President of the United States
99thFebruary 20, 1985Joint meetingAddressMargaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
99thMarch 6, 1985Joint meetingAddressBettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy
99thMarch 20, 1985Joint meetingAddressRaúl Alfonsín, President of Argentina
99thJune 13, 1985Joint meetingAddressRajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
99thOctober 9, 1985Joint meetingAddressLee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore
99thNovember 21, 1985Joint sessionGeneva SummitRonald Reagan, President of the United States
99thFebruary 4, 1986Joint sessionRonald Reagan, President of the United States
99thSeptember 11, 1986Joint meetingAddressJosé Sarney, President of Brazil
99thSeptember 18, 1986Joint meetingAddressCorazon Aquino, President of the Philippines
100thJanuary 27, 1987Joint sessionRonald Reagan, President of the United States
100thNovember 10, 1987Joint meetingAddressChaim Herzog, President of Israel
100thJanuary 25, 1988Joint sessionRonald Reagan, President of the United States
100thApril 27, 1988Joint meetingAddressBrian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada
100thJune 23, 1988Joint meetingAddressBob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia
101stJanuary 4, 1989Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1988 presidential election-
101stJanuary 20, 1989InaugurationInauguration of George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United States
Dan Quayle, Vice President of the United States
101stFebruary 9, 1989Joint sessionGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United States
101stMarch 2, 1989Joint meetingBicentennial of the 1st CongressRobert Byrd, President pro tempore of the Senate
Howard Nemerov, Poet Laureate
David McCullough, Historian
Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster General
Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury
101stJune 7, 1989Joint meetingAddressBenazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan
101stOctober 4, 1989Joint meetingAddressCarlos Salinas de Gortari, President of Mexico
101stOctober 18, 1989Joint meetingAddressRoh Tae-woo, President of South Korea
101stNovember 15, 1989Joint meetingAddressLech Wałęsa, Chairman of Solidarity

1990s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
101stJanuary 31, 1990Joint sessionGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United States
101stFebruary 21, 1990Joint meetingAddressVáclav Havel, President of Czechoslovakia
101stMarch 7, 1990Joint meetingAddressGiulio Andreotti, Prime Minister of Italy
101stMay 27, 1990Joint meetingCentennial of Dwight D. Eisenhower's birthdayBob Dole, U.S. Senator
Walter Cronkite, Broadcast journalist
Winston Churchill, Member of British Parliament and grandson of Winston Churchill
Clark Clifford, Former Secretary of Defense
James D. Robinson III, Chairman of Eisenhower Centennial Foundation
Arnold Palmer, Professional golfer
John Eisenhower, Former Ambassador to Belgium and son of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Beverly Byron, U.S. Representative
William F. Goodling, U.S. Representative
Pat Roberts, U.S. Representative
101stJune 26, 1990Joint meetingAddressNelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress
101stSeptember 11, 1990Joint sessionInvasion of KuwaitGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United States
102ndJanuary 29, 1991Joint sessionGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United States
102ndMarch 6, 1991Joint sessionEnd of the Gulf WarGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United States
102ndApril 16, 1991Joint meetingAddressVioleta Chamorro, President of Nicaragua
102ndMay 16, 1991Joint meetingAddressHer majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of the Commonwealth Realms
Also attended by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
102ndNovember 14, 1991Joint meetingAddressCarlos Menem, President of Argentina
102ndJanuary 28, 1992Joint sessionGeorge H. W. Bush, President of the United States
102ndApril 30, 1992Joint meetingAddressRichard von Weizsäcker, President of Germany
102ndJune 17, 1992Joint meetingAddressBoris Yeltsin, President of Russia
103rdJanuary 6, 1993Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1992 presidential election-
103rdJanuary 20, 1993InaugurationInauguration of Bill ClintonBill Clinton, President of the United States
Al Gore, Vice President of the United States
103rdFebruary 17, 1993Joint sessionBill Clinton, President of the United States
103rdSeptember 22, 1993Joint sessionHealth care reformBill Clinton, President of the United States
103rdJanuary 25, 1994Joint sessionBill Clinton, President of the United States
103rdMay 18, 1994Joint meetingAddressP. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India
103rdJuly 26, 1994Joint meetingAddressesHussein, King of Jordan
Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel
103rdOctober 6, 1994Joint meetingAddressNelson Mandela, President of South Africa
104thJanuary 24, 1995Joint sessionBill Clinton, President of the United States
104thJuly 26, 1995Joint meetingAddressKim Young-sam, President of South Korea
104thOctober 11, 1995Joint meetingClose of the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of World War IINewt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
Al Gore, Vice President of the United States
Strom Thurmond, President pro tempore of the Senate
Henry Hyde, U.S. Representative
Gillespie V. Montgomery, U.S. Representative
Daniel Inouye, U.S. Senator
Bob Dole, U.S. Senator
Robert H. Michel, Former U.S. Representative
Louis H. Wilson, Jr., Former Commandant of the Marine Corps
104thDecember 12, 1995Joint meetingAddressShimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel
104thJanuary 23, 1996Joint sessionBill Clinton, President of the United States
104thFebruary 1, 1996Joint meetingAddressJacques Chirac, President of France
104thJuly 10, 1996Joint meetingAddressBenjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
104thSeptember 11, 1996Joint meetingAddressJohn Bruton, Taoiseach of Ireland
105thJanuary 9, 1997Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 1996 presidential election-
105thJanuary 20, 1997InaugurationInauguration of Bill ClintonBill Clinton, President of the United States
Al Gore, Vice President of the United States
105thFebruary 4, 1997Joint sessionBill Clinton, President of the United States
105thFebruary 27, 1997Joint meetingAddressEduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, President of Chile
105thJanuary 27, 1998Joint sessionBill Clinton, President of the United States
105thJune 10, 1998Joint meetingAddressKim Dae-jung, President of South Korea
105thJuly 15, 1998Joint meetingAddressEmil Constantinescu, President of Romania
106thJanuary 19, 1999Joint sessionBill Clinton, President of the United States

2000s

CongressDateTypeOccasionDignitary speaking
106thJanuary 27, 2000Joint sessionBill Clinton, President of the United States
106thSeptember 14, 2000Joint meetingAddressAtal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India
107thJanuary 6, 2001Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 2000 presidential election-
107thJanuary 20, 2001InaugurationInauguration of George W. BushGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States
107thFebruary 27, 2001Joint sessionGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
107thSeptember 6, 2001Joint meetingAddressVicente Fox, President of Mexico
107thSeptember 20, 2001Joint sessionAnnouncing the War on TerrorismGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
107thJanuary 29, 2002Joint sessionGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
107thJune 12, 2002†Joint meetingAddressJohn Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
108thJanuary 28, 2003Joint sessionGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
108thJuly 17, 2003Joint meetingAddressTony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
108thJanuary 20, 2004Joint sessionGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
108thFebruary 4, 2004Joint meetingAddressJosé María Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain
108thJune 15, 2004Joint meetingAddressHamid Karzai, President of the Afghan Transitional Administration
108thSeptember 23, 2004Joint meetingAddressAyad Allawi, Interim Prime Minister of Iraq
109thJanuary 6, 2005Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 2004 presidential election-
109thJanuary 20, 2005InaugurationInauguration of George W. BushGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States
109thFebruary 2, 2005Joint sessionGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
109thApril 6, 2005Joint meetingAddressViktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine
109thJuly 19, 2005Joint meetingAddressManmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
109thJanuary 31, 2006Joint sessionGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
109thMarch 1, 2006Joint meetingAddressSilvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy
109thMarch 15, 2006Joint meetingAddressEllen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
109thMay 24, 2006Joint meetingAddressEhud Olmert, Prime Minister of Israel
109thJune 7, 2006Joint meetingAddressVaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia
109thJuly 26, 2006Joint meetingAddressNouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq
110thJanuary 23, 2007Joint sessionGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
110thMarch 7, 2007Joint meetingAddressAbdullah II, King of Jordan
110thNovember 7, 2007Joint meetingAddressNicolas Sarkozy, President of France
110thJanuary 28, 2008Joint sessionGeorge W. Bush, President of the United States
110thApril 30, 2008Joint meetingAddressBertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland
111thJanuary 8, 2009Joint sessionCounting electoral votes for the 2008 presidential election-
111thJanuary 20, 2009InaugurationInauguration of Barack ObamaBarack Obama, President of the United States
Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States
111thFebruary 24, 2009Joint sessionBarack Obama, President of the United States
111thMarch 4, 2009Joint meetingAddressGordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
111thSeptember 9, 2009Joint sessionHealth care reformBarack Obama, President of the United States
111thNovember 3, 2009Joint meetingAddressAngela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

†John Howard's address before the Joint Meeting of Congress in 2002 was originally scheduled for September 12, 2001, but was interrupted by the September 11 attacks. He was already in Washington when the attacks occurred, and sat in on the September 12 session of the House of Representatives.

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