That was in his second annual message to the country.
Washington repeated similar calls for action in his second and third annual messages (after Jefferson's report).
In annual and special messages to Congress, the president may propose legislation he believes is necessary.
Prior to 1934, the annual message was delivered at the end of the calendar year, in December.
It was formally known as the Annual Message from 1790 to 1934.
President Johnson's annual message was delivered on January 14, 1969.
The most important executive communications is usually the president's annual message which contains a lengthy budget proposal.
The Republican response was the first organized, televised response to the annual message.
Rather than going to the Capitol to speak before Congress, he submitted his annual message in writing.
In 1816, the Senate established permanent committees organized according to the broad categories of the president's annual message.