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Date | December 2, 1850 |
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Venue | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W |
Type | State of the Union Address |
Participants | Millard Fillmore William R. King Howell Cobb |
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The 1850 State of the Union address was delivered by the 13th president of the United States Millard Fillmore to the 31st United States Congress on December 2, 1850. This was Fillmore's first address after assuming office following the death of President Zachary Taylor. In this speech, he presented his vision for the nation and the principles that would guide his administration. William R. King, the president of the Senate, and Howell Cobb, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, presided over the session.[1]