In final State of Union, Obama aims to define his presidency

And the former head of speechwriting for the president, Jon Favreau, included an anecdote about what it was like writing Obama’s first State of the Union address.

The president’s speech included references to the Newtown shooting that put Malloy, and changes to Connecticut’s gun laws, in the national spotlight. Including links to the final State of the Union addresses in text or video for Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Ford, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Truman and Roosevelt. The president then followed the announcement with a televised town hall meeting on reducing gun violence.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy will attend Tuesday’s State of the Union address in Washington DC, as a guest of the President.

In an op-ed in The New York Times this week, Obama had said the epidemic of gun violence in USA is a crisis.

Childs and Smith will be among almost two dozen individuals who will be seated in first lady Michelle Obama’s guest box in the House chamber for the speech. “CT has an fantastic story to tell over the past few years – and we’re proud to tell it”.

Breitbart News reported that on Tuesday, Obama announced executive actions to expand background checks to private sellers and family trusts, put more requirements on FFLs, and fund “smart gun” research. “If we make the right ones that build on the best of what our nation has to offer, we will leave our kids and grandkids an America that’s never been stronger, fairer and more prosperous”.