Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 153 Madison, James 1751 1836 United States President (1809-1817) State of the Union Addresses Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811_State_of_the_Union_Address Produced by James Linden. HTML version by Al Haines. "State of the Union Addresses" by James Madison is a historical collection of political speeches delivered by the fourth President of the United States, dating from the early 19th century. The book compiles Madison's addresses delivered during significant periods of American history, particularly during times of war and changing foreign relations, highlighting key issues of governance, foreign policy, and domestic stability. The opening of the collection presents Madison addressing Congress regarding the state of relations between the United States and foreign powers, particularly Britain and France, amidst ongoing conflicts that had implications for American trade and national security. He reflects on diplomatic challenges, including the disavowal of agreements by Britain and the resignation of a minister, while emphasizing the need for military readiness and legislative support to protect the country's interests. Madison outlines the difficulties faced by the U.S. in navigating international relations and stresses the importance of unity among citizens in the face of external aggression, setting the tone for the subsequent discussions in future addresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 26.8 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. en Presidents -- United States -- Messages United States -- Politics and government -- Sources J Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: Politics 164214 2025-08-02T13:37:13.015127 text/html 161000 2014-11-20T18:59:56 text/html 128618 2025-08-02T13:37:18.527075 application/epub+zip 129667 2025-08-02T13:37:15.772094 application/epub+zip 115549 2025-08-02T13:37:14.690098 application/epub+zip 278152 2025-08-02T13:37:20.555076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270219 2025-08-02T13:37:17.865086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226695 2022-09-03T05:24:40.314983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154273 2025-08-02T13:37:12.726112 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154633 2014-11-20T18:59:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18825 2025-08-02T13:37:20.672056 application/rdf+xml 16176 2025-08-02T13:37:15.187085 image/jpeg 4047 2025-08-02T13:37:14.936093 image/jpeg 54441 2014-11-20T19:07:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 53238 2014-11-20T19:07:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 127798 2025-08-02T13:37:13.029100 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia