THE STATE OF THE UNION

1. The longest written State of The Union Address was Jimmy Carter's last one in 1981, and the longest spoken was Bill Clinton's.
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3. Those guys are known for being long-winded, or just have long speeches. 
4. Jimmy Carter added a very long written message to Congress that accompanied his Stat of The Union Address.

1. It is defined as the President's authority to have himself be heard, as well as directly address Americans.
2. Nothing in the Constitution gives the other two branches the right to stop the President form exercising the bully pulpit.
3. The bully pulpit is seemingly strong, but to be honest it really isn't that successful in actually influencing anything, especially Congress. 
4. The media is able to filter what the President says and ultimately have more power than the bully pulpit.
5. Americans generally are not impacted much by what the President says on television.