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President Donald Trump will deliver his first official State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, as viewers watch for viral moments and headline-grabbing exchanges like those that have defined past speeches.
Here are the top five moments from past State of the Union addresses.
1. Reagan surprises the crowd with first-ever acknowledgment of a guest in the audience
It’s become commonplace in recent years for presidents to acknowledge guests in the audience during SotU addresses, but President Ronald Reagan’s 1982 address was the first time the practice was rolled out.
Reagan’s speech came just weeks after Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into Washington’s 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River shortly after taking off in an accident that killed 78 people.
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President Trump will deliver the State of the Union this week after decades of viral moments from previous speeches. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Three people survived the crash thanks to civilians on the ground who rushed to their aid, including Congressional Budget Office assistant Lenny Skutnik, who stripped off his shoes and clothes and dove into the frigid waters.
Reagan honored Skutnik in his speech, which made honoring people in the crowd a common theme in the years to come.
“Just two weeks ago, in the midst of a terrible tragedy on the Potomac, we saw again the spirit of American heroism at its finest — the heroism of dedicated rescue workers saving crash victims from icy waters,” Reagan said. “And we saw the heroism of one of our young government employees, Lenny Skutnik, who, when he saw a woman lose her grip on the helicopter line, dived into the water and dragged her to safety.”
2. Speaker Pelosi tears up Trump’s 2020…
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