History 1301 Fall 2017: Trump And Monroe's Union Address

TRUMP AND MONROE’S UNION ADDRESS
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Trump and Munroe’s Union Address
Summary of James Monroe Speech
The address was made on Tuesday, 4th March 1817 where the president thanked the electorates and promised to consult all the leaders in decision making to achieve development and economic growth. In the first paragraph, Monroe said that that his government had made radical improvements in the defense sector in case of future wars. The government was continually gaining strength as it was founded on the interests and affections of the people. In paragraph two he said that the government together with that of British had completed the process of reduction of naval force on the Lakes that were initiated by his predecessors. On the project, it was agreed that no party was to keep more than one vessel except on the upper lakes which were to have two vessels. Also, he stated that negotiations were still on between the British and the US government on the treaty of respecting the rights of US along the coast of Britishrovinces. In paragraph four, the president mentioned that the process of negotiation with the Spain government on settlement of boundaries was still on course. He assured that good relationships with other superpowers of Europe were to be upheld as mentioned in paragraph 12. He also expounded on internal matters of US, such as the program of increase for the navy support, support for the civil government and paying the interest on the public debt. He further said the government had plans of keeping an estimated amount of $6M in the treasury for the following year. He also encouraged unity among Americans and payment of taxes to enhance development programs1.[Gerhard Peters & Woolley John. "James Monroe First Annual message December 2, 1817." The Americans Presidency project, Florida, 2017.]
Summary of Donald Trump speech
The address was made on 20th Jan 2017. Donald Trump started by thanking all the parties involved in making the whole process a success, including the people of America. The president reminded Americans of their struggles and highly condemned the threats of insecurity. He said he had approaches on fighting insecurity threats at all costs as mentioned in paragraph one. The responsibility of passage of truth, liberty, and justice was still on course under his tenure as specified in paragraph two. The nation as mentioned in paragraph three was going to be more secure and free from its oppressors. In paragraph five, the president vowed that he was not going to allow the mistakes of previous decades to define the future of America.[Gerhard Peter and Wolley John. Donald J. Trump address before a joint session of the Congress. The American presidency project, Florida: Peter and Wolley, 2017]
In paragraph six, he said that the culture of defending the borders of other nations while ignoring America's interest was going to stop. He emphasized that he was going to listen to the demands of Americans by prioritizing their interests: "That America must put its citizen first,"2 (paragraph eight). He also mentioned that those industries that were almost collapsing were to be revived in his tenure as specified in paragraph nine. He als...