What was the middle name of the President who made a speech from the steps of Chesnut Cottage ?
Chesnut Cottage Chesnut Cottage is a historic home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built between 1855 and 1860, and is a 1 1/2-story, Classical Revival style frame house, with a central dormer with an arched window. It features projecting front portico with octagonal columns and ironwork and wood balustrade. It was the home of General James Chesnut, Jr. and Mary Boykin Chesnut during the American Civil War period. In the fall of 1864, President Jefferson Davis was entertained at the home and made a speech from the front steps of the portico.
1796 State of the Union Address The 1796 State of the Union Address was given by George Washington, the first President of the United States, on Wednesday, December 7, 1796. It was given in Congress Hall, Philadelphia. He gave it directly to Congress. He began with, "In recurring to the internal situation of our country since I had last the pleasure to address you, I find ample reason for a renewed expression of that gratitude to the Ruler of the Universe which a continued series of prosperity has so often and so justly called forth." He ended with, "God's providential care may still be extended to the United States, that the virtue and happiness of the people may be preserved, and that the Government which they have instituted for the protection of their liberties may be perpetual."