Number of Presidential Requests of Congress in State of the Union Addresses

President Year Total Requests First-time Requests Repeat Requests Truman I 1946 41 16 25 1947 23 21 2 1948 16 6 9 Truman II 1949 28 17 11 1950 20 9 11 1951 11 5 6 1952 19 7 12 Eisenhower 1953 14 14 0 1954 39 35 4 1955 32 19 14 1956 Eisenhower II 1957 14 6 8 1958 1959 16 14 2 1960 6 1 5 Kennedy 1961 25 25 1962 24 16 1963 18 6 Johnson 1964 17 6 1965 38 34 1966 31 24 1967 27 19 1968 26 14 Nixon I 1969 17 17 1970 21 12 1971 20 8 1972 17 3 Nixon II 1973 23 20 1974 16 5 Ford 1975 13 10 1976 13 6 Carter 1977 21 21 1978 11 8 1979 13 8 1980 11 4 Reagan I 1981 8 8 1982 8 7 1983 14 11 1984 9 4 Reagan II 1985 7 0 1986 5 0 1987 5 0 1988 54 0 Bush 1989 34 33 0 1990 18 15 3 1991 20 12 8 1992 27 13 14 Clinton I 1993 30 30 0 1994 22 15 8 1995 25 16 9 1996 19 7 12 Clinton II 1997 26 15 14

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