David McCallum - wikipedia David McCallum Jump to : navigation , search For other people named David McCallum , see David McCallum ( disambiguation ) . David McCallum McCallum at the 8th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half ( MCHH ) in Fredericksburg , Virginia , 17 May 2015 . David Keith McCallum , Jr . ( 1933 - 09 - 19 ) 19 September 1933 ( age 84 ) Glasgow , Lanarkshire , Scotland Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Occupation Actor , musician Years active 1947 -- present Known for Illya Kuryakin ( The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ) Steel ( Sapphire & Steel ) Dr. Donald `` Ducky '' Mallard ( NCIS ) Spouse ( s ) Jill Ireland ( m . 1957 -- 1967 , divorced ) Katherine Carpenter ( m . 1967 ) Children 5 David Keith McCallum , Jr. ( born 19 September 1933 ) is a Scottish - American actor and musician . He first gained recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and as interdimensional operative Steel in Sapphire & Steel . In recent years , McCallum has gained renewed international recognition and popularity for his role as NCIS medical examiner Dr. Donald `` Ducky '' Mallard in the American television series NCIS . Contents ( hide ) 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2.2 After The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2.3 NCIS 2.4 Music 2.5 Fiction 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early life ( edit ) McCallum was born in Maryhill , Glasgow , the second of two sons of Dorothy Dorman , a cellist , and orchestral violinist David McCallum Sr. When he was three , his family moved to London for his father to play as concertmaster in the London Philharmonic Orchestra . Early in the Second World War , he was evacuated back to Scotland , where he lived with his mother at Gartocharn by Loch Lomond . McCallum won a scholarship to University College School , a boys ' independent school in Hampstead , London , where , encouraged by his parents to prepare for a career in music , he played the oboe . In 1946 he began doing boy voices for the BBC radio repertory company . Also involved in local amateur drama , at age 17 , he appeared as Oberon in an open - air production of A Midsummer Night 's Dream with the Play and Pageant Union . He left school at age 18 and was conscripted , joining the 3rd Battalion the Middlesex Regiment , which was seconded to the Royal West African Frontier Force . In March 1954 he was promoted to Lieutenant . After leaving the army he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( also in London ) , where Joan Collins was a classmate . Career ( edit ) In 1951 McCallum became assistant stage manager of the Glyndebourne Opera Company . He began his acting career doing boy voices for BBC Radio in 1947 and began taking bit parts in British films from the late 1950s . His first acting role was in Whom the Gods Love , Die Young playing a doomed royal . A James Dean - themed photograph of McCallum caught the attention of the Rank Organisation , who signed him in 1956 . However , in an interview with Alan Titchmarsh broadcast on 3 November 2010 , McCallum stated that he had actually held his Equity card since 1946 . Early roles included a juvenile delinquent in Violent Playground ( 1957 ) , an outlaw in Robbery Under Arms , ( 1957 ) and as junior RMS Titanic radio operator Harold Bride in A Night to Remember ( 1958 ) . His first American film was Freud : The Secret Passion ( 1962 ) , directed by John Huston , which was shortly followed by a role in Peter Ustinov 's Billy Budd . McCallum played Lt Cdr Eric Ashley - Pitt ( e.g. , `` Dispersal '' ) in The Great Escape , which was released in 1963 . He took the role of Judas Iscariot in 1965 's The Greatest Story Ever Told . Other television roles included two appearances on The Outer Limits and a guest appearance on Perry Mason in 1964 as defendant Phillipe Bertain in `` The Case of the Fifty Millionth Frenchman '' . The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ( edit ) McCallum as Illya Kuryakin The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , intended as a vehicle for Robert Vaughn , made McCallum into a sex symbol , his Beatle - style blond haircut providing a trendy contrast to Vaughn 's more conventional clean cut appearance . McCallum 's role as the mysterious Russian agent Illya Kuryakin was originally conceived as a peripheral one . McCallum , however , took the opportunity to construct a complex character whose appeal rested largely in what was shadowy and enigmatic about him . Kuryakin 's popularity with the audience and Vaughn 's and McCallum 's on - screen chemistry were quickly recognized by the producers , and McCallum was elevated to co-star status . Although the show aired at the height of the Cold War , McCallum 's Russian alter ego became a pop culture phenomenon . The actor was inundated with fan letters , and a Beatles - like frenzy followed him everywhere he went . While playing Kuryakin , McCallum received more fan mail than any other actor in Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer 's history , including such popular MGM stars as Clark Gable and Elvis Presley . Hero worship even led to a record , Love Ya , Illya , performed by Alma Cogan under the name Angela and the Fans , which was a pirate radio hit in Britain in 1966 . A 1990s rock - rap group from Argentina named itself Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas in honour of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. character . McCallum received two Emmy Award nominations in the course of the show 's four - year run ( 1964 -- 68 ) for playing the intellectual and introverted secret agent . McCallum and Vaughn reprised their roles of Kuryakin and Solo in a 1983 TV film , Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. . In 1986 McCallum reunited with Robert Vaughn again in an episode of The A-Team entitled `` The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair '' , complete with `` chapter titles '' , the word `` affair '' in the title , the phrase `` Open Channel D '' , and similar scene transitions . In an interview for a retrospective television special , David McCallum told of a visit to the White House during which , while he was being escorted to meet the U.S. president , a Secret Service agent told him , `` You 're the reason I got this job . '' After the Man from U.N.C.L.E. ( edit ) McCallum in 1969 McCallum never quite repeated the popular success he had gained as Kuryakin until NCIS , though he did become a familiar face on British television in such shows as Colditz ( 1972 -- 74 ) , Kidnapped ( 1978 ) , and ITV 's science - fiction series Sapphire & Steel ( 1979 -- 82 ) opposite Joanna Lumley . In 1975 he played the title character in a short - lived U.S. version of The Invisible Man . McCallum appeared on stage in Australia in Run for Your Wife ( 1987 -- 88 ) , and the production toured the country . Other members of the cast were Jack Smethurst , Eric Sykes and Katy Manning . McCallum starred with Diana Rigg in the 1989 TV miniseries Mother Love . In 1991 and 1992 McCallum played gambler John Grey , one of the principal characters in the television series Trainer . He also appeared as a British double agent in a 1989 episode of Murder She Wrote . In the 1990s McCallum guest - starred in two U.S. television series . In season 1 of seaQuest DSV , he appeared as the law - enforcement officer Frank Cobb of the fictional Broken Ridge of the Ausland Confederation , an underwater mining camp off the coast of Australia by the Great Barrier Reef ; he also had a guest - star role in one episode of Babylon 5 . In 1994 McCallum narrated the acclaimed documentaries Titanic : The Complete Story for A&E Networks . This was the second project about the Titanic on which he had worked : the first was the 1958 film A Night to Remember , in which he had had a small role . In the same year McCallum hosted and narrated the TV special Ancient Prophecies . This special , which was followed soon after by three others , told of people and places historically associated with foretelling the end of the world and the beginnings of new eras for mankind . NCIS ( edit ) McCallum in October 2012 . Since 2003 McCallum has starred in the CBS television series NCIS as Dr. Donald `` Ducky '' Mallard , the team 's chief medical examiner and one of the show 's most popular characters . In Season 2 Episode 13 `` The Meat Puzzle '' , NCIS agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs ( Mark Harmon ) is asked , `` What did Ducky look like when he was younger ? '' Gibbs replies , `` Illya Kuryakin '' . According to the behind - the - scenes feature on the 2006 DVD of NCIS season 1 , McCallum became an expert in forensics to play Mallard , including appearing at medical examiner conventions . In the feature , Donald P. Bellisario says that McCallum 's knowledge became so vast that at the time of the interview he was considering making him a technical adviser on the show . McCallum appeared at the 21st Annual James Earl Ash Lecture , held 19 May 2005 at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology , an evening for honouring America 's service members . His lecture , `` Reel to Real Forensics '' , with Cmdr . Craig T. Mallak , U.S. Armed Forces medical examiner , featured a presentation comparing the real - life work of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner staff with that of the fictional naval investigators appearing on NCIS . In late April 2012 it was announced that McCallum had reached agreement on a two - year contract extension with CBS - TV . The move meant that he would remain an NCIS regular past his eightieth birthday . In May 2014 he signed another two - year contract . Music ( edit ) In the 1960s , McCallum recorded four albums for Capitol Records with music producer David Axelrod : Music ... A Part of Me ( Capitol ST 2432 , 1966 ) , Music ... A Bit More of Me ( Capitol ST 2498 , 1966 ) , Music ... It 's Happening Now ! ( Capitol ST 2651 , 1967 ) , and McCallum ( Capitol ST 2748 , 1968 ) . The best known of his pieces today is `` The Edge '' , which was sampled by Dr. Dre as the intro and riff to the track `` The Next Episode '' , `` M.I.A '' by Missin ' Linx , and `` No Regrets '' by Masta Ace . McCallum 's version of `` The Edge '' appears on the soundtrack to the 2017 film Baby Driver . McCallum did not sing on these records , as many television stars of the 1960s did when offered recording contracts . As a classically trained musician , he conceived a blend of oboe , English horn and strings with guitar and drums , and presented instrumental interpretations of hits of the day . The official arranger on the albums was H.B. Barnum . However , McCallum conducted , and contributed several original compositions of his own , over the course of four LPs . The first two , Music ... A Part of Me and Music ... A Bit More of Me , have been issued together on CD on the Zonophone label . On Open Channel D , McCallum did sing on the first four tracks , `` Communication '' , `` House on Breckenridge Lane '' , `` In the Garden , Under the Tree '' ( the theme song from the film Three Bites of the Apple ) and `` My Carousel '' . The music tracks are the same as the Zonophone CD . This CD was released on the Rev - Ola label . The single release of `` Communication '' reached No. 32 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1966 . In The Man from Uncle episode `` The Discotheque Affair '' , McCallum plays the double bass as part of a band in a night club . He also played guitar and sang his own composition , `` Trouble , '' with Nancy Sinatra on `` The Take Me to Your Leader Affair , '' and played several instruments in `` The Off - Broadway Affair . Fiction ( edit ) In 2016 , McCallum published a crime novel entitled Once a Crooked Man . The narrative is set in New York and London and centres on a young actor who tries to foil a murder . McCallum has stated that a second novel is in progress . Personal life ( edit ) McCallum was first married to actress Jill Ireland on 11 May 1957 in London . The two met during production of the film Hell Drivers which provided early roles for both actors . In 1963 McCallum introduced Ireland to Charles Bronson when both were filming The Great Escape . She subsequently left McCallum and married Bronson in 1968 . McCallum and Ireland had three sons : Paul , Jason and Valentine ( Val ) . Jason , who was adopted , died from an accidental drug overdose in 1989 . Val McCallum is a successful guitar player , playing with Jackson Browne most recently in 2014 and currently a member of the faux country band Jackshit . He has been married to Katherine Carpenter since 1967 . They have a son , Peter , and a daughter , Sophie . McCallum and his wife are active in charitable organisations that support the United States Marine Corps : Katherine 's father was a Marine who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima , and her brother lost his life in the Vietnam War . On 27 August 1999 , McCallum was naturalized as an American citizen . McCallum has six grandchildren . He is a Republican . Filmography ( edit ) n.b. for credit listings reference Film ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 1957 Ill Met By Moonlight Sailor Film debut Uncredited Also known as Night Ambush These Dangerous Years Also known as Dangerous Youth Robbery Under Arms Jim Marston British Crime film Hell Drivers Jimmy Yately Directed by Cy Endfield The Secret Place Mike Wilson Directorial debut of Clive Donner 1958 A Night to Remember Harold Bride British drama Violent Playground Johnnie Murphy Directed by Basil Dearden 1961 The Long and the Short and the Tall Private Samuel `` Sammy '' Whitaker Released as Jungle Fighters in the US and Canada Jungle Street Terry Collins Later retitled Jungle Street Girls 1962 Freud : The Secret Passion Carl von Schlossen Also known as Freud Billy Budd Steven Wyatt A CinemaScope film produced , directed , and co-written by Peter Ustinov 1963 The Great Escape Lt. Cmdr . Eric Ashley - Pitt , `` Dispersal '' Based on an escape by British and Commonwealth prisoners of war from a German POW camp during the Second World War 1964 To Trap a Spy Illya Kuryakin A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film 1965 The Spy with My Face The Greatest Story Ever Told Judas Iscariot Retelling of the story of Jesus , from the Nativity through the Resurrection 1966 One Spy Too Many Illya Kuryakin A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film The Spy in the Green Hat Around the World Under the Sea Dr. Philip Volker The Big T.N.T. Show Master of Ceremonies , conducting the orchestra `` ( I Ca n't Get No ) Satisfaction '' ( instrumental ) One of Our Spies Is Missing Illya Kuryakin A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film 1967 The Karate Killers Three Bites of the Apple Stanley Thrumm 1968 The Helicopter Spies Illya Kuryakin A Man from U.N.C.L.E. film Sol Madrid Sol Madrid Released in the UK as The Heroin Gang How to Steal the World Illya Kuryakin A Man From U.N.C.L.E. film 1969 Mosquito Squadron Squadron Leader Quint Monroe , RCAF British war film The Ravine Sergeant Stephen Holmann Italian - Yugoslav - American war film Rascal Ice Cream Man Comedy - drama film adaption made by Walt Disney Productions Based on a book Rascal by Sterling North 1972 She Waits Mark Wilson Horror film The Kingfisher Caper Benedict Van Der Byl Released as Diamond Hunters in South Africa and as Diamond Lust on video 1976 Dogs Harlan Thompson 1977 King Solomon 's Treasure Sir Henry Curtis British - Canadian low - budget film based on the novel King Solomon 's Mines 1980 The Watcher in the Woods Paul Curtis American family fantasy thriller film Based on the 1976 novel by Florence Engel Randall 1985 Terminal Choice Dr. Giles Dodson 1986 The Wind Released in 1987 in the USA 1990 The Haunting of Morella Gideon Set in colonial America 1991 Hear My Song Jim Abbott 1993 Fatal Inheritance Brandon Murphy 1993 Dirty Weekend Reggie Based on the novel of the same name by Helen Zahavi 1994 Healer The Jackal 1999 Cherry Mammy 2008 Batman : Gotham Knight Alfred Pennyworth ( voice ) Direct - to - video 2009 Wonder Woman Zeus ( voice ) 2014 Son of Batman Alfred Pennyworth ( voice ) 2015 Batman vs. Robin Television ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 1961 Sir Francis Drake Lord Oakshott Episode : `` The English Dragon '' ( S 1 : Ep 6 ) 1963 The Outer Limits Gwyllm Griffiths Episode : `` The Sixth Finger '' ( S 1 : Ep 5 ) 1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters Prophet Episode : `` The Day Of The Search '' ( S 1 : Ep 18 ) Perry Mason Phillipe Bertain Episode : `` The Case of the Fifty - Millionth Frenchman '' ( S 7 : Ep 19 ) The Great Adventure Captain Hanning Episodes : `` Kentucky 's Bloody Ground '' ( S 1 : Ep 23 ) `` The Siege of Boonesborough '' ( S 1 : Ep 24 ) The Outer Limits Tone Hobart Episode : `` The Forms of Things Unknown '' ( S 1 : Ep 32 ) Profiles in Courage John Adams Episode : `` John Adams '' ( S 1 : Ep 7 ) 1964 -- 68 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Illya Kuryakin Main cast 1965 Hullabaloo Host Credited as Dave McCallum Episode : `` Show 21 '' ( S 2 : Ep 21 ) 1966 Please Do n't Eat the Daisies Illya Kuryakin Episode : `` Say U.N.C.L.E. '' ( S 1 : Ep 18 ) 1969 Hallmark Hall of Fame Hamilton Cade Episode : `` Teacher , Teacher '' ( S 18 : Ep 3 ) Hallmark Hall of Fame Kenneth Canfield Episode : `` The File On Devlin '' ( S 19 : Ep 1 ) 1970 Hauser 's Memory Hillel Mondoro Science fiction television film Screenplay by Adrian Spies was based on a 1968 novel of the same name which was a sequel to the novel Donovan 's Brain . 1971 Night Gallery Dr. Joel Winter Episode : `` The Phantom Farmhouse '' ( S 2 : Ep 16 ) 1971 The Man and the City Guest Episode : `` Pipe Me A Loving Tune '' ( S 1 : Ep 12 ) 1972 -- 74 Colditz Simon Carter Main cast 1973 Frankenstein : The True Story Dr. Henry Clerval Made for TV film The Six Million Dollar Man Alexi Kaslov Episode : `` Wine , Women and War '' ( S 1 : Ep 3 ) 1975 -- 76 The Invisible Man Daniel Westin Main cast 1978 Kidnapped Alan Breck Stewart TV Miniseries 1979 -- 82 Sapphire & Steel Steel Main cast 1982 Strike Force Roderick Howard Hadley III Episode : `` Ice '' ( S 1 : Ep 9 ) As the World Turns Maurice Vermeil Contract role Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Illya Kuryakin Made for TV film 1984 The Master Castile Episode : `` Hostages '' ( S 1 : Ep 4 ) 1986 Hart to Hart Geoffrey Atterton Episode : `` Hunted Harts '' ( S 4 : Ep 11 ) Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense Frank Lane Episode : `` The Corvini Inheritance '' ( S 1 : Ep 10 ) The A-Team Ivan Episode : `` The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair '' ( S 5 : Ep 6 ) Matlock Phil Dudley Episode : `` The Billionaire '' ( S 2 : Ep 1 ) Alfred Hitchcock Presents Lieutenant Cavanaugh `` Murder Party '' ( S 3 : Ep 11 ) Monsters The Feverman Episode : `` The Feverman '' ( S 1 : Ep 1 -- `` Pilot '' ) The Man Who Lived at the Ritz Charlie Ritz Made for TV film Murder , She Wrote Cyril Grantham Episode : `` From Russia ... With Love '' ( S 5 : Ep 14 ) Mother Love Sir Alexander `` Alex '' Vesey Main cast McCloud Inspector Craig Made - for - TV - film titled The Return of Sam McCloud 1990 Murder , She Wrote Drew Garrison Episode : `` Deadly Misunderstanding '' ( S 7 : Ep 2 ) Boon Simon Bradleigh Episode : `` The Belles of St. Godwalds '' ( S 6 : Ep 4 ) Lucky Chances Bernard Dimes TV miniseries Father Dowling Mysteries Sir Robert Episode : `` The Royal Mystery '' ( S 3 : Ep 1 ) 1991 -- 92 Trainer John Grey Main cast 1991 Cluedo Professor Plum U.K. Game show 1993 seaQuest DSV Frank Cobb Episode : `` seaWest '' ( S 1 : Ep 11 ) 1994 Babylon 5 Dr. Vance Hendricks Episode : `` Infection '' ( S 1 : Ep 5 ) Titanic : The Complete Story Narrator Heartbeat Cooper Episode : `` Arms and the Man '' ( S 4 : Ep 10 ) 1994 -- 95 Scavengers Narrator Voiceover 1995 VR - 5 Dr. Joseph Bloom Main cast Mr. & Mrs. Smith Ian Felton Episode : `` The Impossible Mission '' ( S 1 : Ep 11 ) Law & Order Craig Holland Episode : `` Past Imperfect '' ( S 7 : Ep 22 ) The Outer Limits Joshua Hayward Episode : `` Feasibility Study '' ( S 3 : Ep 17 ) 1997 -- 98 Team Knight Rider Mobius Main cast 1998 Coming Home ( TV serial ) Billy Fawcett March in Windy City Daniel Paterson / Dimitri Petrovsky Made for TV film 1999 Sex and the City Duncan Episode : `` Shortcomings '' ( S 2 : Ep 15 ) 2000 Deadline Harry Hobbs Episode : `` Lovers and Madmen '' ( S 1 : Ep 2 ) 2001 -- 02 The Education of Max Bickford Walter Thornhill Main cast 2002 Jeremiah Clarence Episode : `` Things Left Unsaid '' ( S 1 : Ep 19 ) 2002 -- 03 Taboo Narrator Episodes : `` Evil Spirits '' ( S 1 : Ep8 ) `` Bloodsports '' ( S 1 : Ep 12 ) `` Delicacies '' ( S 2 : Ep 2 ) `` Body Perfect '' ( S 2 : Ep 5 ) 2003 JAG Dr. Donald `` Ducky '' Mallard Episodes : `` Ice Queen ( 1 ) '' , `` Meltdown ( 2 ) '' 2003 -- present NCIS Main cast 2006 -- 09 The Replacements The voice of C.A.R. 2008 -- 10 Ben 10 : Alien Force Professor Paradox Recurring 2009 Batman : The Brave and the Bold Merlin Ambrosius Episode : `` Day of the Dark Knight ! '' ( S 1 : Ep 5 ) 2010 -- 12 Ben 10 : Ultimate Alien Professor Paradox Recurring 2013 -- 14 Ben 10 : Omniverse 2014 , 2016 NCIS : New Orleans Dr. Donald `` Ducky '' Mallard Episodes : `` Musician Heal Thyself '' ( S 1 : Ep 1 ) , `` Sister City , Part II '' ( S 2 : Ep 12 ) Video games ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes Privateer 2 : The Darkening Captain of the Canera Appears in the opening full - motion video cinematic 2009 Ben 10 : Alien Force - Vilgax Attacks Professor Paradox 2009 FusionFall Paradox 2011 NCIS Video Game Dr. Donald `` Ducky '' Mallard Voices his character from NCIS Narrates the game 2014 Diablo III : Reaper of Souls The Grand Maester / King Rakkis His voice only appears in the Diablo III expansion DLC , Reaper of Souls . References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Swann , Yvonne ( 30 November 2010 ) . `` David McCallum : My father sometimes felt I was wasting my life '' . Daily Mail . Retrieved 23 February 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Interview fromMotion Picture magazine '' . Davidmccallumfansonline.com . Retrieved 15 December 2012 . Jump up ^ The London Gazette : 188 . 26 March 1954 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40133/supplement/1882 . Retrieved 7 January 2016 . Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ Swann , Yvonne ( 30 November 2010 ) . `` David McCallum : My father sometimes felt I was wasting my life Mail Online '' . Dailymail.co.uk . Retrieved 16 December 2012 . Jump up ^ `` VJ Books Presents David McCallum ! '' . Vj Books . Retrieved 7 January 2016 . ^ Jump up to : `` U.N.C.L.E. Actor -- David McCallum '' . manfromuncle.org . Retrieved 7 January 2016 . Jump up ^ Titmarsh , Alan . `` David on the Alan Titmarsh Show , November 2010 '' . McCallumMedia . Unknown . Retrieved 30 October 2017 . Jump up ^ `` David McCallum Biography '' . Fandango . Retrieved 7 January 2016 . Jump up ^ Feeney , Mark ( 2 November 2008 ) . `` Audiences in the 1960s swooned over the cool men from U.N.C.L.E '' . Boston Globe . Retrieved 2 November 2008 . Jump up ^ `` The Man From UNCLE : Behind the Scenes of a TV Classic '' . YouTube ) . Retrieved 7 January 2016 . Jump up ^ `` The Meat Puzzle '' . NCIS . Season 2 . Episode 13 . 8 February 2005 . 21 : 37 minutes in . Jump up ^ `` David McCallum discusses medical examiner work '' . Davidmccallumfansonline.com. 27 May 2005 . Retrieved 25 August 2010 . Jump up ^ Eng , Joyce ( 30 April 2012 ) . `` David McCallum re-ups NCIS contract '' . TV Guide.com . Retrieved 30 April 2012 . Jump up ^ Bucksbaum , Sydney ( 5 May 2014 ) . `` ' NCIS ' Season 12 and 13 : Sean Murray , Pauley Perrette , David McCallum , Rocky Carroll sign new 2 - year deals '' . Zap2it . Tribune Media . Retrieved 7 January 2016 . Jump up ^ Roberts , David ( 2006 ) . British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed . ) . London : Guinness World Records Limited . p. 337 . ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5 . 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State of the Union - wikipedia State of the Union This is the latest accepted revision , reviewed on 13 April 2018 . Jump to : navigation , search `` States of the Union '' redirects here . For other uses , see State of the Union ( disambiguation ) . For the most recent State of the Union address , see 2018 State of the Union Address . The State of the Union Address is an annual message presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress , except in the first year of a new president 's term . The message includes a budget message and an economic report of the nation , and also allows the President to outline their legislative agenda ( for which the cooperation of Congress is needed ) and national priorities . The address fulfills rules in Article II , Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution , requiring the President to periodically `` give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union , and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient . '' During most of the country 's first century , the President primarily only submitted a written report to Congress . After 1913 , Woodrow Wilson , the 28th U.S. President , began the regular practice of delivering the address to Congress in person as a way to rally support for his agenda . With the advent of radio and television , the address is now broadcast live across the country on many networks . Contents ( hide ) 1 Ceremony 2 History 3 Delivery of the speech 3.1 Invitations 3.2 Protocol of entry into House chamber 3.3 Designated survivor and other logistics 4 Opposition response 5 Significance 6 Local versions 7 Historic speeches 8 TV ratings 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Ceremony ( edit ) The practice arises from a duty given to the president in the Constitution of the United States : He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient . -- Article II , Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution Although the language of this State of the Union Clause of the Constitution is not specific , since the 1930s , the President makes this report annually in late January or early February . Between 1934 and 2013 the date has been as early as January 3 , and as late as February 12 . While not required to deliver a speech , every president since Woodrow Wilson , with the notable exception of Herbert Hoover , has made at least one State of the Union report as a speech delivered before a joint session of Congress . Before that time , most presidents delivered the State of the Union as a written report . Since Franklin Roosevelt , the State of the Union is given typically each January before a joint session of the United States Congress and is held in the House of Representatives chamber of the United States Capitol . Newly inaugurated presidents generally deliver an address to Congress in February of the first year of their term , but this speech is not officially considered to be a `` State of the Union '' . What began as a communication between president and Congress has become a communication between the president and the people of the United States . Since the advent of radio , and then television , the speech has been broadcast live on most networks , preempting scheduled programming . To reach the largest audience , the speech , once given during the day , is now typically given in the evening , after 9pm ET ( UTC - 5 ) . History ( edit ) George Washington 's handwritten notes for the first State of the Union Address , January 8 , 1790 . Full 7 pages . George Washington delivered the first regular annual message before a joint session of Congress on January 8 , 1790 , in New York City , then the provisional U.S. capital . In 1801 , Thomas Jefferson discontinued the practice of delivering the address in person , regarding it as too monarchical ( similar to the Speech from the Throne ) . Instead , the address was written and then sent to Congress to be read by a clerk until 1913 when Woodrow Wilson re-established the practice despite some initial controversy . However , there have been exceptions to this rule . Presidents during the latter half of the 20th century have sent written State of the Union addresses . The last President to do this was Jimmy Carter in 1981 , after his defeat by Ronald Reagan and days before his term ended . For many years , the speech was referred to as `` the President 's Annual Message to Congress '' . The actual term `` State of the Union '' first emerged in 1934 when Franklin D. Roosevelt used the phrase , becoming its generally accepted name since 1947 . Franklin Delano Roosevelt State of the Union ( Four Freedoms ) ( January 6 , 1941 ) Franklin Delano Roosevelt 's January 6 , 1941 State of the Union Address introducing the theme of the Four Freedoms ( starting at 32 : 02 ) Problems playing this file ? See media help . Prior to 1934 , the annual message was delivered at the end of the calendar year , in December . The ratification of the 20th Amendment on January 23 , 1933 , changed the opening of Congress from early March to early January , affecting the delivery of the annual message . Since 1934 , the message or address has been delivered to Congress in January or February . The Twentieth Amendment also established January 20 as the beginning of the presidential term . In years when a new president is inaugurated , the outgoing president may deliver a final State of the Union message , but none has done so since Jimmy Carter sent a written message in 1981 . In 1953 and 1961 , Congress received both a written State of the Union message from the outgoing president and a separate State of the Union speech by the incoming president . Since 1989 , in recognition that the responsibility of reporting the State of the Union formally belongs to the president who held office during the past year , newly inaugurated Presidents have not officially called their first speech before Congress a `` State of the Union '' message . In 1936 , President Roosevelt set a precedent when he delivered the address at night . Only once before -- when Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to order the U.S. into World War I -- had a sitting president addressed Congress at night . The text of the first page of Ronald Reagan 's first State of the Union Address , given January 26 , 1982 Warren Harding 's 1922 speech was the first to be broadcast on radio , albeit to a limited audience , while Calvin Coolidge 's 1923 speech was the first to be broadcast across the nation . Harry S. Truman 's 1947 address was the first to be broadcast on television . Lyndon B. Johnson 's address in 1965 was the first delivered in the evening . Three years later , in 1968 , television networks in the United States , for the first time , imposed no time limit for their coverage of a State of the Union address . Delivered by Lyndon B. Johnson , this address was followed by extensive televised commentary by , among others , Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Milton Friedman . Ronald Reagan 's 1986 State of the Union Address is the only one to have been postponed . He had planned to deliver it on January 28 , 1986 but postponed it for a week after learning of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and instead addressed the nation on the day 's events . Bill Clinton 's 1997 address was the first broadcast available live on the World Wide Web . Delivery of the speech ( edit ) A formal invitation is made by the Speaker of the House to the President several weeks before each State of the Union Address . Invitations ( edit ) Every member of Congress can bring one guest to the State of the Union address . The President may invite up to 24 guests with the First Lady in her box . The Speaker of the House may invite up to 24 guests in the Speaker 's box . Seating for Congress on the main floor is by a first - in , first - served basis with no reservations . The Cabinet , Supreme Court justices , members of the Diplomatic Corps , and Joint Chiefs have reserved seating . Protocol of entry into House chamber ( edit ) By approximately 8 : 30 pm on the night of the address , the members of the House have gathered in their seats for the joint session . Then , the Deputy Sergeant at Arms addresses the Speaker and loudly announces the Vice President and members of the Senate , who enter and take the seats assigned for them . The Speaker , and then the Vice President , specify the members of the House and Senate , respectively , who will escort the President into the House chamber . The Deputy Sergeant at Arms addresses the Speaker again and loudly announces , in order , the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps , the Chief Justice of the United States and the Associate Justices , and the Cabinet , each of whom enters and takes their seats when called . The justices take the seats nearest to the Speaker 's rostrum and adjacent to the sections reserved for the Cabinet and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . The Sergeants at Arms of the House ( left ) and Senate ( right ) wait at the doorway to the House chamber before President Barack Obama enters to deliver the 2011 State of the Union Address . Just after 9 pm , as the President reaches the door to the chamber , the House Sergeant at Arms stands just inside the doors , faces the Speaker , and waits until the President is ready to enter the chamber . When the President is ready , the Sergeant at Arms always announces his entrance , loudly stating the phrase : `` Mister Speaker , the President of the United States ! '' As applause and cheering begins , the President slowly walks toward the Speaker 's rostrum , followed by members of his Congressional escort committee . The President 's approach is slowed by pausing to shake hands , hug , kiss , and autograph copies of his speech for Members of Congress . After he takes his place at the House Clerk 's desk , he hands two manila envelopes , previously placed on the desk and containing copies of the speech , to the Speaker and Vice President . After continuing applause from the attendees has diminished , the Speaker introduces the President to the Representatives and Senators , stating : `` Members of Congress , I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States . '' This leads to a further round of applause and , eventually , the beginning of the address by the President . At close of the ceremony , attendees leave on their own accord . The Sergeants at Arms guides the President out of the Chamber . Some politicians stay to shake hands with and congratulate the President on his way out . Designated survivor and other logistics ( edit ) Customarily , one cabinet member ( the designated survivor ) does not attend the speech , in order to provide continuity in the line of succession in the event that a catastrophe disables the President , the Vice President , and other succeeding officers gathered in the House chamber . Additionally , since the September 11 attacks in 2001 , a few members of Congress have been asked to relocate to undisclosed locations for the duration of the speech to form a rump Congress in the event of a disaster . Since 2003 , each chamber of Congress has formally named a separate designated survivor . President George W. Bush with Senate President ( U.S. Vice President ) Dick Cheney and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the 2007 State of the Union address . 2007 marked the first time that a woman had occupied the Speaker of the House chair . ( audio only ) Both the Speaker and the Vice President sit at the Speaker 's desk , behind the President for the duration of the speech . If either is unavailable , the next highest - ranking member of the respective house substitutes . Once the chamber settles down from the President 's arrival , the Speaker officially presents the President to the joint session of Congress . The President then delivers the speech from the podium at the front of the House Chamber . In the State of the Union the President traditionally outlines the administration 's accomplishments over the previous year , as well as the agenda for the coming year , often in upbeat and optimistic terms . Since the 1982 address , it has also become common for the President to honor special guests sitting in the gallery , such as American citizens or visiting heads of state . During that 1982 address , President Ronald Reagan acknowledged Lenny Skutnik for his act of heroism following the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 . Since then , the term `` Lenny Skutniks '' has been used to refer to individuals invited to sit in the gallery , and then cited by the President , during the State of the Union . State of the Union speeches usually last a little over an hour , partly because of the large amounts of applause that occur from the audience throughout . The applause is often political in tone , with many portions of the speech being applauded only by members of the President 's own party . As non-political officeholders , members of the Supreme Court or the Joint Chiefs of Staff rarely applaud in order to retain the appearance of political impartiality . In recent years , the presiding officers of the House and the Senate , the Speaker and the Vice President , respectively , have departed from the neutrality expected of presiding officers of deliberative bodies , as they , too , stand and applaud in response to the remarks of the President with which they agree . For the 2011 address , Senator Mark Udall of Colorado proposed a break in tradition wherein all members of Congress sit together regardless of party , as well as the avoiding of standing ; this was in response to the 2011 Tucson Shooting in which Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt . This practice was also repeated during the 2012 address and every address after . Opposition response ( edit ) Main article : Response to the State of the Union address Since 1966 , the speech has been followed on television by a response or rebuttal by a member of the major political party opposing the President 's party . The response is typically broadcast from a studio with no audience . In 1970 , the Democratic Party put together a TV program with their speech to reply to President Nixon , as well as a televised response to Nixon 's written speech in 1973 . The same was done by Democrats for President Reagan 's speeches in 1982 and 1985 . The response is not always produced in a studio ; in 1997 , the Republicans for the first time delivered the response in front of high school students . In 2004 , the Democratic Party 's response was also delivered in Spanish for the first time , by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson . In 2011 , Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann also gave a televised response for the Tea Party Express , a first for a political movement . Significance ( edit ) Although much of the pomp and ceremony behind the State of the Union address is governed by tradition rather than law , in modern times , the event is seen as one of the most important in the US political calendar . It is one of the few instances when all three branches of the US government are assembled under one roof : members of both houses of Congress constituting the legislature , the President 's Cabinet constituting the executive , and the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court constituting the judiciary . In addition , the military is represented by the Joint Chiefs of Staff , while foreign governments are represented by the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps . The address has also been used as an opportunity to honor the achievements of some ordinary Americans , who are typically invited by the President to sit with the First Lady . Local versions ( edit ) Certain states have a similar annual address given by the governor . For most of them , it is called the State of the State address . In Iowa , it is called the Condition of the State Address ; in Kentucky , Massachusetts , Pennsylvania , and Virginia , the speech is called the State of the Commonwealth address . The mayor of Washington , D.C. gives a State of the District address . American Samoa has a State of the Territory address given by the governor . Puerto Rico has a State Address given by the governor . Some cities or counties also have an annual State of the City Address given by the mayor , county commissioner or board chair , including Sonoma County , California ; Orlando , Florida ; Cincinnati , Ohio ; New Haven , Connecticut ; Parma , Ohio ; Detroit , Michigan ; Seattle , Washington ; Birmingham , Alabama ; Boston , Massachusetts ; Los Angeles , California ; Buffalo , New York ; Rochester , New York ; San Antonio , Texas ; McAllen , Texas ; and San Diego , California . The Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in Nashville , Tennessee gives a speech similar called the State of Metro Address . Some university presidents give a State of the University address at the beginning of every academic term . Private companies usually have a `` State of the Corporation '' or `` State of the Company '' address given by the respective CEO . The State of the Union model has also been adopted by the European Union , and in France since the presidency of Emmanuel Macron . Historic speeches ( edit ) This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( January 2018 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Play media Roosevelt 's Second Bill of Rights ( excerpt ) President James Monroe first stated the Monroe Doctrine during his seventh annual State of the Union Address to Congress on December 2 , 1823 . It became a defining moment in the foreign policy of the United States and one of its longest - standing tenets , and would be invoked by many U.S. statesmen and several U.S. presidents , including Theodore Roosevelt , John F. Kennedy , and Ronald Reagan . The Four Freedoms were goals first articulated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6 , 1941 . In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech , he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people `` everywhere in the world '' ought to enjoy : freedom of speech and expression , freedom of worship , freedom from want , and freedom from fear . During his State of the Union Address on January 11 , 1944 , FDR proposed the Second Bill of Rights . Roosevelt 's argument was that the `` political rights '' guaranteed by the constitution and the Bill of Rights had `` proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness '' . During his State of the Union address on January 8 , 1964 , Lyndon B. Johnson introduced legislation that would come to be known as the `` War on Poverty '' . This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response to a national poverty rate of around nineteen percent . The speech led the United States Congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act , which established the Office of Economic Opportunity ( OEO ) to administer the local application of federal funds targeted against poverty . During his State of the Union address on January 15 , 1975 , Gerald R. Ford very bluntly stated that `` the state of the Union is not good : Millions of Americans are out of work ... We depend on others for essential energy . Some people question their Government 's ability to make hard decisions and stick with them ; they expect Washington politics as usual . '' Ford said he did n't `` expect much , if any , applause . The American people want action , and it will take both the Congress and the President to give them what they want . Progress and solutions can be achieved , and they will be achieved . '' George W. Bush delivers the 2002 State of the Union In his 2002 State of the Union Address , President George W. Bush identified North Korea , Iran , and Iraq as representing significant threats to the United States . He said , `` States like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil , arming to threaten the peace of the world '' . In this speech , he would outline the objectives for the War on Terror . TV Ratings ( edit ) Television ratings for recent State of the Union Addresses were : Date President Viewers , millions Households , millions Rating Networks 1 / 30 / 2018 Donald Trump 45.551 32.168 26.9 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , ESTRELLA , TELEMUNDO , UNIVISION , CNN , FOX BUSINESS , FOXNC , MSNBC , PBS 2 / 28 / 2017 Donald Trump 47.741 33.857 28.7 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , UNIVISION , PBS , CNN , FOX BUSINESS , FOXNC , MSNBC , NBC UNIVERSO 1 / 12 / 2016 Barack Obama 31.334 23.040 19.6 ABC , AL JAZEERA AMERICA , AZTECA , CBS , CNN , FOX , FOX BUSINESS , FOXNC , GALAVISION , MSNBC , NBC , NBC UNIVERSO , UNIVISION * * 1 / 20 / 2015 Barack Obama 31.710 23.137 19.9 ABC , AL JAZEERA AMERICA , AZTECA , CBS , CNN , FOX , FOX BUSINESS , FOXNC , GALAVISION , MSNBC , MUNDOFOX , NBC , UNIVISION * * 1 / 28 / 2014 Barack Obama 33.299 23.949 20.7 CBS , ABC , NBC , FOX , AZTECA , FOX BUSINESS , FOXNC , CNN , MSNBC , CNBC , AL JAZEERA AMERICA , GALAVISION , MUN2 , UNIVISION * * 2 / 12 / 2013 Barack Obama 33.497 24.767 21.8 FOX , ABC , CBS , NBC , PBS , AZTECA , UNIVISION , MFX , CNBC , CNN , FOX BUSINESS , FOXNC , MSNBC , CURRENT , CENTRIC , GALAVISION 1 / 24 / 2012 Barack Obama 37.752 27.569 24.0 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , TELEMUNDO , TF , UNIVISION , CNBC , CNN , FOX BUSINESS , FOXNC , GALAVISION , MSNBC , MUN2 1 / 25 / 2011 Barack Obama 42.789 30.871 26.6 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , TELEMUNDO , UNIVISION , CNN , CENTRIC , CNBC , FOXNC , MSNBC 1 / 27 / 2010 Barack Obama 48.009 34.182 29.8 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , TELEMUNDO , UNIVISION , CNN , BET , CNBC , FOXNC , MSNBC 2 / 24 / 2009 Barack Obama 52.373 37.185 32.5 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNBC , CNN , FOXNC , MSNBC , TELEMUNDO , UNIVISION 1 / 28 / 2008 George W. Bush 37.515 27.702 24.7 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , FOXNC , MSNBC , TELEMUNDO * * , UNIVISION 1 / 24 / 2007 George W. Bush 45.486 32.968 29.6 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , FOXNC , MSNBC , TELEMUNDO , UNIVISION 2 / 01 / 2006 George W. Bush 43.179 30.528 31.2 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , FOXNC , MSNBC , TELEMUNDO , AZTECA AMERICA , TELFUTURA 2 / 02 / 2005 George W. Bush 39.432 28.359 35.3 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , FOXNC , MSNBC , TELEMUNDO , TELEFUTURA 1 / 20 / 2004 George W. Bush 43.411 30.286 28.0 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , CNBC , FOXNC , MSNBC 1 / 28 / 2003 George W. Bush 62.061 41.447 38.8 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , CNBC , FOXNC , MSNBC 1 / 29 / 2002 George W. Bush 51.773 35.547 33.6 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , CNBC , FOXNC , MSNBC 2 / 27 / 2001 George W. Bush 39.793 28.201 27.6 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , FOXNC , MSNBC 1 / 27 / 2000 Bill Clinton 31.478 22.536 22.4 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , FOXNC , MSNBC 1 / 19 / 1999 Bill Clinton 43.500 30.700 31.0 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , FOXNC , MSNBC 1 / 27 / 1998 Bill Clinton 53.077 36.513 37.2 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN , FOXNC , MSNBC , CNBC 2 / 04 / 1997 Bill Clinton 41.100 27.600 28.4 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN 1 / 23 / 1996 Bill Clinton 40.900 28.400 29.6 ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , CNN 1 / 24 / 1995 Bill Clinton 42.200 28.100 29.5 ABC , CBS , NBC , CNN 1 / 25 / 1994 Bill Clinton 45.800 31.000 32.9 ABC , CBS , NBC , CNN 2 / 17 / 1993 Bill Clinton 66.900 41.200 44.3 ABC , CBS , NBC , CNN Notes The 1993 , 2001 , 2009 and 2017 addresses were not , officially , State of the Union addresses , but rather addresses to a joint session Congress because in those years the presidents were in office for only a few weeks at the time the speech was given . * * Tape delayed See also ( edit ) List of joint sessions of the United States Congress State Opening of Parliament United States presidential address References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` State of the Union Address US House of Representatives : History , Art & Archives '' . history.house.gov . Retrieved January 28 , 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Diaz , Daniella ( February 28 , 2017 ) . `` Why Trump 's Tuesday speech is n't a State of the Union address '' . CNN . Retrieved February 28 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Ben 's Guide to U.S. Government '' . United States Government Printing Office . Archived from the original on February 25 , 2009 . Jump up ^ `` 31.7 Million Viewers Tune In To Watch Pres . Obama 's State of the Union Address '' . The Nielsen Company ( Press release ) . January 21 , 2015 . On Tuesday , Jan. 20 , 2015 , President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address . The address was carried live from 9 : 00 p.m. to 10 : 15 p.m. on 13 networks and tape - delayed on Univision . Jump up ^ Vasan Kesavan and J. Gregory Sidak ( 2002 ) . `` The Legislator - In - Chief '' . William and Mary Law Review . 44 ( 1 ) . Retrieved June 28 , 2012 . ^ Jump up to : The President 's State of the Union Address : Tradition , Function , and Policy Implications ( PDF ) . Congressional Research Service . January 24 , 2014 . p. 2 . Jump up ^ Jackson , David ( January 11 , 2013 ) . `` Obama State of the Union set for Feb. 12 '' . USA Today . Jump up ^ `` State of the Union Addresses and Messages : research notes by Gerhard Peters '' . The American Presidency Project ( APP ) . Retrieved 24 January 2017 . Jump up ^ Peters , Gerhard . `` State of the Union Messages '' . The American Presidency Project . Retrieved September 25 , 2006 . ^ Jump up to : Kolakowski , Michael & Neale , Thomas H. ( March 7 , 2006 ) . `` The President 's State of the Union Message : Frequently Asked Questions '' ( PDF ) . Congressional Research Service Report for Congress . Retrieved January 28 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` President to Appear Before Congress : Message to be Delivered Friday night '' . Fairbanks Daily News - Miner . Associated Press . January 2 , 1936 . p . A1 . ^ Jump up to : Robert Yoon , CNN Political Research Director ( February 12 , 2013 ) . `` State of the Union firsts '' . CNN . Retrieved September 29 , 2017 . Jump up ^ Kurlansky , Mark ( 2004 ) . 1968 : The Year That Rocked the World . New York : Ballantine . p. 44 . ISBN 0 - 9659111 - 4 - 4 . Jump up ^ `` Address to the nation on the Challenger disaster '' . Ronald Reagan Presidential Library . Retrieved July 4 , 2006 . Jump up ^ Weinraub , Bernard ( January 29 , 1986 ) . `` The Shuttle Explosion : Reagan Postpones State of the Union Speech '' . The New York Times . p . A9 . Jump up ^ Office of the Clerk . Joint Meetings , Joint Sessions , and Inaugurations . House History . United States House of Representatives . Archived from the original on January 18 , 2011 . Jump up ^ `` Speaker Boehner Extends President Obama Formal Invitation to Deliver State of the Union Address '' . Speaker Boehner 's Press Office ( Press release ) . January 11 , 2011 . Jump up ^ `` State of the Union 2015 '' . Speaker Boehner 's Press Office ( Press release ) . December 19 , 2014 . ^ Jump up to : `` Joint Session of Congress Pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 228 to Receive a Message from the President '' ( PDF ) . Congressional Record : H414 . January 27 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : `` President Delivers State of the Union Address '' ( Transcript ) . CNN . January 28 , 2008 . ^ Jump up to : `` Joint Session of Congress Pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 228 to Receive a Message from the President '' ( PDF ) . Congressional Record : H415 . January 27 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Roberts , Roxanne ( September 20 , 2016 ) . `` The truth behind the ' designated survivor , ' the president of the post-apocalypse '' . Washington Post . Retrieved January 31 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Schultheis , Emily ( February 28 , 2017 ) . `` Joint session 2017 : The history of the `` designated survivor '' `` . CBS News . Retrieved January 31 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Oritz , Erik ( January 30 , 2018 ) . `` Designated survivors recount nights as doomsday presidents '' . NBC News . Retrieved January 31 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Widmer , Ted ( January 31 , 2006 ) . `` The State of the Union Is Unreal '' . The New York Times . Retrieved January 22 , 2007 . Jump up ^ O'Keefe , Ed ( January 24 , 2012 ) . `` Three decades of ' Skutniks ' began with a federal employee '' . Washington Post . Retrieved January 26 , 2012 . Jump up ^ Wiggin , Addison ( January 25 , 2011 ) . `` Small Business Owners Should Be Obama 's Lenny Skutnik '' . Forbes . Retrieved January 24 , 2012 . ^ Jump up to : Clines , Francis X . ( August 24 , 1996 ) . `` Bonding as New Political Theater : Bring On the Babies and Cue the Yellow Dog '' . The New York Times . Retrieved January 24 , 2012 . Jump up ^ Epstein , Jennifer ( January 13 , 2011 ) . `` Mark Udall wants parties together at State of the Union '' . Politico . Jump up ^ Hennessey , Kathleen ( January 21 , 2012 ) . `` Rival parties to mix it up -- nicely -- at State of the Union '' . Los Angeles Times . Jump up ^ Office of the Clerk . `` Opposition Responses to State of the Union Messages ( 1966 -- Present ) '' . United States House of Representatives . Retrieved January 23 , 2007 . Jump up ^ Frum , David ( 2000 ) . How We Got Here : The ' 70s . New York : Basic Books . p. 47 . ISBN 0 - 465 - 04195 - 7 . Jump up ^ Sincere , Richard E. , Jr . ( February 1997 ) . `` O.J. , J.C. , and Bill : Reflections on the State of the Union '' . Metro Herald . Archived from the original on July 31 , 2002 . Retrieved January 23 , 2007 . Watts told his audience -- about 100 high school students from the CloseUp Foundation watched in person , while a smaller number watched on television at home -- that he is ' old enough to remember the Jim Crow ' laws that affected him and his family while he grew up in a black neighborhood in small - town Oklahoma . Jump up ^ York , Byron ( January 21 , 2004 ) . `` The Democratic Response You Did n't See '' . National Review . Retrieved January 23 , 2007 . And then there was the Spanish - language response -- the first ever -- delivered by New Mexico governor , and former Clinton energy secretary , Bill Richardson . Jump up ^ `` Michele Bachmann offers Tea Party response to President Obama 's State of the Union Address '' . The Washington Post . January 26 , 2011 . Retrieved 15 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` UNH State of the University 2015 '' . The University of New Hampshire ( Press release ) . February 17 , 2015 . Jump up ^ `` State of the University 2015 '' . Santa Clara University ( Press release ) . February 19 , 2015 . Jump up ^ Goldman , Jeremy ( January 20 , 2015 ) . `` Why Your Company Deserves a ' State of the Union ' Address '' . Inc . Jump up ^ `` EU has survived economic crisis , Barroso says in first State of Union address '' . EUobserver.com . September 7 , 2010 . 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A Change Is Gonna Come - wikipedia A Change Is Gonna Come Jump to : navigation , search For other uses , see A Change Is Gonna Come ( disambiguation ) . `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' Single by Sam Cooke from the album Ai n't That Good News A-side `` Shake '' Released December 22 , 1964 ( 1964 - 12 - 22 ) Format 7 - inch single Recorded January 30 , 1964 Studio RCA , Hollywood , California Genre Rhythm and blues soul Length 3 : 11 Label RCA Victor Songwriter ( s ) Sam Cooke Producer ( s ) Hugo & Luigi Sam Cooke singles chronology `` Cousin of Mine '' ( 1964 ) `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' ( 1964 ) `` It 's Got The Whole World Shakin ' '' ( 1965 ) `` Cousin of Mine '' ( 1964 ) `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' ( 1964 ) `` It 's Got The Whole World Shakin ' '' ( 1965 ) `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' is a song by American recording artist Sam Cooke , released on December 22 , 1964 , by RCA Victor . Produced by Hugo & Luigi and arranged and conducted by René Hall , the song was the B - side to `` Shake '' . The song was inspired by various personal events in Cooke 's life , most prominently an event in which he and his entourage were turned away from a whites - only motel in Louisiana . Cooke felt compelled to write a song that spoke to his struggle and of those around him , and he recorded the song for its first release on his final album , Ai n't That Good News . The song , released in 1964 , pertains to the Civil Rights Movement and African Americans , and contains the refrain , `` It 's been a long time coming , but I know a change is gon na come . '' Though only a modest hit for Cooke in comparison with his previous singles , `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' is widely considered Cooke 's best composition and has been voted among the best songs ever released by various publications . In 2007 , the song was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress , with the National Recording Registry deeming the song `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically important . '' Contents ( hide ) 1 Background 2 Recording and production 3 Composition 4 Personnel 5 Release 5.1 Cover versions 6 Media usage 7 Chart history ( Sam Cooke version ) 8 Bibliography 9 References 10 External links Background ( edit ) On October 8 , 1963 , en route to Shreveport , Louisiana , Cooke called ahead to the Holiday Inn North to make reservations for his wife , Barbara , and himself , but when he and his group arrived , the desk clerk glanced nervously and explained there were no vacancies . While his brother Charles protested , Sam was fuming , yelling to see the manager and refusing to leave until he received an answer . His wife nudged him , attempting to calm him down , telling him , `` They 'll kill you , '' to which he responded , `` They ai n't gon na kill me , because I 'm Sam Cooke . '' When they eventually persuaded Cooke to leave , the group drove away calling out insults and blaring their horns . When they arrived at the Castle Motel on Sprague Street downtown , the police were waiting for them , arresting them for disturbing the peace . The New York Times ran an AP report the following day headlined `` Negro Band Leader Held in Shreveport , '' but African - Americans were outraged , leading to the creation of a myth surrounding the incident , exaggerating parts of the story and fabricating others . In addition , upon hearing Bob Dylan 's `` Blowin ' in the Wind '' in 1963 , Cooke was greatly moved that such a poignant song about racism in America could come from someone who was not black , and was also ashamed he had not yet written something like that himself . However , his image and fears of losing his largely white fan base prevented him from doing so . Cooke loved the song so much it was immediately incorporated into his repertoire . Recording and production ( edit ) Following Christmas 1963 , Cooke invited J.W. Alexander to his home to preview a new song he had just written , one Cooke was very excited about . When he arrived , Cooke ran through the number on his guitar twice , the second time going over it line by line . Both were very excited to record the song , with Alexander viewing it more personal and political than anything he had yet attempted . He warned Cooke that he may not profit off the song as he had with lighter , poppier songs , but Cooke did not care . He explained to Alexander that he hoped the song would make his father proud . `` It was less work than any song he 'd ever written , '' biographer Peter Guralnick says . `` It almost scared him that the song -- it was almost as if the song were intended for somebody else . He grabbed it out of the air and it came to him whole , despite the fact that in many ways it 's probably the most complex song that he wrote . It was both singular -- in the sense that you started out , ' I was born by the river ' -- but it also told the story both of a generation and of a people . '' Cooke handed the song to his arranger René Hall , with no specific instructions as to what he personally wanted , but to give it `` the kind of instrumentation and orchestration that it demanded . '' Previously , the duo had collaborated on arrangement , but this was the first occasion in which Hall was granted complete control of the eventual arrangement , and he composed it as he would a movie score , with lush , symphonic strings . `` I wanted it to be the greatest thing in my ( life ) -- I spent a lot of time , put out a lot of ideas , and then changed them and rearranged them , '' said Hall . Cooke was well known as a perfectionist and `` control freak '' in the recording studio , so giving Hall total latitude was unprecedented . AFO drummer John Boudreaux was intimidated by the orchestral arrangement and refused to leave the control room ; session player and close collaborator Earl Palmer was working next door and filled in for the song . Luigi Creatore asked Cooke to provide one more take , and the eighth take was `` nearly perfect . '' Luigi was very pleased with the song , considering it among his best , both very serious and still uniquely his own . Cooke had initially imagined that Luigi , first and foremost a pop hitmaker , would not respect the socially conscious song . Composition ( edit ) `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' A sound sample of `` A Change Is Gonna Come , '' emphasizing the song 's lush , orchestral accompaniment . Problems playing this file ? See media help . Each verse is a different movement , with the horns carrying the first , the strings the second , and the timpani carrying the bridge . The French horn present in the recording was intended to convey a sense of melancholy . Cooke incorporated his own personal experiences as well into the song , such as encounters in Memphis , Shreveport and Birmingham , to reflect the lives and struggles of all African - Americans of the time . The lines `` I do n't know what 's up there / Beyond the sky '' could refer to Cooke 's doubt for absolute true justice on earth . The final verse , in which Cooke pleads for his `` brother '' to help him , is a metaphor for what Alexander described as `` the establishment '' The verse continues , ' But he winds up knocking me / back down on my knees . ' '' Personnel ( edit ) `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' was recorded on January 30 , 1964 , at RCA Studios in Hollywood , California . The engineer present was Wally Heider , and the session was conducted and arranged by René Hall . The musicians also recorded `` Falling in Love '' the same day . Credits adapted from the liner notes to the 2003 compilation Portrait of a Legend : 1951 -- 1964 . Sam Cooke -- lead vocals SR Crain -- backing vocals Paul Foster -- backing vocals Jimmie Outler -- backing vocals Richard Gibbs -- backing vocals JJ Farley -- backing vocals René Hall -- guitar Norman Bartold -- guitar Arnold Belnick -- guitar Clifton White -- guitar Chuck Badie -- bass guitar Earl Palmer -- drums Harold Battiste -- piano William Hinshaw -- French horn Emil Radocchia -- marimba , timpani , percussion William Kurasch -- trumpet Louis Blackburn -- trombone John Ewing -- trombone David Wells -- trombone Harry Hyams -- viola Alexander Neiman -- viola Israel Baker -- violin Irving Lipschultz -- violin Leonard Malarsky -- violin Jack Pepper -- violin Ralph Schaeffer -- violin Sidney Sharp -- violin Darrel Terwilliger -- violin Tibor Zelig -- violin Emmet Sargeant -- cello Release ( edit ) Cooke first performed `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on February 7 , 1964 . Cooke 's new manager , Allen Klein , was infatuated with the song and persuaded Cooke to do away with promoting his most recent single , `` Ai n't That Good News '' , and perform `` Change '' instead , feeling that that was the statement he needed to make before a national audience . Cooke objected , noting that the album 's release was a month away and that he had no time to pull together an arrangement within such a short time frame . Klein arranged for RCA to pay for a full string section and Cooke performed the song that Friday on The Tonight Show after performing `` Basin Street '' . An NBC timekeeper logged down the number as `` It 's a Long Time Coming , '' but the network did not save the tape of the performance . Klein and Alexander both felt it would become a milestone moment in Cooke 's career , but it was overshadowed by the Beatles ' performance on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS just two days later . Cooke elected not to perform `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' again in his lifetime , both because of the complexity of the arrangement and because of the ominous nature of the song . When shown to his protégé Bobby Womack , his response was that it sounds `` like death . '' Cooke responded , `` Man , that 's kind of how it sounds like to me . That 's why I 'm never going to play it in public . '' Womack clarified his thoughts , that it was n't deathly , but rather `` spooky , '' but Cooke never performed the song again . Ten months later , `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' was prepared for single release , with the verse and chorus preceding the bridge ( `` I go to the movies ... '' ) deleted for radio airplay . The civil rights movement picked up on `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' with near immediacy . On December 11 , 1964 , two weeks before the song was released , Sam Cooke was fatally shot at a Los Angeles motel . `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement , and is widely considered Cooke 's best composition . Over the years , the song has garnered significant praise and , in 2005 , was voted number 12 by representatives of the music industry and press in Rolling Stone magazine 's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time , and voted number 3 in the webzine Pitchfork Media 's The 200 Greatest Songs of the 60s . The song is also among three hundred songs deemed the most important ever recorded by National Public Radio ( NPR ) and was recently selected by the Library of Congress as one of twenty - five selected recordings to the National Recording Registry as of March 2007 . The song is currently ranked as the 46th greatest song of all time , as well as the third best song of 1964 , by Acclaimed Music . NPR called the song `` one of the most important songs of the civil rights era . '' Despite its acclaim , legal troubles have haunted the single since its release . A dispute between Cooke 's music publisher , ABKCO , and record company , RCA Records , made the recording unavailable for much of the four decades since its release . Although the song was featured prominently in the 1992 film Malcolm X , it could not be included in the film 's soundtrack . By 2003 , however , the disputes had been settled in time for the song to be included on the remastered version of Ai n't That Good News , as well as the Cooke anthology Portrait of a Legend . A live rendition was included in the soundtrack to the 2001 Michael Mann film Ali . James Taylor recorded a version specially for an episode of the same title of the television drama The West Wing . The Allman Brothers Band captured their performance of the song on their 2003 DVD Live at the Beacon Theatre . Cover versions ( edit ) Other notable artists who have covered the song include : Gerald Alston Baby Huey The Band George Benson Wayne Brady Billy Bragg Brandy Solomon Burke John Boutte Tony Carey the Cold War Kids Terence Trent D'Arby Gavin DeGraw Matt Doyle Bob Dylan Everlast The 5th Dimension ( in a 1970 medley with The Rascals ' `` People Got to Be Free '' ) Aretha Franklin from `` I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You '' ( 1967 ) the Fugees Jeffrey Gaines The Gits Al Green Greta Van Fleet Deitrick Haddon Morten Harket Beth Hart jacksoul Leela James R. Kelly Evelyn Champagne King Patti LaBelle The Manhattans Allison Moorer The Neville Brothers Graham Parker Billy Preston James & Bobby Purify Prince Buster Otis Redding Michael Thompson featuring Bobby Womack The Righteous Brothers ( Bobby Hatfield solo ) Seal and Arcade Fire , who used the song in support of Barack Obama 's nomination for President of the United States . Ben Sollee Solo The Supremes Seal ( singer ) Three Dog Night Tina Turner Luther Vandross Cory Wells Canned Heat performed live at Woodstock , 1969 In recent years , the song has served as a sample for rappers Ghostface Killah ( 1996 ) , Ja Rule ( 2003 ) , Papoose ( 2006 ) , Lil Wayne ( 2007 ) `` Long Time Coming ( remix ) '' Charles Hamilton , Asher Roth , and B.o.B ( 2009 ) , and Nas 's It Was Written album also features a similar opening as the song . On their album The Reunion hip - hop artists Capone - N - Noreaga used an excerpt from the song on the opening track which shares the same title as the Cooke original . British soul singer Beverley Knight says the song is her all - time favorite and has performed it live many a time ; most notably on ' Later with Jools Holland ' . On May 6 , 2008 , during the seventh season of American Idol , the song was sung by contestant Syesha Mercado as the remaining top 4 . It was also sung by Joshua Ledet during the Top 7 episode of season 11 ( 2012 ) , for which he received a standing ovation from the audience . After winning the 2008 United States presidential election , Barack Obama referred to the song , stating to his supporters in Chicago , `` It 's been a long time coming , but tonight , change has come to America . '' A duet of the song by Bettye LaVette and Jon Bon Jovi was included in We Are One : The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial . In Washington DC , in the days leading up to the Inauguration of Barack Obama , this song could be heard played constantly in the city centre . In 2004 , Patti LaBelle performed the song on the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert to a standing ovation . Julian Casablancas , lead singer of popular rock band The Strokes , has cited `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' as his favorite song of all time . In 2009 , Aaron Neville , along with the Mt . Zion Mass Choir , released a version of the song `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' on the compilation album Oh Happy Day . American Idol creator / producer Simon Fuller selected the song for contestant Adam Lambert to sing in the season 8 finale in May , 2009 . It was also covered by season 9 semifinalist Lilly Scott in March 2010 . In 2010 , one of the finalists of the British The X Factor , Rebecca Ferguson , sang the song for her audition , impressing judges Simon Cowell , Louis Walsh and guest judge Nicole Scherzinger . The song was performed in the 2011 Miss America Pageant by Miss Kentucky , Djuan Trent . In 2011 , jazz group Afro - Blue performed the song on The Sing - off by request of the judges . The same year , Everlast recorded a version of the song for his album Songs of the Ungrateful Living . Maverick Sabre covered the song on his 2012 album Lonely Are the Brave On January 1 , 2012 , the song was the last single to be played on the New Zealand radio station Solid Gold FM before the station rebranded . On June 1 , 2013 Beyoncé Knowles sang the song during The Sound of Change Live concert in London , as part of Chime for Change , an organization which supports total equality between women and men in all areas of life . Mark Sutherland of Rolling Stone magazine noted that Knowles belted out the song , while Alice Vincent from The Daily Telegraph noted that the rendition of the song reflected the event 's purpose . Later , on July 20 , 2013 , Knowles performed the song during a stop in Detroit as part of her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour . The performance followed the city 's recent file for bankruptcy . As Knowles performed , the screen behind her displayed photos of Detroit 's landmarks and icons including Aretha Franklin , Aaliyah , Eminem , Anita Baker , Bob Seger , Kid Rock , The White Stripes , Berry Gordy , Jr , Joe Louis . The montage ended with the declaration `` Nothing Stops Detroit ! '' and Knowles closed the performance by saying `` I love you , Detroit '' . A spokesperson for the singer described the performance as a `` unique tribute to the history of an incredible city and a celebration of the strong spirit of its people '' . A black - and - white video of the cover was uploaded on Knowles ' official YouTube channel on July 30 , 2013 . It closes with a quote from Henry Ford : `` Failure is simply the opportunity to start over , this time more intelligently . '' A reporter for The Huffington Post reported that the singer 's `` heartfelt '' cover of the song `` touched '' her fans and the people who loved Detroit . Latifah Muhammad of the Black Entertainment Television wrote that Knowles ' `` powerful '' rendition of the song came right on time . An editor for Essence described Knowles ' cover as a `` moving tribute to Detroit '' . Jordan Sargent of Spin wrote , `` It all might come off as a bit heavy - handed if it was n't for the fact that , well , Beyonce absolutely slays the cover . '' Lauren Moraski from CBS News described the tribute to the city as `` touching '' . In 2013 15 - year - old Dwayne Cooke released a video of himself singing `` A Change Gonna Come '' on YouTube which has gone viral on Facebook and other social networking sites ... Media usage ( edit ) Many stations have played this song to signal the moment of format change ( e.g. when KSOC 94.5 in Dallas / Fort Worth , TX changed from urban AC to urban oldies in July 2011 ) . Chart history ( Sam Cooke version ) ( edit ) Chart ( 1965 ) Peak position Billboard R&B Singles Chart 9 Billboard Hot 100 31 Bibliography ( edit ) Portrait of a Legend 1951 - 1964 . Abkco Records , 2003 . Los Angeles , California . Werner , Craig ( 1999 ) . A Change Is Gonna Come : Music , Race , and the Soul of America . Plume . ISBN 0 - 452 - 28065 - 6 . Wolff , Daniel J. ; S.R. Crain ; Clifton White & G. David Tenenbaum ( 1995 ) . You Send Me : The Life and Times of Sam Cooke . William Morrow & Co . ISBN 0 - 688 - 12403 - 8 . Guralnick , Peter ( 2005 ) . Dream Boogie : The Triumph of Sam Cooke . Back Bay Books . ISBN 978 - 0316013291 . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Cannady , S. 2007 , Recordings by Historical Figures and Musical Legends Added To the 2006 National Recording Registry : Library of Congress Accepting Nominations for the 2007 Registry , viewed May 9 , 2017 ^ Jump up to : Guralnick 2005 , p. 526 . Jump up ^ Guralnick 2005 , p. 527 . Jump up ^ Guralnick 2005 , p. 512 . 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Jump up ^ `` A Change Is Gonna Come , Sam Cooke Cover , 1963 - Done By Dwayne '' . Jump up ^ 94.5 KSoul Revamps As Old School 94.5 - Format Change Archive ( accessed October 4 , 2011 ) External links ( edit ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Sam Cooke Studio albums Keen Songs by Sam Cooke Encore Tribute to the Lady The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke RCA Victor Cooke 's Tour Hits of the 50 's Swing Low My Kind of Blues Twistin ' the Night Away Mr. Soul Night Beat Ai n't That Good News Posthumous releases Shake Try a Little Love Live albums Sam Cooke at the Copa Live at the Harlem Square Club , 1963 Collaboration albums 3 Great Guys Compilations Hit Kit I Thank God The Best of Sam Cooke The Man and His Music Portrait of a Legend : 1951 -- 1964 Singles `` You Send Me '' / `` Summertime '' `` I 'll Come Running Back to You '' `` ( I Love You ) For Sentimental Reasons '' `` You Were Made for Me '' / `` Lonely Island '' `` Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha '' `` Only Sixteen '' `` There ! 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