State of the Union speech

On January 27 , 2000 , former President William J . Clinton delivered his last State of the Union address to the American people . Given just after the turn of the new millennium , the focus of the speech was to present the successes of his eight years in office , and to put forth the goals that needed to be achieved to create a better society and world for future generations

Several aspects of the speech are worthy of praise . First and foremost is its structure . The speech is broken down into eight sections covering the

following s : education , family and community employment , crime , economic expansion , globalization and leadership , the environment , and science and technology . In each section , he begins by highlighting the gains that had been made , then continues by highlighting what he hopes to further accomplish . Through using the technique of asking Congress and the American people to support his agenda in these various areas , he makes it evident that he is aware that the efforts of the government and of the people would be what made these goals reality

Second is his usage of statistics throughout the speech to highlight the various accomplishments of his tenure as president . From the very start , he points out areas where there has been a percentage drop between the time he assumed office and the giving of this speech . For example , early in the speech he states the following

We begin the new century with over 20 million new jobs . The fastest economic growth in...