State of the Union: 67 years in 67 seconds

Bush, Clinton, Nixon, Regan, Obama. They've all done it, but who did it best? We take a look back at 67 years of the State of the Union address.

• Watch live: President Obama's State of the Union address

US President Barack Obama will call for new war powers to defeat Islamic State militants in his State of the Union address.

The address, usually delivered annually, is made to a joint session of the United States Congress and broadcast live around the world.

In this video montage, we take a look back at 67 years of the State of the Union.

- With AAP