Now, with social media often abuzz during the speech, the White House decided to have an interactive State of the Union address. The President is encouraging viewers to use the hashtag #SOTU while the speech is going on.
Immediately following the President's speech Tuesday night, anyone can go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2012 and participate in the live panel featuring senior White House advisors who will address questions.
On Monday, President Obama will join the interactive conversation via a Google+ hangout from the White House. You can submit your questions via the White House YouTube channel between now and Jan. 28. Use the hashtag #WHChat if you want to submit your questions via Twitter.
Around 7 p.m. Tuesday, sort through graphics, data and statistics addressed in the State of the Union address.
The conversation goes on after the address ends. Below is the full schedule:
Wednesday
All Day: Josh Earnest, Principal Deputy Press Secretary, answers your questions on Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/jearnest44)
11 a.m.: Office Hours with Mark Zuckerman, Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council
1 p.m.: Office Hours with Dan Pfeiffer (https://twitter.com/#!/pfeiffer44), White House Communications Director
Thursday
8 a.m. Veterans: Matt Flavin, White House Director of Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy
9 a.m. LGBT: Miriam Vogel, White House Senior Policy Advisor and Gautam Raghavan, White House Associate Director for Public Engagement
10 a.m. Women: Racquel Russell, Special Assistant to the President for Mobility and Opportunity and Avra Siegel, White House Deputy Executive Director for the Council on Women and Girls
11 a.m. Seniors: Jeanne Lambrew, Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy and Nick Papas, Assistant Press Secretary
12 p.m. Latinos: Felicia Escobar, White House Senior Policy Advisor, Julie Rodriguez, White House Associate Director of Public Engagement and Luis Miranda, White House Director of Hispanic Media
2 p.m. Small Business Owners: Christine Koronides, Senior Advisor for Economic Policy, National Economic Council
3 p.m. African Americans: Danielle Gray, Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
4 p.m. Asian American Pacific Islanders: Chris Lu, Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary
TBD Youth: Administration official to be announced
Friday
9 a.m. Foreign Policy: Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting
10 a.m. Education: Roberto Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy
11 a.m. Health: Jeanne Lambrew, Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy and Nick Papas, Assistant Press Secretary
12 p.m. Energy: Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change and Dan Utech, Deputy Director for Energy Policy
1 p.m. Consumer Protections: Brian Deese, Deputy Director National Economic Council
2 p.m. The Economy: Jason Furman, Principal Deputy Director National Economic Council
3 p.m. Job Opportunities: Portia Wu, Senior Policy Advisor for Mobility and Opportunity Policy
4 p.m. Urban Issues: Racquel Russell, Special Assistant to the President for Mobility and Opportunity
Monday
President Obama participates in a Google+ Hangout from the White House
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