Click the link over to C-SPAN to view all of this person's videos there. About this video: In a humorous, yet serious, speech called "The State of the Union", Mr. Vidal analyzes current politics, the presidential campaign, the Constitution, and other topics. Mr. Vidal has written a number of novels and plays, including "Myra Breckinridge", "Burr", and "Lincoln", which are satires of American history and life.