What does the President do in his State of the Union Address?

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, in upbeat and optimistic terms. At some point during the speech, the President usually says "The State of our Union is strong" or a very similar phrase. He also has to address the six main goals of the Preamble, which are as follows: How to form a more perfect Union (a better United States), Establishing Justice, ensuring domestic tranquality (ways to help us in the case of a natural disaster, or other events that help the people), providing for the common defense (ways to defend the United States), promoting the general welfare, and securing the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity (our children).