. . . . . . "Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name" . "1945" . "State of the Union (play)" . "Grant Matthews" . "Mary Matthews" . "1945-11-14" . . "''State of the Union'' (play)" . . . . "''State of the Union''" . . . . "Washington, D.C." . . "Jim Conover" . . "Kay Thorndyke" . "Sam Thorndyke" . "State of the Union (play)" . "Sam I. Parrish" . "Conover's home, Washington, D.C.; Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit" . "Judge Alexander" . "Bill Nolard Hardy" . . "State of the Union" . "Spike McManus" . "Lulubelle Alexander" .