1979 State of the Union Address

The 1979 State of the Union address was given by President Jimmy Carter to a joint session of the 96th United States Congress on January 23, 1979.

The speech lasted 32 minutes and 32 seconds.[1] and contained 3257 words.[2]

The Republican Party response was delivered by Senator Howard Baker Jr. (TN) and Representative John Rhodes (AZ).[3]

References

  1. "Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  2. "Length of State of the Union Addresses". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  3. "List of Opposition Responses to State of the Union Addresses". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
Preceded by
1978 State of the Union Address
State of the Union addresses
1979
Succeeded by
1980 State of the Union Address


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