1987 State of the Union Address
Speech by US president Ronald Reagan
Full video of the speech as published by the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Date | January 27, 1987 ( 1987-01-27 ) |
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Time | 9:00 p.m. EST |
Duration | 34 minutes |
Venue | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W / 38.88972; -77.00889 |
Type | State of the Union Address |
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The 1987 State of the Union Address was given by the 40th president of the United States , Ronald Reagan , on January 27, 1987, at 9:00 p.m. EST , in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 100th United States Congress . It was Reagan's sixth State of the Union Address and his seventh speech to a joint session of the United States Congress . Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker , Jim Wright , accompanied by George H. W. Bush , the vice president .
Progressing to the Afghanistan situation, he says: "The Soviet Union says it wants a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan, yet it continues a brutal war and props up a regime whose days are clearly numbered. We are ready to support a political solution that guarantees the rapid withdrawal of all Soviet troops and genuine self-determination for the Afghan people." [1] He ended with, "But now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting Sun." Well, you can bet it's rising because, my fellow citizens, America isn't finished. Her best days have just begun." The speech lasted 34 minutes and 39 seconds [2] and contained 3847 words. [3] The address was broadcast live on radio and television. The Democratic Party response was delivered by Senator Robert Byrd (WV), and House Speaker Jim Wright (TX) [4]
Richard Lyng , the Secretary of Agriculture , served as the designated survivor . [5]
See also
References
- ↑ "State of the Union Address: Ronald Reagan (January 27, 1987)" . www.infoplease.com .
- ↑ "Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes" . Presidency.ucsb.edu . Retrieved May 29, 2012 .
- ↑ "Length of State of the Union Addresses" . Presidency.ucsb.edu . Retrieved May 29, 2012 .
- ↑ "List of Opposition Responses to State of the Union Addresses" . Presidency.ucsb.edu . Retrieved May 29, 2012 .
- ↑ "Cabinet Members Who Did Not Attend the State of the Union Address" . Presidency.ucsb.edu . Retrieved May 29, 2012 .
External links
- (full transcript), The American Presidency Project , UC Santa Barbara .
- 1987 State of the Union Address (video) at C-SPAN
- Full video and audio , Miller Center of Public Affairs , University of Virginia .
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