1973 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Richard Nixon February 2026 September 2021 February 2025 1973 State of the Union Address 1973 02 02 1973 03 14 House Chamber and Senate Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. State of the Union Address Richard Nixon Format Written Previous 1972 State of the Union Address Next 1974 State of the Union Address The 1973 State of the Union Address was delivered to the 93rd United States Congress as a series of six written messages from February 2 to March 14, 1973. The first message was an overview, which was then followed by five additional messages, each of which focused on a specific public policy theme.Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (Washington 1790 - the present) Gerhard Peters John T. Woolley 2024 March 13, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook/annual-messages-congress-the-state-the-union#nixon1973 In the initial introductory message, Nixon wrote: America continues to provide a better and more abundant life for more of its people than any other nation in the world. We have passed through one of the most difficult periods in our history without surrendering to despair and without dishonoring our ideals as a people. Looking back, there is a lesson in all this for all of us. The lesson is one that we sometimes had to learn the hard way over the past few years. But we did learn it. That lesson is that even potentially destructive forces can be converted into positive forces when we know how to channel them, and when we use common sense and common decency to create a climate of mutual respect and goodwill. By working together and harnessing the forces of nature, Americans have unlocked some of the great mysteries of the universe.Infoplease.com State of the Union Address: Richard Nixon (February 2, 1973) February 8, 2019 http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/state-of-the-union/186.html Six messages # Date Title Source 1 February 2, 1973 Overview and Goals State of the Union Message to the Congress: Overview and Goals Richard M. Nixon February 2, 1973 The American Presidency Project March 14, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/state-the-union-message-the-congress-overview-and-goals 2 February 15, 1973 Natural Resources and the Environment State of the Union Message to the Congress on Natural Resources and the Environment Richard M. Nixon February 15, 1973 The American Presidency Project March 14, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/state-the-union-message-the-congress-natural-resources-and-the-environment 3 February 22, 1973 The Economy State of the Union Message to the Congress on the Economy Richard M. Nixon February 22, 1973 The American Presidency Project March 14, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/state-the-union-message-the-congress-the-economy 4 March 1, 1973 Human Resources State of the Union Message to the Congress on Human Resources Richard M. Nixon March 1, 1973 The American Presidency Project March 14, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/state-the-union-message-the-congress-human-resources 5 March 8, 1973 Community Development State of the Union Message to the Congress on Community Development Richard M. Nixon March 8, 1973 The American Presidency Project March 14, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/state-the-union-message-the-congress-community-development 6 March 14, 1973 Law Enforcement and Drug Abuse Prevention State of the Union Message to the Congress on Law Enforcement and Drug Abuse Prevention Richard M. Nixon March 14, 1973 The American Presidency Project March 14, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/state-the-union-message-the-congress-law-enforcement-and-drug-abuse-prevention References Richard Nixon's Fourth State of the Union Address 1973 State of the Union Address 1972 State of the Union Address 1974 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1973 Category:Speeches by Richard Nixon Category:Presidency of Richard Nixon Category:93rd United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:February 1973 in the United States Category:1970s State of the Union addresses