1968 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Lyndon B. Johnson February 2026 September 2021 February 2025 1968 State of the Union Address 9:00 p.m. EST 50 minutes 1968 01 17 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W region:US-DC_type:event inline,title State of the Union Address Lyndon B. JohnsonHubert HumphreyJohn W. McCormack Previous 1967 State of the Union Address Next 1969 State of the Union Address The 1968 State of the Union Address was given by the 36th president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, on Wednesday, January 17, 1968, to the 90th United States Congress. He reported this, "And I report to you that I believe, with abiding conviction, that this people—nurtured by their deep faith, tutored by their hard lessons, moved by their high aspirations—have the will to meet the trials that these times impose."https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/state-union-address-lyndon-b-johnson-january-17-1968 State of the Union Address: Lyndon B. Johnson (January 17, 1968) www.infoplease.com In domestic matters, the President noted the success of the Medicare and Medicaid programs which were used by 25 million Americans. He advocated for rebuilding cities by encouraging more building of homes and apartments with a goal of 6 million housing units in 10 years.Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union. The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/annual-message-the-congress-the-state-the-union-29 2025-01-06 www.presidency.ucsb.edu See also 1968 United States presidential election References External links Lyndon Baines Johnson's Fifth State of the Union Address 1968 State of the Union Address 1968 State of the Union Address (full video and audio at www.millercenter.org) 1967 State of the Union Address 1969 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1968 Category:Speeches by Lyndon B. Johnson Category:Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson Category:90th United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:January 1968 in the United States Category:1960s State of the Union addresses