2005 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President George W. Bush February 2026 2005 State of the Union Address President George W. Bush alongside Dick Cheney and Dennis Hastert presents his fourth State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, February 2, 2005.jpg President George W. Bush during the speech, with Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Dennis Hastert behind him 9:00 p.m. EST 53 minutes 2005 02 02 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 38 53 19.8 N 77 00 32.8 W region:US-DC_type:event inline,title State of the Union Address George W. Bush Dick Cheney Dennis Hastert Previous 2004 State of the Union Address Next 2006 State of the Union Address The 2005 State of the Union Address was given by the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush, on February 2, 2005, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 109th United States Congress. It was Bush's fourth State of the Union Address and his fifth speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Dennis Hastert, accompanied by Dick Cheney, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate. Introduction 2005 State of the union.ogg 2005 State of the Union Address George W. Bush delivers his fifth State of the Union address on February 2, 2005. Vorbis President Bush began his State of the Union address by saying that the United States Government has a "great privilege" of being "placed in office by the votes of the people we serve. And tonight that is a privilege we share with newly-elected leaders of Afghanistan, the Palestinian Territories, Ukraine, and a free and sovereign Iraq," a reference to the first truly democratic, and relatively fair and free, elections that took place in the respective nations. He reminded Congress of George W. Bush's second inaugural address, "Two weeks ago, I stood on the steps of this Capitol and renewed the commitment of our nation to the guiding ideal of liberty for all." He then outlined the next part of his speech, beginning with domestic issues, and moving on to United States foreign policy, "This evening I will set forth policies to advance that ideal at home and around the world." Economy The president began his domestic analysis by drawing attention to the growing United States economy, "Our generation has been blessed," and first and second generation parents, "we watch our children moving into adulthood... let us do what Americans have always done, and build a better world for our children and our grandchildren." He noted that despite the recent recession, the economy is the fastest growing of any major industrialized nation, homeownership is at an all-time high, and 2.3 million (this statistic was highly disputed in the coming days) new jobs had been created. He attributed the economic turn around to his tax cuts, specifically lower income taxes, free trade initiatives, prosecution of corporate criminals. Statistics Thirty-eight million viewers watched the address, a lower figure than any of Bush's previous State of the Union addresses, and indeed lower than any State of the Union addresses in the preceding twelve years."State of the Union: A Smaller Audience" by Lisa de Moraes, Washington Post, dated 4 February 2005, retrieved 13 December 2006 References External links George W. Bush's Fifth State of the Union Address 2005 State of the Union Address Senate February 2, 2005 Congressional Record United States Government Publishing Office Washington, DC 151 9 S878–S881 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2005-02-02/pdf/CREC-2005-02-02-senate.pdf August 18, 2024 2005 State of the Union Address February 2, 2005 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?185324-2/2005-state-union-address August 18, 2024 State of the Union Response February 2, 2005 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?185324-4/state-union-response August 18, 2024 2005 State of the Union Response (transcript) 2004 State of the Union Address 2006 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 2005 State of the Union Address 2005 State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:Dennis Hastert Category:Presidency of George W. Bush Category:Speeches by George W. Bush Category:2000s State of the Union addresses Category:Iraq War speeches