1981 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Jimmy Carter February 2026 July 2021 1981 State of the Union Address 1981 01 16 Washington, D.C. State of the Union Address Jimmy CarterWalter MondaleTip O'Neill Format Written Previous 1980 State of the Union Address Next 1981 Joint session speech The 1981 State of the Union address was delivered by President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, to the 97th United States Congress in written format on January 16, 1981.The State of the Union Annual Message to the Congress January 16, 1981 March 9, 2024 The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-state-the-union-annual-message-the-congress In this address, Carter discussed economic issues as well as the Iranian hostage crisis. Carter began his speech with: The State of the Union is sound. Our economy is recovering from a recession. A national energy plan is in place and our dependence on foreign oil is decreasing. We have been at peace for four uninterrupted years. But, our Nation has serious problems. Inflation and unemployment are unacceptably high. The world oil market is increasingly tight. There are trouble spots throughout the world, and 53 American hostages are being held in Iran against international law and against every precept of human affairs. This state of the union address holds the record of being the longest state of the union address at 33,667 words.Ten Facts About the State of the Union Address Council on Foreign Relations James M. Lindsay February 3, 2023 March 9, 2024 https://www.cfr.org/blog/ten-facts-about-state-union-address-2Length of State of the Union Messages and Addresses in Words The American Presidency Project Gerhard Peters https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook/annual-messages-congress-the-state-the-union-3 To date, this State of the Union address was the last one given by a president in January of the same year in which he left office.Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (Washington 1790 - the present) The American Presidency Project Gerhard Peters John T. Woolley https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook/annual-messages-congress-the-state-the-union#Table%20of%20SOTU To date, this is also the last State of the Union address that has been delivered only in written format. See also 1980 United States presidential election References External links Jimmy Carter's Fourth State of the Union Address 1981 State of the Union Address The State of the Union Annual Message to the Congress, The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara. 1980 State of the Union Address 1981 joint session speech State of the Union addresses 1 1981 Category:Speeches by Jimmy Carter Category:Presidency of Jimmy Carter Category:97th United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:January 1981 in the United States Category:1980s State of the Union addresses