1987 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Ronald Reagan February 2026 July 2021 1987 State of the Union Address State of the Union- President Reagan's State of the Union Speech - 1-27-87.webm Full video of the speech as published by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 9:00 p.m. EST 34 minutes 1987 01 27 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 Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Jim Wright Previous 1986 State of the Union Address Next 1988 State of the Union Address 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 in his capacity as the president of the Senate. 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."https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/state-union-address-ronald-reagan-january-27-1987 State of the Union Address: Ronald Reagan (January 27, 1987) www.infoplease.com 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 secondshttp://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_minutes.php Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-05-29 and contained 3847 words.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_words.php Length of State of the Union Addresses Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-05-29 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)http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_response.php List of Opposition Responses to State of the Union Addresses Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-05-29 Richard Lyng, the Secretary of Agriculture, served as the designated survivor.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_cabinet.php Cabinet Members Who Did Not Attend the State of the Union Address Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-05-29 See also Speeches and debates of Ronald Reagan References External links Ronald Reagan's Seventh State of the Union Address 1987 State of the Union Address (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. 1986 State of the Union Address 1988 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1987 State of the Union Address 1987 State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:Presidency of Ronald Reagan Category:Speeches by Ronald Reagan Category:Articles containing video clips Category:1980s State of the Union addresses