1964 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Lyndon B. Johnson February 2026 March 2024 March 2024 February 2025 1964 State of the Union Address President Lyndon B. Johnson delivering his 1964 State of the Union Address.jpg President Johnson delivering the address 41 minutesLength of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes (from 1964) Gerhard Peters The American Presidency Project March 12, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook/annual-messages-congress-the-state-the-union-0 1964 01 08 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. JohnsonCarl HaydenJohn W. McCormack Previous 1963 State of the Union Address Next 1965 State of the Union Address President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 State of the Union Address.wav 1964 State of the Union Address Lyndon B. Johnson delivers his first State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. Wav The 1964 State of the Union Address was given by Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, on Wednesday, January 8, 1964, to the 88th United States Congress in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives.Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union Lyndon B. Johnson January 8, 1964 The American Presidency Project March 12, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/annual-message-the-congress-the-state-the-union-25 It was Johnson's first State of the Union Address and his second speech to a joint session of the United States Congress after the assassination of his predecessor John F. Kennedy in November 1963. Presiding over this joint session was House speaker John W. McCormack, accompanied by Senate president pro tempore Carl Hayden. In the speech, Johnson announced his War on Poverty initiative, declaring "This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America. I urge this Congress and all Americans to join with me in that effort." Johnson thus discussed the need to improve the unemployment rate, urged equal civil rights for all Americans, and proposed a reduced budget for the next fiscal year.1964 State of the Union Address January 8, 1964 March 12, 2024 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?153275-1/1964-state-union-address References External links Lyndon Baines Johnson's First State of the Union Address 1964 State of the Union Address 1963 State of the Union Address 1965 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1964 Category:Speeches by Lyndon B. Johnson Category:Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson Category:88th 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 1964 in the United States Category:1960s State of the Union addresses