1978 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Jimmy Carter February 2026 July 2021 1978 State of the Union Address 9:00 p.m. EST 46 minutes 1978 01 19 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 Jimmy CarterWalter MondaleTip O'Neill Previous 1977 State of the Union Address Next 1979 State of the Union Address The 1978 State of the Union address was given by President Jimmy Carter to a joint session of the 95th United States Congress on January 19, 1978. The speech lasted 46 minutes and 4 secondshttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_minutes.php Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes Presidency.ucsb.edu 21 October 2012 and contained 4580 words.https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_words.php Length of State of the Union Addresses Presidency.ucsb.edu 21 October 2012 The Republican Party response was delivered by Senator Howard Baker Jr. (TN) and Representative John Rhodes (AZ).https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_response.php List of Opposition Responses to State of the Union Addresses Presidency.ucsb.edu 21 October 2012 One reviewer noted the blandness of the speech, commenting that "Carter avoided the kind of dramatic new proposals that other Presidents in similar circumstances have put before legislators of their own party."Carter Seeks to Hold Pay, Price Hikes Below '76-77 Irwin Don Los Angeles Times January 20, 1978 I-1 In domestic affairs, the President noted that the economy of the United States crossed the $2 trillion mark, a first in human history. The president advocated for the creation of the Department of Education, and consolidation of 11 agencies into a new Department of Energy. In foreign policy, the President emphasized the importance of arms reductions talks, especially in chemical weaponry.The State of the Union Address Delivered Before a Joint Session of the Congress. The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-state-the-union-address-delivered-before-joint-session-the-congress-1 2025-01-06 www.presidency.ucsb.edu See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1978 References External links Jimmy Carter's First State of the Union Address 1978 State of the Union Address (full transcript), The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara. 1978 State of the Union Address (full video and audio at www.millercenter.org) 1977 State of the Union Address 1979 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1978 Category:95th 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 1978 in the United States Category:Presidency of Jimmy Carter Category:Speeches by Jimmy Carter Category:1970s State of the Union addresses