1976 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Gerald Ford February 2026 July 2021 1976 State of the Union Address 1976 State of the Union (24010634349).jpg 1976 State of the Union 9:00 p.m. EST 51 minutes 1976 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 Gerald FordNelson RockefellerCarl Albert Previous 1975 State of the Union Address Next 1977 State of the Union Address The 1976 State of the Union address was given by President Gerald R. Ford to a joint session of the 94th United States Congress on Monday, January 19, 1976. The speech lasted 50 minutes and 38 seconds.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_minutes.php Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-11-08 and contained 4948 words.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_words.php Length of State of the Union Addresses Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-11-08 1976 marked the United States bicentennial, the President remarked on the accomplishment of the country reaching this point. The President closed by saying:Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress Reporting on the State of the Union. The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-before-joint-session-the-congress-reporting-the-state-the-union 2025-01-06 www.presidency.ucsb.eduI have heard many inspiring Presidential speeches, but the words I remember best were spoken by Dwight D. Eisenhower. "America is not good because' it is great," the President said. "America is great because it is good." President Eisenhower was raised in a poor but religious home in the heart of America. His simple words echoed President Lincoln's eloquent testament that "right makes might." And Lincoln in turn evoked the silent image of George Washington kneeling in prayer at Valley Forge. So, all these magic memories which link eight generations of Americans are summed up in the inscription just above me. How many times have we seen it? "In God We Trust." Let us engrave it now in each of our hearts as we begin our Bicentennial. See also 1976 United States presidential election References External links Gerald Ford's Second State of the Union Address 1976 State of the Union Address (full transcript), The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara. 1976 State of the Union Address (full video and audio at www.millercenter.org) 1975 State of the Union Address 1977 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1976 Category:Speeches by Gerald Ford Category:Presidency of Gerald Ford Category:94th United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:January 1976 in the United States Category:1970s State of the Union addresses