1977 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Gerald R. Ford February 2026 July 2021 1977 State of the Union Address 9:00 p.m. EST 45 minutes 1977 01 12 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 RockefellerTip O'Neill Previous 1976 State of the Union Address Next 1978 State of the Union Address The 1977 State of the Union address was given by President Gerald R. Ford to a joint session of the 95th United States Congress on Wednesday, January 12, 1977.Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress Reporting on the State of the Union The American Presidency Project January 12, 1977 March 9, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-before-joint-session-the-congress-reporting-the-state-the-union-0 Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Tip O'Neill, accompanied by Nelson Rockefeller, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate. The speech lasted 44 minutes and 55 secondshttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_minutes.php Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-11-08 and contained 4,727 words.https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_words.php Length of State of the Union Addresses Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-11-08 In the speech, President Ford discussed the Vietnam War, national defense, and fiscal policy issues.1977 State of the Union Address C-SPAN January 12, 1977 March 9, 2024 https://www.c-span.org/video/?153627-1/1977-state-union-address The President advocated for peace through strength 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-0 2025-01-06 www.presidency.ucsb.eduAmerica's first goal is and always will be peace with honor. America must remain first in keeping peace in the world. We can remain first in peace only if we are never second in defense. See also 1976 United States presidential election References External links Gerald Ford's Third State of the Union Address 1977 State of the Union Address (full transcript), The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara. 1977 State of the Union Address (full video and audio at www.millercenter.org) 1976 State of the Union Address 1978 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1977 Category:Speeches by Gerald Ford Category:Presidency of Gerald Ford Category:95th United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:January 1977 in the United States Category:1970s State of the Union addresses