1980 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Jimmy Carter February 2026 July 2021 1980 State of the Union Address 9:00 p.m. EST 32 minutes 1980 01 23 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 1979 State of the Union Address Next 1981 State of the Union Address The 1980 State of the Union address was given by President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, to a joint session of the 96th United States Congress on January 23, 1980."Carter Vows to Repel Any Attack In Persian Gulf, Asks Draft Signup", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 24, 1980, p1; the date is listed in some sources as January 21, the date of Carter's State of the Union report in advance of the speech"Jimmy Carter State of the Union Address 1980, January 23, 1980", The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum Carter addressed the Iran Hostage Crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan: "At this time in Iran, 50 Americans are still held captive, innocent victims of terrorism and anarchy. Also at this moment, massive Soviet troops are attempting to subjugate the fiercely independent and deeply religious people of Afghanistan."http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/state-of-the-union/193.html State of the Union Address: Jimmy Carter (January 21, 1980) infoplease.com The speech lasted 32 minutes and 4 seconds.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_minutes.php Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-09-28 and contained 3412 words.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_words.php Length of State of the Union Addresses Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-09-28 The Republican Party response was delivered by Senator Ted Stevens (AK) and Representative John Rhodes (AZ).http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_response.php List of Opposition Responses to State of the Union Addresses Presidency.ucsb.edu 2012-09-28 In additional matters, the President noted the continued increase in price of OPEC oil, which he related to a cause of increased inflation. The normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China was also announced.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 2025-01-06 www.presidency.ucsb.edu See also 1980 United States presidential election References External links Jimmy Carter's Third State of the Union Address 1980 State of the Union Address (full transcript), The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara. 1980 State of the Union Address (video) at C-SPAN 1980 State of the Union AddressFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes (audio) 1979 State of the Union Address 1981 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1980 Category:Speeches by Jimmy Carter Category:Presidency of Jimmy Carter Category:96th United States Congress Category:Iran hostage crisis State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:January 1980 in the United States Category:1980s State of the Union addresses