1981 Ronald Reagan speech to a joint session of Congress

Speech by US President Ronald Reagan February 2026 1981 Ronald Reagan speech to a joint session of Congress State of the Union- President Reagan's State of the Union Speech - 2-18-81.webm Full video of the speech as published by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library 9:00 p.m. EST 33 minutes 1981 02 18 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W region:US-DC_type:event inline,title Unofficial State of the Union Address Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Tip O'Neill Previous 1981 State of the Union Address Next 1982 State of the Union Address Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on Wednesday, February 18, 1981. It was his first public address before a joint session. Like a State of the Union Address, it was delivered before the 97th United States Congress in the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol.Presidential Economic Address February 18, 1981 March 9, 2024 C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?88277-1/presidential-economic-address Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Tip O'Neill, accompanied by George H. W. Bush, the vice president in his capacity as the president of the Senate. The speech was referred to as the "Speech on the Program for Economic Recovery."Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the Program for Economic Recovery February 18, 1981 March 9, 2024 The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-before-joint-session-the-congress-the-program-for-economic-recovery-0 During his speech, President Reagan outlined his plan for economic recovery, calling for large cuts to taxes and federal spending. Some observers described it at the time as the most comprehensive economic proposal since President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his New Deal program in March 1933.Reagan outlines plan for economic recovery, Feb. 18, 1981 Andrew Glass Politico February 18, 2018 March 9, 2024 https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/18/this-day-in-politics-february-18-1981-415852 When President Reagan handed House Speaker Tip O’Neill the printed copy, O’Neill reportedly said, "Mr. President, good luck." Secretary of Education Terrel Bell was the designated survivor and did not attend the address in order to maintain a continuity of government.Hershey Robert D. Jr. January 27, 1988 State of Union: Bewitched by Pageant https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/27/us/washington-talk-presidential-message-state-of-union-bewitched-by-pageant.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20141207232014/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/27/us/washington-talk-presidential-message-state-of-union-bewitched-by-pageant.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm December 7, 2014 February 13, 2013 The New York Times No response to this address was given by the Democratic Party. See also First 100 days of the Reagan presidency List of joint sessions of the United States Congress Speeches and debates of Ronald Reagan References External links Ronald Reagan's First State of the Union Address Ronald Reagan Presidential Economic Address (video) on C-SPAN 1981 State of the Union Address 1982 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1981 joint session speech Category:97th United States Congress Category:1981 in American politics Category:1981 in Washington, D.C. Category:1981 in the United States Category:1981 speeches Category:February 1981 in the United States Category:Presidency of Ronald Reagan Joint session of Congress 1981 Category:Articles containing video clips