1966 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Lyndon B. Johnson February 2026 September 2021 February 2025 1966 State of the Union Address 9:00 p.m. EST 51 minutes 1966 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 Lyndon B. JohnsonHubert HumphreyJohn W. McCormack Previous 1965 State of the Union Address Next 1967 State of the Union Address The 1966 State of the Union Address was given by Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, on Wednesday, January 12, 1966, to the 89th United States Congress.https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/state-union-address-lyndon-b-johnson-january-12-1966 State of the Union Address: Lyndon B. Johnson (January 12, 1966) www.infoplease.com In the speech, Johnson addressed the then-ongoing war in Vietnam, his Great Society and War on Poverty domestic programs, civil rights, and other matters.https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/state-union-address-lyndon-b-johnson-january-12-1966 State of the Union Address: Lyndon B. Johnson (January 12, 1966) www.infoplease.com The President closed by mentioning the gravity of the current times by saying:Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union. The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/annual-message-the-congress-the-state-the-union-27 2025-01-06 www.presidency.ucsb.eduYet as long as others will challenge America's security and test the clearness of our beliefs with fire and steel, then we must stand or see the promise of two centuries tremble. I believe tonight that you do not want me to try that risk. And from that belief your President summons his strength for the trials that lie ahead in the days to come. See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1966 References External links Lyndon Baines Johnson's Third State of the Union Address 1966 State of the Union Address 1966 State of the Union Address (full video and audio at www.millercenter.org) 1965 State of the Union Address 1967 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1966 Category:Speeches by Lyndon B. Johnson Category:Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson Category:89th 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 1966 in the United States Category:1960s State of the Union addresses