1984 State of the Union Address
The 1984 State of the Union address was given by President Ronald Reagan to a joint session of the 98th United States Congress on January 25, 1984. The speech was the third State of the Union address of President Reagan's first term.
The speech lasted 43 minutes and 2 seconds[1] and contained 4931 words.[2] The address was broadcast live on radio and television.
The Democratic Party response was delivered by Senator Joe Biden (DE), Sen. David Boren (OK), Senator Carl M. Levin (MI), Senator Max S. Baucus (MT), Senator Robert Byrd (WV), Senator Claiborne Pell (RI), Senator Walter Huddleston (KY), Rep. Dante B. Fascell (FL), Rep. Tom Harkin (IA), Rep. William Gray (PA), House Speaker Thomas O’Neill (MA), and Rep. Barbara Boxer (CA).[3]
Samuel Pierce, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, served as the designated survivor.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Length of State of the Union Addresses". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ↑ "List of Opposition Responses to State of the Union Addresses". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Cabinet Members Who Did Not Attend the State of the Union Address". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
External links
- (full transcript), The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara.
- 1984 State of the Union Address (video) at C-SPAN
- Full video and audio, Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia.
Preceded by 1983 State of the Union Address |
State of the Union addresses 1984 |
Succeeded by 1985 State of the Union Address |