1983 State of the Union Address
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| Date | January 25, 1983 |
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| Time | 9:00 p.m. EST |
| Duration | 46 minutes |
| Venue | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W |
| Type | State of the Union Address |
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| Previous | 1982 State of the Union Address |
| Next | 1984 State of the Union Address |
The 1983 State of the Union Address was given by the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, on January 25, 1983, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 98th United States Congress. It was Reagan's second State of the Union Address and his third speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Tip O'Neill, accompanied by George H. W. Bush, the vice president.
The speech lasted approximately 46 minutes [1] and contained 5554 words.[2] The address was broadcast live on radio and television.
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Timothy Wirth (CO), and Rep. Bill Hefner (NC).[3]
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.
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- (full transcript), The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara.
- 1983 State of the Union Address (video) at C-SPAN
- Full video and audio, Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia.
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