2005 State of the Union Address
 President George W. Bush during the speech, with Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Dennis Hastert behind him | |
| Date | February 2, 2005 |
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| Time | 9:00 p.m. EST |
| Duration | 53 minutes |
| Venue | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′19.8″N 77°00′32.8″W / 38.888833°N 77.009111°W |
| Type | State of the Union Address |
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| Previous | 2004 State of the Union Address |
| Next | 2006 State of the Union Address |
The 2005 State of the Union Address was given by the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush, on February 2, 2005, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 109th United States Congress. It was Bush's fourth State of the Union Address and his fifth speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Dennis Hastert, accompanied by Dick Cheney, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.
Introduction
President Bush began his
He reminded Congress of George W. Bush's second inaugural address, "Two weeks ago, I stood on the steps of this Capitol and renewed the commitment of our nation to the guiding ideal of
Economy
The president began his domestic analysis by drawing attention to the growing
He noted that despite the
Statistics
Thirty-eight million viewers watched the address, a lower figure than any of Bush's previous State of the Union addresses, and indeed lower than any State of the Union addresses in the preceding twelve years.[1]
References
External links
- 2005 State of the Union Address (full transcript), The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
- 2005 State of the Union Address (video) at C-SPAN
- 2005 State of the Union Response (transcript)
- 2005 State of the Union Response (video) at C-SPAN
- Audio of Bush's Fourth State of the Union Address
