The 1975
State of the Union address
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was given by President
Gerald Ford
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to a
joint session
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Most often it refers to when both houses of a bicam ...
of the
94th United States Congress
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on January 15, 1975. The speech was the first State of the Union address of President Ford's tenure as president.
The president discussed the national debt, taxes, the federal budget and the
energy crisis
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. The speech lasted 41:00 and consisted of 4,126 words. The address was broadcast live on radio and television.
The
Democratic Party response
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was delivered by Senator
Hubert Humphrey
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of
Minnesota
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and the
Speaker of the House
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Usage
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Carl Albert
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of
Oklahoma
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.
The President highlighted recent successes like
The Berlin Agreement,
SALT Agreements, and better diplomatic ties with China.
The President closed by mentioning America's
bicentennial __NOTOC__
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* French Revolution bicentennial, commemorating the 200th anniversary of 14 July 1789 uprising, celebrated ...
:
As our 200th anniversary approaches, we owe it to ourselves and to posterity to rebuild our political and economic strength. Let us make America once again and for centuries more to come what it has so long been--a stronghold and a beacon-light of liberty for the whole world.
See also
*
United States House of Representatives elections, 1974
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*
1973–75 recession
References
External links
(full transcript), ''The American Presidency Project'' UC Santa Barbara
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(full video and audio), ''Miller Center of Public Affairs'' University of Virginia
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.
Presidency of Gerald Ford
Speeches by Gerald Ford
94th United States Congress
State of the Union Address
The State of the Union Address (sometimes abbreviated to SOTU) is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress near the beginning of most calendar years on the current condit ...
State of the Union Address
The State of the Union Address (sometimes abbreviated to SOTU) is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress near the beginning of most calendar years on the current condit ...
State of the Union Address
The State of the Union Address (sometimes abbreviated to SOTU) is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress near the beginning of most calendar years on the current condit ...
January 1975 in the United States
1970s State of the Union addresses
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