The 1978
State of the Union address was given by
President Jimmy Carter to a
joint session of the
95th United States Congress on January 19, 1978.
The speech lasted 46 minutes and 4 seconds. and contained 4580 words.
The
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was delivered by Senator
Howard Baker Jr.
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(TN) and Representative
John Rhodes (AZ).
One reviewer noted the blandness of the speech, commenting that "Carter avoided the kind of dramatic new proposals that other Presidents in similar circumstances have put before legislators of their own party."
See also
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United States House of Representatives elections, 1978
References
External links
(full transcript), ''The American Presidency Project'' UC Santa Barbara.
1978 State of the Union Address (full video and audio at www.millercenter.org)
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