1981 State of the Union Address explained

1981 State of the Union Address
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Type:	State of the Union Address
Participants:	Jimmy Carter
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The 1981 State of the Union address was delivered by President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, to the 97th United States Congress in written format on January 16, 1981.^[1] In this address, Carter discussed economic issues as well as the Iranian hostage crisis. Carter began his speech with:

This state of the union address holds the record of being the longest state of the union address at 33,667 words.^{[2] [3]}

To date, this State of the Union address was the last one given by a president in January of the same year in which he left office. Thus, Jimmy Carter is the last president to have given a State of the Union address in the same year in which he left office.^[4] To date, this is also the last State of the Union address that has been delivered only in written format.

See also

• 1980 United States presidential election

External links

• The State of the Union Annual Message to the Congress, The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The State of the Union Annual Message to the Congress. January 16, 1981. March 9, 2024. The American Presidency Project.
2. Web site: Ten Facts About the State of the Union Address. Council on Foreign Relations. James M.. Lindsay. February 3, 2023. March 9, 2024.
3. Web site: Length of State of the Union Messages and Addresses in Words. The American Presidency Project. Gerhard. Peters.
4. Web site: Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (Washington 1790 - the present). The American Presidency Project. Gerhard. Peters. John T.. Woolley.