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| Date | January 17, 1968 (1968-01-17) |
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| Time | 9:00 p.m.EST |
| Duration | 50 minutes |
| Venue | House Chamber,United States Capitol |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′23″N77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W /38.88972; -77.00889 |
| Type | State of the Union Address |
| Participants | Lyndon B. Johnson Hubert Humphrey John W. McCormack |
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The1968State of the Union Address was given by the 36th president of the United States,Lyndon B. Johnson, on Wednesday, January 17, 1968, to the90th United States Congress. He reported this, "And I report to you that I believe, with abiding conviction, that this people—nurtured by their deep faith, tutored by their hard lessons, moved by their high aspirations—have the will to meet the trials that these times impose."[1]
In domestic matters, the President noted the success of theMedicare andMedicaid programs which were used by 25 million Americans. He advocated for rebuilding cities by encouraging more building of homes and apartments with a goal of 6 million housing units in 10 years.[2]
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