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| Date | January 23, 1980 (1980-01-23) |
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| Time | 9:00 p.m.EST |
| Duration | 32 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 | Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale Tip O'Neill |
| Previous | 1979 State of the Union Address |
| Next | 1981 State of the Union Address |
The1980State of the Union address was given byPresidentJimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, to ajoint session of the96th United States Congress on January 23, 1980.[1][2] Carter addressed theIran Hostage Crisis and theSoviet invasion ofAfghanistan: "At this time in Iran, 50 Americans are still held captive, innocent victims of terrorism and anarchy. Also at this moment, massive Soviet troops are attempting to subjugate the fiercely independent and deeply religious people of Afghanistan."[3]
The speech lasted 32 minutes and 4 seconds.[4] and contained 3412 words.[5]
TheRepublican Partyresponse was delivered by SenatorTed Stevens (AK) and RepresentativeJohn Rhodes (AZ).[6]
In additional matters, the President noted the continued increase in price ofOPEC oil, which he related to a cause of increased inflation. The normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China was also announced.[7]
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