Full video of the speech as published by theRonald Reagan Presidential Library | |
 | |
| Date | January 25, 1983 (1983-01-25) |
|---|---|
| Time | 9:00 p.m.EST |
| Duration | 46 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 | |
| Previous | 1982 State of the Union Address |
| Next | 1984 State of the Union Address |
The1983 State of the Union Address was given by the 40thpresident of the United States,Ronald Reagan, on January 25, 1983, at 9:00 p.m.EST, in the chamber of theUnited States House of Representatives to the98th United States Congress. It was Reagan's secondState of the Union Address and histhird speech to ajoint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was theHouse speaker,Tip O'Neill, accompanied byGeorge H. W. Bush, thevice president in his capacity as thepresident of the Senate.
The speech lasted approximately 46 minutes[1] and contained 5554 words.[2] The address was broadcast live on radio and television.
TheDemocratic Partyresponse was delivered by SenatorRobert Byrd (WV), SenatorPaul Tsongas (MA), SenatorBill Bradley (NJ), SenatorJoe Biden (DE), Rep.Tom Daschle (SD), Rep.Barbara Kennelly (CT), House SpeakerThomas P. O'Neill III (MA), Rep.George Miller (CA), Rep.Les AuCoin (OR), Rep.Paul Simon (IL), Rep.Timothy Wirth (CO), and Rep.Bill Hefner (NC).[3]
| Preceded by | State of the Union addresses 1983 | Succeeded by |
 | This article related to thepolitics of the United States is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
