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| Date | January 19, 1999 (1999-01-19) |
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| Time | 9:00 p.m.EST |
| Duration | 1 hour, 18 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 |
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| Previous | 1998 State of the Union Address |
| Next | 2000 State of the Union Address |
The1999 State of the Union Address was given by the 42ndpresident of the United States,Bill Clinton, on January 19, 1999, at 9:00 p.m.EST, in the chamber of theUnited States House of Representatives to the106th United States Congress. It was Clinton's sixthState of the Union Address and hisseventh speech to ajoint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was theHouse speaker,Dennis Hastert, accompanied byAl Gore, thevice president, in his capacity as thepresident of the Senate.
President Clinton discussed the economy, the federal budget, taxes and focused on the budget surplus, then at $70 billion. The president also discussed the future ofSocial Security, education, foreign relations and "solving the so-calledY2K computer problem". The president did not mention the then-occurringimpeachment trial in the Senate.
The speech lasted 1:18:40 and consisted of 7,514 words.[1] In the speech, the president acknowledged the widows of the officers killed in theUnited States Capitol shooting incident of 1998.
Before the speech, President Clinton shook hands with Speaker Hastert and Vice President Gore. Speaker Hastert introduced the president with the traditional words "I have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the United States". After the speech, Hastert and Gore shook hands with the president.
TheRepublican Party response was delivered by RepresentativesJennifer Dunn andSteve Largent inWashington, D.C.[2]
Andrew Cuomo, theSecretary of Housing and Urban Development, served as thedesignated survivor.[3]
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