He stated, "Our progress began not in Washington, DC, but in the hearts of our families, communities, workplaces, and voluntary groups which, together, are unleashing the invincible spirit of one great nation under God."[1] He believed that volunteerism was a key element to the American community.
The president proclaimed the Reagan Doctrine, announcing support for military and other aid to forces fighting to overthrow governments in select countries around the world, and specifically for armed groups fighting to overthrow the Central American government of Nicaragua, claiming that "support for freedom fighters is self-defense." He also spoke of the plans to develop a weapons program referred to as the Strategic Defense Initiative. On the domestic front, he spoke at length of the need to reduce the government's role in advancing people's lives and the economy and for reducing the federal deficit, and of his opposition to abortion, among other things.
The speech lasted approximately 40 minutes and consisted of 4,955 words.[2] The address was broadcast live on radio and television.
After the joint session was dissolved, House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel led the members of the House of Representatives and Senate in singing Happy Birthday to President Reagan.
1985, state, union, address, given, 40th, president, united, states, ronald, reagan, february, 1985, reagan, 74th, birthday, chamber, united, states, house, representatives, 99th, united, states, congress, reagan, fourth, state, union, address, fifth, speech, . The 1985 State of the Union Address was given by the 40th president of the United States Ronald Reagan on February 6 1985 Reagan s 74th birthday at 9 00 p m EST in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 99th United States Congress It was Reagan s fourth State of the Union Address and his fifth speech to a joint session of the United States Congress Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker Tip O Neill accompanied by George H W Bush the vice president 1985 State of the Union Address source source source source source source Full video of the speech as published by the Ronald Reagan Presidential LibraryDateFebruary 6 1985 1985 02 06 Time9 00 p m ESTDuration40 minutesVenueHouse Chamber United States CapitolLocationWashington D C Coordinates38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W 38 88972 N 77 00889 W 38 88972 77 00889TypeState of the Union AddressParticipantsRonald ReaganGeorge H W BushTip O NeillHe stated Our progress began not in Washington DC but in the hearts of our families communities workplaces and voluntary groups which together are unleashing the invincible spirit of one great nation under God 1 He believed that volunteerism was a key element to the American community The president proclaimed the Reagan Doctrine announcing support for military and other aid to forces fighting to overthrow governments in select countries around the world and specifically for armed groups fighting to overthrow the Central American government of Nicaragua claiming that support for freedom fighters is self defense He also spoke of the plans to develop a weapons program referred to as the Strategic Defense Initiative On the domestic front he spoke at length of the need to reduce the government s role in advancing people s lives and the economy and for reducing the federal deficit and of his opposition to abortion among other things The speech lasted approximately 40 minutes and consisted of 4 955 words 2 The address was broadcast live on radio and television After the joint session was dissolved House Minority Leader Robert H Michel led the members of the House of Representatives and Senate in singing Happy Birthday to President Reagan The Democratic Party response was delivered by Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas who himself later became president in 1993 Governor Bob Graham of Florida and House Speaker Tip O Neill 3 Malcolm Baldrige the Secretary of Commerce served as the designated survivor 4 See also editSpeeches and debates of Ronald Reagan 1984 United States presidential electionReferences edit State of the Union Address Ronald Reagan February 6 1985 www InfoPlease com Retrieved August 8 2017 Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes Presidency ucsb edu Retrieved October 17 2012 List of Opposition Responses to State of the Union Addresses Presidency ucsb edu Retrieved October 17 2012 Cabinet Members Who Did Not Attend the State of the Union Address Presidency ucsb edu Retrieved October 17 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1985 State of the Union Address nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article 1985 State of the Union Address full transcript The American Presidency Project UC Santa Barbara Full video and audio Miller Center of Public Affairs University of Virginia 1985 State of the Union Address video at C SPANPreceded by1984 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses1985 Succeeded by1986 State of the Union Address nbsp This article related to the politics of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 State of the Union Address amp oldid 1194235006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
