Speech by US president Lyndon B. Johnson
Date | January 12, 1966 (1966-01-12) |
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Time | 9:00 p.m. EST |
Duration | 51 minutes |
Venue | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 38°53′23″N 77°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 |
Previous | 1965 State of the Union Address |
Next | 1967 State of the Union Address |
The 1966 State of the Union Address was given by Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, on Wednesday, January 12, 1966, to the 89th United States Congress.[1] In the speech, Johnson addressed the then-ongoing war in Vietnam, his Great Society and War on Poverty domestic programs, civil rights, and other matters.[2]
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References
- ^ "State of the Union Address: Lyndon B. Johnson (January 12, 1966)". www.infoplease.com.
- ^ "State of the Union Address: Lyndon B. Johnson (January 12, 1966)". www.infoplease.com.
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