1974 State of the Union Address

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The 1974 State of the Union Address was President Richard Nixon’s annual message to the United States Congress, delivered amid the Watergate scandal and growing calls for his resignation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf State of the Union Address
political speech
archivedBy American Presidency Project
Government Printing Office
surface form: U.S. Government Publishing Office
associatedWith calls for Nixon’s resignation
broadcastBy major U.S. television networks
city Washington, D.C.
constitutionalBasis Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
context Nixon administration
surface form: Nixon presidency

Watergate scandal
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date January 30, 1974
deliveredTo House of Representatives
United States Senate
surface form: Senate of the United States

United States Congress
describedAs annual message to Congress
era 1970s in United States politics
followedBy 1975 State of the Union Address
follows 1973 State of the Union Address
genre political oratory
givenBy Richard Nixon
governmentBranchAddressed legislative branch of the United States
governmentLevel federal
hasOnlineText public domain transcript
language English
legislativeSession 93rd United States Congress
location United States Capitol
mediaCoverage radio
television
monthsBeforeEvent about seven months before Nixon’s resignation
officeHeldBySpeaker President of the United States
partOf State of the Union addresses
precededResignationOf Richard Nixon
presidentialTerm second term of Richard Nixon
primaryAudience members of Congress
secondaryAudience American public
speakerParty Republican Party
timePeriod Cold War
topic United States economy
Vietnam War aftermath
energy crisis
federal budget
foreign policy
government reform
inflation
typeOfEvent joint session of Congress
year 1974

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