Ronald Reagan’s 1985 State of the Union Address

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State of the Union address political speech

Ronald Reagan’s 1985 State of the Union Address was a major Cold War-era speech in which President Reagan outlined his administration’s foreign and domestic priorities, including a forceful commitment to supporting anti-communist movements worldwide.

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Ronald Reagan "shining city on a hill" rhetoric 1
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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf State of the Union address ⓘ
political speech ⓘ
advocates support for anti-communist movements ⓘ
support for freedom fighters ⓘ
audience American public ⓘ
broadcastOn radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form: Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date 1985-02-06 ⓘ
deliveredBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
deliveredTo House of Representatives ⓘ
Senate ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
emphasizes containment of Soviet influence ⓘ
economic growth ⓘ
promotion of democracy abroad ⓘ
reduction of government spending ⓘ
strong national defense ⓘ
tax reform ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
focus domestic policy ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ
followedBy Ronald Reagan’s 1986 State of the Union Address ⓘ
governingDocumentMentioned United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the United States
governmentBranchAddressed legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location United States Capitol ⓘ
medium oral address ⓘ
mentions Strategic Defense Initiative ⓘ
officeHeldBySpeaker President of the United States ⓘ
politicalContext Reagan Doctrine ⓘ
politicalPartyOfSpeaker Republican Party ⓘ
precededBy 1984 State of the Union Address ⓘ
surface form: Ronald Reagan’s 1984 State of the Union Address
presidentialAdministration Reagan administration ⓘ
presidentialTerm second term of Ronald Reagan ⓘ
timePeriod 1980s in United States politics ⓘ
topic Cold War ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ
arms control ⓘ
economic policy ⓘ
federal budget deficit ⓘ
national defense ⓘ
social programs ⓘ
strategic defense ⓘ
tax policy ⓘ
year 1985 ⓘ

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Reagan Doctrine → statedIn → Ronald Reagan’s 1985 State of the Union Address ⓘ
“Tale of Two Cities” speech → contrastsWith → Ronald Reagan’s 1985 State of the Union Address ⓘ
subject surface form: Tale of Two Cities speech
this entity surface form: Ronald Reagan "shining city on a hill" rhetoric