2000 State of the Union Address
Full video of the speech as published by theWhite House | |
| Date | January 27, 2000 |
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| Time | 9:00 p.m.EST |
| Duration | 1 hour, 28 minutes |
| Venue | House Chamber,United States Capitol |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′19.8″N77°00′32.8″W/ 38.888833°N 77.009111°W |
| Type | State of the Union Address |
| Participants | |
| Previous | 1999 State of the Union Address |
| Next | 2001 Joint session speech |
The2000 State of the Union Addresswas given by the 42ndpresident of the United States,Bill Clinton,on January 27, 2000, at 9:00 p.m.EST,in the chamber of theUnited States House of Representativesto the106th United States Congress.It was Clinton's seventh and finalState of the Union Addressand hiseighth and final speechto 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.
Clinton began the speech by saying, "We are fortunate to be alive at this moment in history. Never before has our nation enjoyed, at once, so much prosperity and social progress with so little internal crisis or so few external threats. Never before have we had such a blessed opportunity and, therefore, such a profound obligation to build the more perfect union of our founders' dreams." Clinton discussed many topics in the address, including education, health care, crime, the global economy, technology, and the environment.[1]
It was the longest State of the Union address inrecorded historyat 1 hour and 28 minutes.
This State of the Union address is notable for being the first sincePresident Reagan's1986 address at which all 9 members of the Supreme Court were absent. It is speculated that their absence was due to Clinton's recentimpeachment.[2]Bill Richardson,theSecretary of Energy,served as thedesignated survivor.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^"Online NewsHour: State of the Union, January 27, 2000".PBS.Archived fromthe originalon November 3, 2013.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^"Bill Clinton - Salon.com".Archived fromthe originalon November 13, 2009.RetrievedJanuary 29,2010.
- ^Keneally, Meghan (February 5, 2019)."Tales from past 'designated survivors' who had to miss the State of the Union".ABC News.
External links[edit]
- State of the Union Address(full transcript),The American Presidency Project,UC Santa Barbara
- Entire 2000 State of the Union Response (transcript)
- Entire 2000 State of the Union address(video) at C-SPAN
- Entire 2000 State of the Union Response(video) at C-SPAN
- Entire 2000 State of the Union address(audio)
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