1966 State of the Union Address | |
Time: | 9:00 p.m. EST |
Duration: | 51 minutes |
Venue: | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
Location: | Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates: | 38.8897°N -77.0089°W |
Type: | State of the Union Address |
Participants: | Lyndon B. Johnson Hubert Humphrey John W. McCormack |
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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]