The 1975 State of the Union address

State of the Union Address

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was given by President Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...

 to a joint session

Joint session of the United States Congress

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 of the 94th United States Congress

94th United States Congress

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 on January 15, 1975. The speech was the first State of the Union address of President Ford's tenure as president.

The president discussed the national debt, taxes, the federal budget and the energy crisis

1970s energy crisis

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. The speech lasted 41:00 and consisted of 4,126 words. The address was broadcast live on radio and television.

The Democratic Party

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 response

Democratic response to the State of the Union address

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 was delivered by Senator Hubert Humphrey

Hubert Humphrey

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and...

 of Minnesota

Minnesota

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 and the Speaker of the House

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

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 Carl Albert

Carl Albert

Carl Bert Albert was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma.Albert represented the southeastern portion of Oklahoma as a Democrat for 30 years, starting in 1947. He is best known for his service as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977...

 of Oklahoma

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External links

• http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=4938(full transcript), The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
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• http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/5499(full video), Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia
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