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1991 State of the Union Address
DateJanuary 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)
Time9:00 p.m. EST
Duration48 minutes
VenueHouse Chamber, United States Capitol
Location Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W / 38.88972; -77.00889
Type State of the Union Address
Participants
Previous 1990 State of the Union Address
Next 1992 State of the Union Address

The 1991 State of the Union Address was given by the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush, on January 29, 1991, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 102nd United States Congress. It was Bush's second State of the Union Address and his third speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Tom Foley, accompanied by Dan Quayle, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.

The speech lasted approximately 48 minutes. [1] and contained 3823 words. [2]

The Democratic Party response was delivered by Senator George Mitchell (ME). [3]

Manuel Lujan, the Secretary of the Interior, served as the designated survivor. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Length of State of the Union Addresses". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "List of Opposition Responses to State of the Union Addresses". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "Cabinet Members Who Did Not Attend the State of the Union Address". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

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