1972 State of the Union Address

1972 State of the Union Address
DateJanuary 20, 1972 (1972-01-20)
Time12:30 p.m. EST
Duration29 minutes
VenueHouse Chamber, United States Capitol
LocationWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W / 38.88972; -77.00889
TypeState of the Union Address
ParticipantsRichard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Carl Albert
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The 1972 State of the Union Address was a State of the Union address given by U.S. President Richard Nixon on January 20, 1972. The shortest such recorded address in history, it covered value-added taxes, emergency medicine, and the then-ongoing Vietnam War.