1991 State of the Union Address

1991 State of the Union Address

Date	January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)
Time	9:00 p.m. EST
Duration	48 minutes
Venue	House Chamber, United States Capitol
Location	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W
Type	State of the Union Address
Participants	George H. W. Bush Dan Quayle Tom Foley
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. and contained 3823 words.

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

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

External links

• "House of Representatives" (PDF). Congressional Record. 137 (2) (Bound ed.). Washington, DC: United States Government Publishing Office: 2401–2404. January 29, 1991. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
• "1991 State of the Union Address". C-SPAN. January 29, 1991. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
• "State of the Union Response". C-SPAN. January 29, 1991. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
• 1991 State of the Union Response (transcript)