1980 State of the Union Address
The 1980 State of [the Union address] was given by President of [the United States|President] Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, to a Joint session of [the United States Congress|joint session] of the 96th [United States Congress] on January 23, 1980.
Carter addressed the Iran Hostage Crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan: "At this time in Iran, 50 Americans are still held captive, innocent victims of terrorism and anarchy. Also at this moment, massive Soviet troops are attempting to subjugate the fiercely independent and deeply religious people of Afghanistan."
The speech lasted 32 minutes and 4 seconds. and contained 3412 words.
The Republican Party response to the [State of the Union">Democratic response to the State of the Union address">response to the [State of the Union address|response] was delivered by Senator Ted Stevens and Representative John Rhodes.
In additional matters, the President noted the continued increase in price of OPEC oil, which he related to a cause of increased inflation. The normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China was also announced.