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

[1] The address was broadcast live on radio and television.

The Democratic Party response was delivered by Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and the Speaker of the House Carl Albert of Oklahoma.

The President closed by mentioning America's bicentennial:[3]As our 200th anniversary approaches, we owe it to ourselves and to posterity to rebuild our political and economic strength.

Let us make America once again and for centuries more to come what it has so long been--a stronghold and a beacon-light of liberty for the whole world.This article related to the politics of the United States is a stub.