President Clinton discussed numerous topics in the address, including the environment, the International Space Station, welfare, crime and relations with NATO and China.
The Republican Party response was delivered by Oklahoma congressman J. C. Watts in front of high school students sponsored by the Close Up Foundation.
The White House however refused to postpone the State of the Union Address.
[2] This was the first State of the Union Address carried live on the Internet.
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