The 1981 State of the Union address was delivered by President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, to the 97th United States Congress in written format on January 16, 1981. In this address, Carter discussed economic issues as well as the Iranian hostage crisis. Carter began his speech with:
This state of the union address holds the record of being the longest state of the union address at 33,667 words.
To date, this State of the Union address was the last one given by a president in January of the same year in which he left office. To date, this is also the last State of the Union address that has been delivered only in written format.
See also 1980 United States presidential election
References
External links
The State of the Union Annual Message to the Congress, The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara.