1990 State of the Union Address

1990 State of the Union Address

President George H. W. Bush delivering the address. Sitting behind Bush are Vice President Dan Quayle and House Speaker Tom Foley.
Date	January 31, 1990 (1990-01-31)
Time	9:00 p.m. EST
Duration	35 minutes
Venue	House Chamber, United States Capitol
Location	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W / 38.88972; -77.00889
Type	State of the Union Address
Participants	George H. W. Bush Dan Quayle Tom Foley
Previous	1989 Joint session speech
Next	1991 State of the Union Address

The 1990 State of the Union Address was given by the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush, on January 31, 1990, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 101st United States Congress. It was Bush's first State of the Union Address and his second 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 35 minutes and 43 seconds.^[1] and contained 3777 words.^[2]

The Democratic Party response was delivered by House Speaker Tom Foley (WA).^[3]

Edward J. Derwinski, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, served as the designated survivor.^[4]