 President George W. Bush during the speech, with Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Dennis Hastert behind him | |
| Date | February 2, 2005 |
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| Time | 9:00 p.m. EST |
| Duration | 53 minutes |
| Venue | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′19.8″N 77°00′32.8″W / 38.888833°N 77.009111°W |
| Type | State of the Union Address |
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| Previous | 2004 State of the Union Address |
| Next | 2006 State of the Union Address |
The 2005 State of the Union Address was given by the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush, on February 2, 2005, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 109th United States Congress. It was Bush's fourth State of the Union Address and his fifth speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Dennis Hastert, accompanied by Dick Cheney, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.