First State Of The Union Address
1989-1-19
First state of the union address. Carter calls for a tax cut of 25 billion dollars, bringing cuts to 96 percent of the taxpayers. He reports that the U.S. is sound militarily, politically, economically, and spiriually, and calls for limiting the role and functions of government. He cites the lowest unemployment rate since 1974 and the diminishing rate of inflation, and says the standard of living is up for almost all Americans. He calls for clearer writing in government documents, says U.S. foreign policy, if it errs at all, should err in the direction of being overly candid, and discusses the SALT talks, Panama, and the Middle East. With the voices of John Hart, James Malloy, and Tip O'Neill.
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