Full video of the speech as published by the White House | |
| Date | January 27, 2010 |
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| Time | 9:00 p.m. EST |
| Duration | 1 hour, 9 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 |
| Participants | |
| Previous | 2009 Joint session speech |
| Next | 2011 State of the Union Address |
The 2010 State of the Union Address was given by the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, on January 27, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 111th United States Congress.[1][2] It was Obama'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, Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Joe Biden, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.
The theme for President Obama's speech was “Rescue, Rebuild, Restore – a New Foundation for Prosperity”.[3][4] Among the topics that Obama covered in his speech were proposals for job creation and federal deficit reduction.[5]
Newly inaugurated Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell delivered the Republican response following the speech[6] from the floor of the House of Delegates at the Virginia State Capitol in front of over 300 people.[7]
- ^ "Obama's first State of the Union address set for January 27". AFP. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ Bazinet, Kenneth R. (January 19, 2010). "President Obama won't be 'Idol' on January 27 when he delivers State of the Union address to Congress". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.. ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and PBS online schedules as of January 24, 2010.
- ^ Zeleny, Jeff (January 27, 2010). "Obama's Themes: 'Rescue, Rebuild, Restore'". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ "Obama Vows to Restore a 'Tested' Nation". January 28, 2010. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ "After spending binge, White House says it will focus on deficits". Politico.com. November 13, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
President Barack Obama announced in next year's State of the Union address that he wants to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in 2010 – and downplayed other new domestic spending beyond jobs programs, according to top aides involved in the planning.
- ^ "2010 Republican Response". BBC News. January 27, 2010. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ "McDonnell Trumps Obama's State of the Union Speech". Human Events. January 28, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.