President Ronald Reagan's First State of the Union Address, January 26, 1982

On January 26, 1982, President Ronald Reagan delivered his first State of the Union address before Congress and the nation. He discussed the issues our nation faced at the start of his presidency, and the progress made in the last year. He went on to talk about the future of the United States, and how we would promote American values for the rest of the world to take as an example. 00:00 – President Reagan enters the House Chamber 02:51 – Address begins, history of the tradition 03:56 – Achieving the ultimate hopes of the republic 05:52 – Where we've been over the past year 07:10 – Economic recovery 23:23 – Limiting the government 30:50 – Strengthening civil rights 32:29 – Foreign policy 38:21 – Promoting American values to the world For more information on the ongoing works of President Reagan's Foundation, please visit http://www.reaganfoundation.org Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RonaldReagan Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldreagan Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/reaganfoundation Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ronald-reagan-presidential-library-foundation Newsletter Sign-up: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/newsletter