Length of State of the Union Messages and Addresses (in minutes) L. Johnson (1966) - G.W. Bush
Year
President
Minutes
Words
2008
GWB
0:52:56
5760
2007
GWB
0:49:24
5590
2006
GWB
0:51:08
5323
2005
GWB
0:53:20
5096
2004
GWB
0:53:55
5229
2003
GWB
0:59:35
5413
2002
GWB
0:47:49
3878
2001
GWB
0:49:10
4362
2000
WJC
1:28:49
7452
1999
WJC
1:18:40
7514
1998
WJC
1:16:43
7303
1997
WJC
1:04:21
6774
1996
WJC
1:06:41
6317
1995
WJC
1:24:58
9190
1994
WJC
1:03:44
7432
1993
WJC
1:05:31
7003
1992
GHWB
0:51:04
5012
1991
GHWB
apx. 48min
3823
1990
GHWB
0:35:43
3777
1989
GHWB
0:48:14
4811
1988
RR
apx. 44min.
4955
1987
RR
0:34:39
3847
1986
RR
apx. 31min.
3514
1985
RR
apx. 40min.
4214
1984
RR
0:43:02
4931
1983
RR
apx. 46min.
5554
1982
RR
0:40:14
5154
1981
JC
written
33667
1980
JC
0:32:04
3412
1979
JC
0:32:32
3257
1978
JC
0:46:04
4580
1977
GRF
0:44:55
4727
1976
GRF
0:50:38
4948
1975
GRF
0:41:00
4126
1974
RN
0:42:51
5144
1973
RN
written
27147
1972
RN
0:28:35
3976
1971
RN
0:33:17
4508
1970
RN
0:36:40
4457
1969
LBJ
0:43:41
4115
1968
LBJ
0:50:13
4914
1967
LBJ
1:11:16
7195
1966
LBJ
0:50:36
5542
Compiled by Gerhard Peters
Citation: John Woolley and Gerhard Peters,The American Presidency Project [online]. Santa Barbara, CA: University of California (hosted), Gerhard Peters (database). Available from World Wide Web: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_minutes.php.
