1991 State of the Union Address

The 1991 State of the Union Address was given by the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush, on January 29, 1991, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 102nd United States Congress. It was Bush's second State of the Union Address and his third speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Tom Foley, accompanied by Dan Quayle, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.

1991 State of the Union Address

Date	January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)
Time	9:00 p.m. EST
Duration	48 minutes
Venue	House Chamber, United States Capitol
Location	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W
Type	State of the Union Address
Participants	George H. W. Bush Dan Quayle Tom Foley
Previous	1990 State of the Union Address
Next	1992 State of the Union Address

The speech lasted approximately 48 minutes.^[1] and contained 3823 words.^[2]

The Democratic Party response was delivered by Senator George Mitchell (ME).^[3]

Manuel Lujan, the Secretary of the Interior, served as the designated survivor.^[4]

The address opens with the President condemning Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait and hailed the end of the Cold War.

In domestic matters, the President advocated for stronger civil rights, his administration enacted the 1991 Civil Rights Act.^[5]