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1973 State of the Union Address

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1973 State of the Union Address
Date	February 2 – March 14, 1973 (1973-02-02 – 1973-03-14)
Location	Washington, D.C.
Type	State of the Union Address
Participants	Richard Nixon
Previous	1972 State of the Union Address
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The 1973 State of the Union Address was delivered to the 93rd United States Congress as a series of six written messages from February 2 to March 14, 1973. The first message was an overview, which was then followed by five additional messages, each of which focused on a specific public policy theme.^[1]

In the initial introductory message, Nixon wrote:

America continues to provide a better and more abundant life for more of its people than any other nation in the world. We have passed through one of the most difficult periods in our history without surrendering to despair and without dishonoring our ideals as a people.

Looking back, there is a lesson in all this for all of us. The lesson is one that we sometimes had to learn the hard way over the past few years. But we did learn it. That lesson is that even potentially destructive forces can be converted into positive forces when we know how to channel them, and when we use common sense and common decency to create a climate of mutual respect and goodwill.

By working together and harnessing the forces of nature, Americans have unlocked some of the great mysteries of the universe.^[2]

Six messages[edit]

#	Date	Title	Source
1	February 2, 1973	Overview and Goals	^[3]
2	February 15, 1973	Natural Resources and the Environment	^[4]
3	February 22, 1973	The Economy	^[5]
4	March 1, 1973	Human Resources	^[6]
5	March 8, 1973	Community Development	^[7]
6	March 14, 1973	Law Enforcement and Drug Abuse Prevention	^[8]

References[edit]

Wikisource has original text related to this article:

1973 State of the Union Address

^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. (2024). "Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (Washington 1790 - the present)". Retrieved March 13, 2024.

^ Infoplease.com. "State of the Union Address: Richard Nixon (February 2, 1973)". Retrieved February 8, 2019.

^ Nixon, Richard M. (February 2, 1973). "State of the Union Message to the Congress: Overview and Goals". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

^ Nixon, Richard M. (February 15, 1973). "State of the Union Message to the Congress on Natural Resources and the Environment". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

^ Nixon, Richard M. (February 22, 1973). "State of the Union Message to the Congress on the Economy". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

^ Nixon, Richard M. (March 1, 1973). "State of the Union Message to the Congress on Human Resources". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

^ Nixon, Richard M. (March 8, 1973). "State of the Union Message to the Congress on Community Development". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

^ Nixon, Richard M. (March 14, 1973). "State of the Union Message to the Congress on Law Enforcement and Drug Abuse Prevention". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

Preceded by 1972 State of the Union Address	State of the Union addresses 1973	Succeeded by 1974 State of the Union Address

v t e PresidencyofRichard Nixon (1969–1974)
Timeline	Transition First inauguration "Bring Us Together" Second inauguration Silent majority 1970 Lincoln Memorial visit 1970 SOTU Address 1971 SOTU Address 1972 SOTU Address 1973 SOTU Address 1974 SOTU Address VP confirmation of Gerald Ford Wilson desk Judicial appointments Supreme Court controversies Executive Orders Presidential Proclamations
Foreign policy	International trips Nixon Doctrine Vietnam War Cambodian bombing Paris Peace Accords "Peace with Honor" Vietnamization Cold War period Linkage policy Tar Baby option 1972 visit to China Shanghai Communiqué 1973 Chilean coup d'état Détente 1972 Moscow Summit Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty SALT I Treaty Washington Summit Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement Threshold Test Ban Treaty Operation CHAOS Space exploration
Domestic policy	Family Assistance Plan Revised Philadelphia Plan Minority Business Development Agency Native American policy Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Education Amendments of 1972 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Title IX Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 National Cancer Act of 1971 End Stage Renal Disease Program Supplemental Security Income Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act Shafer Commission War on drugs Drug Enforcement Administration Cannabis policy Federal Contested Elections Act Federal Election Campaign Act 1970 VRA Amendments District of Columbia Home Rule Act Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 Congressional Research Service
Economic policy	Bank Secrecy Act Fair Credit Reporting Act National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1970 Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 Nixon shock Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 Smithsonian Agreement Occupational Safety and Health Act National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration Permissible exposure limit U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Consumer Product Safety Act Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act Securities Investor Protection Act Securities Investor Protection Corporation Tax Reform Act of 1969 Alternative minimum tax Revenue Act of 1971 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 Agricultural Act of 1970 Farm Credit Act of 1971 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972 Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 Federal Energy Administration Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act
Environmental policy	Council on Environmental Quality Environmental Quality Improvement Act National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Amendments of 1970 Clean Water Act Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act National Ambient Air Quality Standards National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants New Source Performance Standards Noise Control Act Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Zone Management Act Coastal Zone Management Program Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Marine Mammal Protection Act Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 Endangered Species Act of 1969 Endangered Species Act of 1973 Oil Pollution Act of 1973 Water Resources Development Act of 1974
Watergate	Timeline Operation Sandwedge Operation Gemstone Saturday Night Massacre CRP White House Plumbers Watergate Seven Enemies List list of opponents White House tapes United States v. Nixon (1974) Senate Watergate Committee impeachment process Resignation Pardon
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State of the Union (list)

1849

1973*
1974^†

Legend: Address to Joint Session
Written message
Written message with national radio address
* Split into multiple parts
^† Included a detailed written supplement
^‡ Not officially a "State of the Union"
Presidents William Henry Harrison (1841) and James Garfield (1881) died in office before delivering a State of the Union

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