President Ford appeals for ‘new realism’ in State of the Union address 40 years ago this hour (Jan 19 1976)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Gerald Ford-State of the Union Address (January 19, 1976)'

(Monday, January 19, 1976, 9:00 p.m. EST) — In his second State of the Union address, U.S. President Gerald Ford, declaring that “common sense” dictated a self-disciplined course at the outset of the third American century, called tonight on Congress to act with restraint in meeting the immediate needs and expectations of the nation (click here to watch the full address).