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The 1988 State of the Union address was given by President Ronald Reagan to a joint session of the 100th United States Congress on January 25, 1988. The speech was the last State of the Union address of President Reagan's second term. Donald Hodel, the Secretary of the Interior, served as the designated survivor.〔New York Times, "State of Union: Bewitched by Pageant." Page A18. Jan 27, 1988〕 ==Summary== President Reagan began by announcing that his speech would not be a litany of achievements over the past seven years of his administration, but that he would continue to propose policy initiatives. He outlined the following objectives: # Keep the economy strong and growing # Review the state of social programs # Continue spreading democracy around the world # Maintain a strong defense Reagan discussed the federal deficit, the size of the federal budget, abortion, crime, drugs, the line-item veto, foreign relations and the Soviet war in Afghanistan. He famously summarized the effect of government intervention on the poor: In closing he returned to his vision of America as a city on a hill: "We can be proud ... that another generation of Americans has protected and passed on lovingly this place called America, this shining city on a hill, this government of, by, and for the people." The speech lasted approximately 44 minutes and consisted of 4,955 words.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Length of State of the Union Addresses in Minutes )〕 The address was broadcast live on radio and television. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1988 State of the Union Address」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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