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1971 State of the Union Address

The 1971 State of the Union Address was given by U.S. President Richard Nixon on January 22, 1971.

At the very start of the address, Nixon mourned the death of Senator Richard Russell Jr.

The address was known for introducing Nixon's "six great goals", which would go on to be reiterated in the 1972 State of the Union Address:

Notably, the 1971 State of the Union did not touch upon foreign policy.

On January 26, 1971, Senator Mike Mansfield (D-MT), then the Senate Majority Leader, responded to the address in an interview with four network correspondents.

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