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Year
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Response
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1966
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Senator Everett Dirksen (R-IL) and Rep. Gerald Ford (R-MI) responded to President
Lyndon Johnson’s annual message, which was delivered on January 12, 1966.
The Republican response was the first organized, televised response to the annual
message.
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1967
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Everett Dirksen (R-IL) and Rep. Gerald Ford (R-MI) responded to President Johnson’s
annual message on January 10, 1967.
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1968
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Republican Members of Congress participated in a televised rebuttal to President
Johnson’s annual message delivered on January 17, 1968. The program included
comments from Rep. William Steiger (R-WI), Senator Thomas Kuchel (R-CA), Rep. Gerald
Ford (R-MI), Senator Charles Percy (R-IL), Rep. Richard Poff (R-VA), Rep. George
Bush (R-TX), Rep. Robert Mathias (R-CA), Senator Howard Baker (R-TN), Senator Hugh
Scott (R-PA), Senator John Tower (R-TX), Rep. Charlotte Reid (R-IL), Senator Peter
Dominick (R-CO), Rep. Albert Quie (R-MN), Rep. Melvin Laird (R-WI), Senator Robert
P. Griffin (R-MI), and Senator George Murphy (R-CA).
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1969
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No response. President Johnson’s annual message was delivered on January 14,
1969. President Richard Nixon’s inauguration was held on January 20, 1969.
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1970
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Democrats responded to President Nixon’s annual message on January 22, 1970,
with a 45-minute televised program that included comments from Senator William Proxmire
(D-WI), Rep. Donald Fraser (D-MN), Senator Mike Mansfield (D-MT), Senator Henry
“Scoop” Jackson (D-WA), Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME), Rep. Patsy Mink
(D-HI), and Rep. John McCormack (D-MA).
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1971
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Senator Mike Mansfield (D-MT) offered the Democratic response to President Nixon’s
annual message, which was delivered on January 22, 1971.
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1972
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Democrats responded to President Nixon’s annual message on January 20, 1972:
Senator William Proxmire (D-WI), Senator Frank Church (D-ID), Senator Thomas Eagleton
(D-MO), Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Rep. Leonor Sullivan (D-MO), Rep. John Melcher
(D-MT), Rep. John Brademas (D-IN), Rep. Martha Griffiths (D-MI), Rep. Ralph Metcalfe
(D-IL), Rep. Carl Albert (D-OK), and Rep. Hale Boggs (D-LA).
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1973
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No response. Inauguration of President Nixon.
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1974
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Senator Mike Mansfield (D-MT) offered the Democratic response to President Nixon's
annual message, which was delivered on January 20, 1974.
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1975
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Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) and Representative Carl Albert (D-OK) provided the
Democratic response to President Gerald R. Ford’s annual message, which was
delivered on January 15, 1975.
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1976
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Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME) provided the Democratic response to President Ford’s
annual message, which was delivered on January 19, 1976.
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1977
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No response to President Ford’s final annual message delivered on January
12, 1977.
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1978
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Senator Howard Baker Jr. (R-TN) and Rep. John Rhodes (R-AZ) offered the Republican
response to President Jimmy Carter’s annual message, which was delivered on
January 19, 1978.
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1979
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Senator Howard Baker Jr. (R-TN) and Rep. John Rhodes (R-AZ) provided the Republican
response to President Carter’s annual message, which was delivered on January
23, 1979.
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1980
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Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Rep. John Rhodes (R-AZ) provided the Republican response
to President Carter’s annual message, which was delivered on January 23, 1980.
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1981
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No response. Inauguration of President Ronald Reagan on January 20, 1981.3
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1982
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Democrats responded to President Reagan’s speech delivered on January 26,
1982, with a prerecorded program televised on major networks: Senator Donald Riegle
(D-MI), Senator James Sasser (D-TN), Rep. Albert Gore Jr. (D-TN), Senator Robert
Byrd (D-W.Va), Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), House Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill
(D-MA), Senator Gary Hart (D-CO), Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Senator J. Bennett
Johnston (D-LA), and Senator Alan Cranston (D-CA).
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1983
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Democrats responded to President Reagan’s annual message delivered on January
25, 1983, with a 28-minute prerecorded program. Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV), Senator
Paul Tsongas (D-MA), Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ), Senator Joe Biden (D-DE), Rep.
Tom Daschle (D-SD), Rep. Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), House Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill
(D-MA), Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Rep. Les AuCoin (D-OR), Rep. Paul Simon (D-IL),
Rep. Timothy Wirth (D-CO), and Rep. W.G. “Bill” Hefner (D-NC).
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1984
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Democrats responded to President Reagan’s annual message on January 25, 1984.
Senator Joe Biden (D-DE), Sen. David Boren (D-OK), Senator Carl M. Levin (D-MI),
Senator Max S. Baucus (D-MT), Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV), Senator Clairborne Pell
(D-RI), Senator Walter Huddleston (D-KY), Rep. Dante B. Fascell (D-FL), Rep. Tom
Harkin (D-IA), Rep. William Gray(D-PA), House Speaker Thomas O’Neill (D-MA),
and Rep. Barbara Boxer (D-CA).
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1985
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In response to President Reagan’s annual message on February 6, 1985, the
Democratic Party provided a televised discussion among randomly selected Democratic
voters. Gov. Bill Clinton (D-AR), Gov. Bob Graham (D-FL), House Speaker Thomas P.
O’Neill (D-MA).
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1986
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Senators George Mitchell (D-ME), Lt. Gov. Harriett Woods (D-MO), Gov. Charles Robb
(D-VA), Rep. Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Rep. William Gray (D-PA) responded to President
Reagan’s annual message on February 4, 1986.
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1987
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Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) and House Speaker Jim Wright (D-TX) responded to President
Reagan’s annual message on January 27, 1987.
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1988
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Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) and House Speaker Jim Wright (D-TX) responded to President
Reagan’s annual message on January 25, 1988.
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1989
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House Speaker Jim Wright (D-TX) and Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) responded to President
George H.W. Bush’s annual message.
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1990
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House Speaker Tom Foley (D-WA) offered the Democratic response to President Bush’s
annual message on January 31, 1990.
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1991
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Senator George Mitchell (D-ME) offered the Democratic response to President Bush’s
annual message delivered on January 29, 1991.
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1992
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House Speaker Tom Foley (D-WA) responded to President Bush’s annual message
delivered on January 28, 1992.
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1993
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No response. Inauguration of President William J. Clinton.4
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1994
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Senator Robert Dole (R-KS) responded to President Clinton’s annual message,
which was delivered on January 25, 1994.
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1995
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Governor Christine Todd Whitman (R-NJ) responded to President Clinton’s annual
message which was delivered on January 24, 1995.
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1996
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Senator Robert Dole (R-KS) offered the Republican response to President Clinton’s
annual message, which was delivered on January 23, 1996.
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1997
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Rep. J.C. Watts (R-OK) offered the Republican response to President Clinton’s
annual message, which was delivered on February 4, 1997.
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1998
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Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) offered the Republican response to President Clinton’s
annual message delivered on January 27, 1998.
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1999
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Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-WA) and Rep. Steven Largent (R-OK) offered the Republican
response to President Clinton’s annual message which was delivered on January
19, 1999.
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2000
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Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator William Frist (R-TN) offered the Republican
response to President Clinton’s final annual message on January 27, 2000.
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2001
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No response. Inauguration of President George W. Bush.5
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2002
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Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MO) offered the Democratic response to President Bush’s
first annual message delivered on January 29, 2002.
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2003
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Governor Gary Lock (D-WA) offered the Democratic response to President George W.
Bush’s annual message delivered on January 28, 2003.
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2004
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Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) offered the Democratic response
to President Bush’s annual message delivered on January 23, 2004.
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2005
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) offered the Democratic response
to President Bush’s annual message delivered on February 2, 2005.
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2006
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Governor Timothy Kaine (D-VA) offered the Democratic response to President
George W. Bush’s annual message delivered on January 31, 2006.
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2007
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Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) offered the Democratic response to President George
W. Bush’s annual message delivered on January 23, 2007.
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2008
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Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) offered the Democratic response to President
George W. Bush’s annual message delivered on January 28, 2008.
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2009
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No response. Inauguration of President Barack H. Obama.6
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2010
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Governor Bob McDonnell (R-VA) offered the Republican response to President Barack
H. Obama’s annual message delivered on January 27, 2010.
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2011
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Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) offered the Republican response to President
Barack H. Obama's annual message delivered on January 25, 2011.
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2012
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Governor Mitch Daniels (R-IN) offered the Republican response to President Barack H. Obama’s annual message delivered on January 24, 2012.
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