Trump’s State of the Union is longest address in decades : NPR
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Key Points:
- President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday lasted approximately one hour and 48 minutes, making it the longest speech before a joint session of Congress in at least 60 years.
- This speech surpassed Trump's own previous record of one hour and 39 minutes from last year, which was not officially classified as a State of the Union.
- The previous longest State of the Union speech was by Bill Clinton in 2000, lasting one hour and 28 minutes.
- The shortest speech in the past 60 years was Richard Nixon's 1972 address, which lasted only 28 minutes.
- The lengthy runtime included pauses for applause, disruptions, guest recognition, and cheers for the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team.
