A Gallup poll taken shortly after the speech has Bush's approval
rating at 82 percent. 1988: President Ronald Reagan criticizes
Congress for passing last-minute, catch-all spending bills, and
as a visual aid, hoists 3,296 pages of budget legislation
documents weighing 43 pounds onto his podium. 1986: Reagan had
planned to mention teacher-in-space Christa McAuliffe during his
address, but the speech is postponed when the Space Shuttle
Challenger explodes after launch that morning, killing McAuliffe
and six others. 1974: President Richard Nixon calls for an end
to the Watergate investigation, saying, "One year of Watergate
is enough." He also declares he will not resign from office,
saying, "I have no intention whatever of ever walking away from
the job that the people elected me to do." He resigns six months
later. 1965: President Lyndon Johnson announces his Great
Society programs. He also calls for a Voting Rights Act as well
as air and water purification. The audience applauds 80 times
during the address. T