By Annette Choi, CNN<\/p>\n
(CNN) \u2014 President Donald Trump\u2019s 2026 State of the Union address<\/a> to the 119th Congress Tuesday was a long one.<\/p>\n With his 1 hour and 47 minute speech, Trump beat his own record for the longest annual address to Congress on record since at least 1964 \u2014 which he set last year. The speech also topped President Bill Clinton\u2019s record for the longest State of the Union Address.<\/p>\n Clinton\u2019s nearly one-and-a-half-hour speech in 2000 was the longest on record until tonight, according to The American Presidency Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, former President Richard Nixon continues to hold the record for shortest SOTU speech, having spoken for under 30 minutes in 1972.<\/p>\n The-CNN-Wire BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION<\/p>\n KRDO NewsChannel 13 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.<\/p>\n Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here <\/a><\/p>\n
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