President Reagan addresses the Nation from the Oval Office on Tax Reduction Legislation in 1981 View the text of all President Reagan's addresses and other speeches in the Public Papers of the President. To view a video of each speech, click on the speech titles below. 1981 SpeechDateAddress to the Nation on the Economy February 5, 1981Address to the Nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation July 27, 1981 Address to the Nation on the Program for Economic Recovery September 24, 1981 Address to the Nation About Christmas and the Situation in Poland December 23, 1981 1982 SpeechDateAddress to the Nation on the Fiscal Year 1983 Budget April 29, 1982 Address to the Nation on Federal Tax and Budget Reconciliation Legislation August 16, 1982 Address to the Nation on United States Policy for Peace in the Middle East September 1, 1982 Address to the Nation Announcing the Formation of a New Multinational Force [MNF] in Lebanon September 20, 1982 Address to the Nation on the Economy October 13 , 1982 Address to the Nation on Strategic Arms Reduction and Nuclear Deterrence November 22, 1982 1983 SPeechDateAddress to the Nation on Defense and National Security [includes announcement of SDI program] March 23,1983Address to the Nation on the Soviet Attack on a Korean Civilian Airliner [Korean Air Line Flight 007] September 5, 1983 Address to the Nation on Lebanon and Grenada October 27, 1983 1984 SpeechDateAddress to the Nation and Other Countries on United States-Soviet Union Relations January 16, 1984Address to the Nation Announcing the Reagan-Bush Candidacies for Re-election [broadcast paid for by Reagan-Bush '84 campaign] January 29, 1984 Address to the Nation on United States Policy in Central America May 9, 1984 Address to the Nation on the Observance of Independence Day [pre-recorded] July 4, 1984 Address to the Nation on the Eve of the Presidential Election [pre-recorded; broadcast paid for by Reagan-Bush '84 campaign] November 5, 1984 1985 SpeechDateAddress to the Nation on the Federal Budget and Deficit Reduction April 24, 1985Address to the Nation on Tax Reform May 28, 1985 Address to the Nation on the upcoming Soviet-US Summit Meeting in Geneva November 14, 1985 1986 SpeechDateAddress to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger January 28, 1986 Address to the Nation on National Security February 26, 1986 Address to the Nation on the Situation in Nicaragua March 16, 1986 Address to the Nation on the United States Air Strike Against Libya April 14, 1986 Address to the Nation on Aid to the Contras June 24, 1986 Address to the Nation on Independence Day [from Statue of Liberty celebration, New York City] July 4, 1986 Address to the Nation on the Campaign Against Drug Abuse [with Nancy Reagan] September 14, 1986 Address to the Nation on the Meetings with General Secretary Gorbachev in Iceland October 13, 1986 Address to the Nation on the Congressional and Gubernatorial Elections [pre-recorded] November 2, 1986 Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy November 13, 1986 Address to the Nation on the Investigation of the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy December 2, 19861987 SpeechDateAddress to the Nation regarding the Tower Commission Report March 4, 1987Address to the Nation on the Venice Economic Summit, Arms Control, and the Deficit June 15, 1987Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy and Administration goals August 12, 1987 Address to the Nation on the Supreme Court Nomination of Robert H. Bork October 14, 1987Address to the Nation on the Soviet-United States Summit Meeting [the Washington Summit] December 10, 19871988 SpeechDateAddress to the Nation on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance [carried live by CNN and CONUS Communications, but not by CBS, NBC, or ABC] February 2, 19881989 SpeechDateFarewell Address January 11, 1989