| EISENHOWER SPEAKS ON THE SUMMIT CONFERENCE Speech by President Eisenhower about Foreign Ministers meeting in Geneva and Khruschev. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 8692 |
| Catalog #: | 238822 | |
| Clip Number: | 238822-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 3224 C | |
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| Location: | Washington DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1959 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Misc. JOURNALISM: Press Conference LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Misc. | |
| Description: | EISENHOWER SPEAKS ON THE SUMMIT CONFERENCE Speech by President Eisenhower about Foreign Ministers meeting in Geneva and Khruschev. Washington DC, United States of America (USA). Press waiting for President. Eisenhower answering question on a possible Geneva conference with the Soviets. “Well, the first answer is no, there has not been any detectable progress that to my mind would justify the holding of a summit meeting. Now, I think I have expressed before my readiness to interpret satisfactory progress or define satisfactory progress rather liberally, because it would be unrealistic to believe that the foreign ministers could make a number of agreements that would be significant to the world and would of themselves promote a much more peaceful situation in the world. This is because these foreign ministers are, after all, acting for someone else, delegates of their governments, and these matters have to be brought back and studied carefully. … Now, with respect to the speculating as to what the Soviets want, whether or not they want a summit meeting more or less than they did some months back, I don't know. I will say this: some of the statements made by Mr. Khrushchev were certainly not calculated to ease tensions and to promote, you might say, a relaxed atmosphere for the conduct of negotiations at Geneva. “ Reporters in their seats, listening. Eisenhower continues. "I don't see how the head of any self-respecting government can go to an international conference in response to any kind of thing that can be interpreted as a threat." | |
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