| Legion Meets: Vets Hear General Ike At Convention | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1577 |
| Catalog #: | 352113 | |
| Clip Number: | 352113-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 025-590-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:52:03 - 00:53:36 | |
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1952 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Campaigns LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York ORGANIZATIONS: American Legion PERSONALITIES: Eisenhower, Dwight (Ike) WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Propaganda | |
| Description: | 14,000 Wildly cheering Legionnaires hear General Eisenhower deliver a fighting attack on communism. A non-political speech by the GOP standard-bearer. MCUS - General Eisenhower giving a speech addressing the American Legionnaires General Eisenhower; "Now in order to obtain their objectives, Stalin has said that there may have to be another international war. Unless the Free Nations including America become so convinced of the hopelessness of the struggles they will surrender. Now, does anyone here think America ever quits? Does anyone here think that America will ever surrender to that kind of a threat or talk? And Stalin knows just that - therefore, I say - we are in great peril because knowing that, he is proceeding with the mobilization of the world he controls to do anything, anything, that the Kremlin finds necessary in order to subdue us. One hundred years ago America was the wonder of humanity and the symbol of a man's hopes and goals everywhere. We can make it that again. Can we not, here and now, all of us, resolve that we shall make it, that again". General Eisenhower gives a short wave and walks off the podium. | |
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