| State Of The Union: President Reports to 85th Congress. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1626 |
| Catalog #: | 354549 | |
| Clip Number: | 354549-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 030-005-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:29:42 - 00:31:15 | |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, D.C. | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | GOVERNMENT: Address to Congress, State of the Union GOVERNMENT: United States, Congress LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. PERSONALITIES: Eisenhower, Dwight (Ike) PERSONALITIES: Nixon, Richard M. | |
| Description: | State Of The Union: President Reports to 85th Congress. President Eisenhower goes before Congress to deliver his long-awaited address on the 'state of the union,' in which he sees our interests as world-wide and says we must assume leadership in world affairs. We cannot isolate ourselves, he says, but must keep our strength high to deter aggression. Ovation; President Dwight Eisenhower stands before Congress, Vice-President Nixon and another man (presumably Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn) behind him. Ike speaks: "The existence of a strongly armed imperialistic dictatorship poses a continuing threat to the free world's, and thus to our own nation's, security and peace. There are certain truths to be remembered here. First, America, alone and isolated, cannot assure even its own security. We must be joined by the capability and resolution of nations that have proved themselves dependable defenders of freedom. Isolation from them invites war. Our security is also enhanced by the immeasurable interest that joins us with all peoples who believe that peace with justice must be preserved, that wars of aggression are crimes against humanity. Another truth is that our survival in today's world requires modern, adequate, dependable military strength. Our nation has made great strides in assuring a modern defense, so armed in new weapons, so deployed, so equipped that today our security force is the most powerful in our peacetime history. It can punish heavily any enemy who undertakes to attack us. It is a major deterrent to war." Ends abruptly. Importance of allies, alliances, defense capabilities. | |
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