| State Of Union: Pres. Eisenhower In First Congress Speech | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1581 |
| Catalog #: | 352412 | |
| Clip Number: | 352412-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 026-436-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:08:19 - 00:10:37 | |
| Location: | Washington, DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (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: | Dull in imagery and contrast President Eisenhower in a stirring message to the Joint Session of Congress said that America will seek peace by all honorable means but will not buy it at the price of abandoning freedom loving people. MLS - President Eisenhower enters the House Of Representatives MCUS - President Eisenhower pays his respects to the Vice-President and Speaker Of The House MLSOH - President Eisenhower receives a standing ovation MCUS - President at the podium President Eisenhower First Speech: "Our policy dedicated to making the free world secure will envision all peaceful methods and devices. Except, breaking faith with our friends. We shall never acquiesce in the enslavement of any people in order to purchase fancy gain for ourselves. I shall ask the congress at a later date to join in an appropriate resolution making clear, that this government recognizes no kind of commitment contained in secret understandings of the past, with foreign governments which permits this kind of enslavement. The policy we pursue will recognize the truth, that no single country even one so powerful as ours, can alone defend the liberty of all nations threatened by communist aggression or subversion within. Mutual security means effective mutual co-operation. For the United States, this means that as a matter of common sense and national interest, we shall give help to other nations in the measure that they strive earnestly that they do their full share of the common task". | |
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