Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Topic

Battle plans

Speaker

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Remarks at the National Defense Executive Reserve Conference. National Defense Executive Reserve Conference. 14 Nov. 1957, Washington DC, USA.

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Citation

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Medium
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