First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower

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America as example American politics Political theory

Speaker

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Source

First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

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Eisenhower, Dwight D. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1953, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Freedom is pitted against slavery; lightness against the dark.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Cold War Communism vs. democracy International politics

Speaker

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

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English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

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Eisenhower, Dwight D. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1953, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

How far have we come in man's long pilgrimage from darkness toward the light? Are we nearing the light—a day of freedom and of peace for all mankind? Or are the shadows of another night are closing in upon us?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Nature of progress Progress

Speaker

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

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English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

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Eisenhower, Dwight D. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1953, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Honoring the identity and the special heritage of each nation in the world, we shall never use our strength to try to impress upon another people our own cherished political and economic institutions.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Non-intervention American foreign policy

Speaker

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1953, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.