These speeches reflect Dwight D. Eisenhower's values and accomplishments as a military leader, statesman, and thirty-fourth President of the United States. It is hoped that they will serve to stimulate and encourage the reader to learn more about this man who led the greatest military expeditionary force in history -- a man who dedicated his life to the cause of universal freedom and to public service.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower taking the Oath of Office of the President of the United States, 1953
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Remarks After the Unconditional Surrender of Arms of Italy, September 8, 1943
Order of the Day, June 6, 1944
V-E [Victory in Europe] Day Statement, May 8, 1945
101st Airborne Division Citation Ceremony, ca. 1945
Guildhall Address, London, England, June 12, 1945
Campaign speech in Detroit, Michigan regarding ending the Korean conflict, October 24, 1952
"The Chance for Peace" (also known as the Cross of Iron speech), April 16, 1953
Radio Report to the Nation, August 6, 1953
State of the Union Address, January 1, 1954 (in two parts)
State of the Union Address, January 6, 1955 (in two parts)
Review of the State of the Union Message, January 5, 1956
Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Developments in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, October 31, 1956
Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Situation in Little Rock, Arkansas, September 24, 1957
Statement by the President following the Landing of U.S. Marines at Beirut, July 15, 1958.
Address to the Third Special Emergency Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, August 13, 1958
Radio and Television Report to the American People Regarding the Situation in the Formosa Straits, September 11, 1958
Satellite SCORE Goodwill message, President Eisenhower's message is the first voice to be transmitted in space, December 19, 1958
Radio and Television Report to the American People on Security in the Free World, March 16, 1959
Address to the American People on the Need for an Effective Labor Bill, August 6, 1959
Address at Eisenhower Presidential Library Groundbreaking Ceremony, October 13, 1959
State of the Union Address, January 7, 1960 (in two parts)
Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Events in Paris, May 25, 1960
Address before the 15th General Assembly of the United Nations, September 22, 1960
Farewell Address to the American People, January 17, 1961
Pre-Presidential Speeches
Selection of Eisenhower's Pre-Presidential speeches
Presidential Speeches
The text to most of the public messages and statements of the President of the United States that were released by the White House during the Eisenhower Administration, January 20, 1953 through January 20, 1961, may be found in the eight volumes, Public Papers of the Presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-61. The items in these volumes are presented in chronological order, rather than being grouped in classes. Most needs for a classified arrangement are met by the subject index volume, The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Eisenhower.
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1953 Inaugural Address
1953 State of the Union Address
Chance For Peace Address
Atoms For Peace Address
1954 State of the Union Address
1955 State of the Union Address
1956 State of the Union Address
1957 State of the Union Address
1957 Inaugural Address
1958 State of the Union Address
1959 State of the Union Address
1960 State of the Union Address
Farewell Address
Post-Presidential Speeches
Selection of Eisenhower's Post-Presidential speeches
State of the Union Address, January , 1957 (in two parts)