Eisenhower
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A member of the Republican Party, he was born in Kansas and rose to prominence as a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II. Eisenhower served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, overseeing the successful D-Day invasion and the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.
Our purpose in going to this meeting, we are not going to this meeting to conduct a contest.
Mrs. Hobby, in my opinion, has proved in her office that all of the good opinion built up about her in her work during the war as head of the WAC corps was fully justified.
Only through cooperative strength developed in the free world could we really face up to this threat that the communist dictatorship posed to all free men.
We believed, as you know, that until Western Europe had been united, until there were some German forces joining the NATO organization, and until we had some confidence in the Russian word through deeds rather than mere protestation, that…
In a word, we want to stay strong and will stay vigilant, but we are not going to extinguish the hope that a new dawn may be coming, even if it rises--the sun rises very, very slowly.
The American people are really pretty well aware of what is going on.
I find and declare that the admission of such additional quantity of peanuts under the conditions and subject to the fee hereinafter proclaimed is necessary in order that the entry of such peanuts will not render or tend to render…
I find that the deficit in the domestic supply of peanuts is such as to require the admission of an additional quantity of peanuts, as hereinafter proclaimed, to meet the essential requirements of domestic peanut users until supplies…
As Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States I earnestly hope that all who can will accept this invitation to become better acquainted with the armed components of our National power for peace.
We Americans have constantly pledged that we will never permit aggression.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 1245), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
If this one [Austrian Treaty] indicates what they are apparently trying to make it appear to indicate, well, then, I am going to try to find out whether it is absolutely sincere.
You are going to meet, try to discover whether you believe the other people are sincerely hoping to relieve tensions.
It is hereby, restored to the possession, use, and control of the Territory of Hawaii.
There is no expectation on my part that in a few hours, a few days, or a few weeks this world is going to be turned around.
We like to see roads springing up everywhere because we are certain that as you people from all countries come to visit us, and we come to meet you, there is going to be nothing but good come out of it.
But on top of that, we are interested in getting the entire Pan American Highway completed so that travel north and south is easier.
I think you are on a job that needs to be done, and I know you will do it well.
I think you people are doing not only a useful but an indispensable part of the task in bringing it about.
If there is one enthusiastic booster for international travel in the world, I would certainly be numbered among those who come close to the top.





