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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.

Quotes by year · 195319611,836 total · peak 1954 (575)
1953: 350 quotes1954: 575 quotes1955: 357 quotes1956: 136 quotes1957: 143 quotes1958: 118 quotes1959: 93 quotes1960: 57 quotes1961: 7 quotes
Mar 30, 1955

I do hereby proclaim Thursday, April 14, 1955, as Pan American Day, and the period from April 10 to April 16, 1955, as Pan American Week

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Mar 29, 1955

I'm giving you my personal idea of how it could be done well.

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Mar 24, 1955

I invite the Governors of the States, Territories, and possessions of the United States to issue similar proclamations.

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Mar 24, 1955

Now, Therefore, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 22, 1955, as World Trade Week; and I request the appropriate officials of the Federal Government and of the…

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Mar 22, 1955

We are seeking an honorable peace and trying to create confidence among the peoples of the free world.

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Mar 22, 1955

I would use every bit of influence that I can properly and appropriately bring to bear to have it passed.

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Mar 22, 1955

I hereby designate the Secretary of the Interior as the representative of the President to approve the obligation and expenditure by the government of the Virgin Islands of the moneys referred to in the said section 7652 (b) (3).

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Jan 5, 1955

Government efficiency and economy remain essential to steady progress toward a balanced budget.

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Dec 20, 1954

If each of us does his full share, this great humanitarian program will be a brilliant success.

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Dec 16, 1954

This universal knowledge could be the fruitful beginning of a prosperous life together.

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Dec 15, 1954

I shall look to you for advice and assistance in the development of increased understanding and cooperation among all peoples.

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Dec 14, 1954

So it just seems to me that that must be governing in this case.

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Dec 13, 1954

If we are determined to have a day without a traffic accident in all of America, we can have it.

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Dec 12, 1954

For as long as faith and knowledge endure, freedom is certain to survive.

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Dec 7, 1954

The great mass of the people of the United States want intelligent and what I would call a group of progressive moderates handling their business.

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Dec 7, 1954

I think too often politicians look into a looking glass instead of through a window.

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Dec 2, 1954

Let us by example and cooperation strengthen the world-wide recognition of human rights as the basis for a lasting and prosperous peace.

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Nov 23, 1954

I urge all of our citizens to honor the Salvation Army during that week for its work in the United States in the past seventy-five years.

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Nov 21, 1954

The Civil Service Rules are hereby amended to read as follows:

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