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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
Jun 27, 1955

The term 'duty involving the use of helium-oxygen for a breathing mixture in the execution of deep-sea diving' shall be construed to mean the performance of helium-oxygen diving duty aboard helium-oxygen equipped vessels by members…

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Jun 27, 1955

The term 'duty involving the demolition of explosives' shall be construed to mean duty performed by members who, pursuant to competent orders and as a primary duty assignment [...]

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Jun 27, 1955

I commend to the attention of the Congress, as well as of State and local executives and legislatures, the recommendations pertaining to them.

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Jun 27, 1955

The term 'duty as low-pressure chamber inside observer' shall be construed to mean duty performed within low-pressure chambers at aviation physiological training facilities by members assigned to that duty as instructor-observers.

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Jun 26, 1955

We want to live a life that gives to each of us the utmost opportunity for spiritual, intellectual and material and economic development, for ourselves and for our children.

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Jun 26, 1955

Indeed, may I say to you that because of this, though I come among you as a stranger, I have felt no more at home in any other town or city that I have visited in this country.

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Jun 26, 1955

No man can receive greater acclaim than to be received in friendly fashion by a gathering of real Americans.

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Jun 26, 1955

We want permanent peace based upon confidence, based upon justice and decency, wherever the American government is represented.

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Jun 26, 1955

I believe that those aspirations--slowly and tortuously it is true, but still steadily--are marching on toward achievement; and I believe that is the thought that all of us can take with us to our beds each night and thank our God that it…

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