This universal knowledge could be the fruitful beginning of a prosperous life together.
Eisenhower
The Public Record
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.
I shall look to you for advice and assistance in the development of increased understanding and cooperation among all peoples.
If we are determined to have a day without a traffic accident in all of America, we can have it.
For as long as faith and knowledge endure, freedom is certain to survive.
I think too often politicians look into a looking glass instead of through a window.
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.
Let us by example and cooperation strengthen the world-wide recognition of human rights as the basis for a lasting and prosperous peace.
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.