1953 - President Eisenhower: Excerpts, State of Union Speech To 83rd Congress. 02Feb53

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1953 - President Eisenhower: Excerpts, State of Union Speech To 83rd Congress. 02Feb53 Titles. 02:00:17 Ike enters to applause, acknowledge VP Nixon & Speaker ??. Congress sits, guests in balcony. 02:00:51 “Our policy, dedicated to making the free world secure, will envision all peaceful methods & devices - except breaking faith w/ our friends. We shall never acquiesce in the enslavement of any people in order to purchase fancied gain for ourselves. (applause) I shall ask the Congress at a later date to join in an appropriate resolution making clear that this Government recognizes no kind of commitment contained in secret understandings of the past w/ foreign governments which permit this kind of enslavement. (cheering & sustained applause) 02:01:48 The policy we pursue will recognize the truth that no single country, even one so powerful as ours, can alone defend the liberty of all nations threatened by Communist aggression from without or subversion within. Mutual security means effective mutual cooperation. For the United States, this means that, as a matter of common sense & national interest, we shall give help to other nations in the measure that they strive earnestly to do their full share of the common task. (applause) 88th Congress; Cold War; Freedom; Anti-Communism; Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk