The Speeches of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower became one of this nation's most distinguished Soldier-Statesmen. These speeches reflect his values and accomplishments as a military leader, statesman, and thirty-fourth President of the United States. It is hoped that they will serve to stimulate and encourage the reader to learn more about this man who led the greatest military expeditionary force in history--a man who dedicated his life to the cause of universal freedom and to public service.
Audio Formats Available:
Order of the Day, June 6, 1944
Guildhall Address, London, England, June 12, 1945
Campaign speech in Detroit, Michigan regarding ending the Korean conflict, October 24, 1952
Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Situation in Little Rock, Arkansas, September 24, 1957
Farewell Address to the American People, January 17, 1961
Pre-Presidential
Selection of Eisenhower's Pre-Presidential Speeches in PDF format.
Presidential
The text to most of the public messages and statements of the President of the United States that were released by the White House during the Eisenhower Administration, January 20, 1953 through January 20, 1961, may be found in the eight volumes, Public Papers of the Presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-61. The items in these volumes are presented in chronological order, rather than being grouped in classes. Most needs for a classified arrangement are met by the subject index volume, The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Eisenhower.
The American Presidency Project
The Public Papers of the Presidents: The American Presidency Project is an online resource that has consolidated, coded, and organized into a single searchable database
the messages and papers of the Presidents Washington - G.W. Bush.
You may conduct text searches of the Eisenhower speeches in the Presidential Papers of the Presidents online at The American Presidency Project:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/index.php
1953 Inaugural Address
Atoms For Peace Address
Chance For Peace Address
Farewell Address
State of the Union Addresses in PDF format.
Post-Presidential
Selection of Eisenhower's Post-Presidential Speeches in PDF format.
Audio Reproductions
The Library does not loan audio recordings. We will provide a quality cassette or cd reproduction of public domain recordings. For more information regarding available recordings please check the Audiovisual Section of the web site.
