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The speech was depicted in the opening of the 1991 film JFK. [13] In 2025, President Joe Biden invoked the "military-industrial complex" phrasing from Eisehower's address in his own farewell address, saying that he was "concerned about the potential rise of a tech-industrial complex that could pose real dangers for our country." [14]
Not only did the speech address the issues of sexism and misogyny, but also those of racism and social class. 1973: Salvador Allende's last speech addressing the country before his death during the September 11th, 1973 CIA-backed coup d'état in Chile. 1974: I Have Never Been a Quitter, the resignation speech of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon.
The Gettysburg Address is a famous speech which U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War.The speech was made at the formal dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg National Cemetery) in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
State of the Union addresses by Dwight D. Eisenhower (9 P) Pages in category "Speeches by Dwight D. Eisenhower" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
This address was broadcast live on both radio and television. [4] Eisenhower opened his speech reflecting on the eight years which had elapsed since the close of World War II: Our country has come through a painful period of trial and disillusionment since the victory of 1945. We anticipated a world of peace and cooperation.
This was Eisenhower's shortest State of the Union Address, both in time of delivery at 33 minutes [2] and in word count at just over 4,000. [1] [4] Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson called Eisenhower's speech "a comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of the problems which confront our people." [1]
From 1950 until his death in 1969, president Eisenhower often resided in Adams County, living on a farm in Gettysburg that is now known as the Eisenhower National Historic Site.