1960 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower February 2026 September 2021 February 2025 1960 State of the Union Address 45 minutesJanuary 7, 1960: State of the Union Address Miller Center University of Virginia March 13, 2024 https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/january-7-1960-state-union-address 1960 01 07 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W region:US-DC_type:event inline,title State of the Union Address Dwight D. EisenhowerRichard NixonSam Rayburn Previous 1959 State of the Union Address Next January 12, 1961, State of the Union Address The 1960 State of the Union Address was given on Thursday, January 7, 1960, by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, to a joint session of the 86th United States Congress. He said, "We must strive to break the calamitous cycle of frustrations and crises which, if unchecked, could spiral into nuclear disaster; the ultimate insanity." It was the height of the Cold War, and both the Soviet Union and the United States had a responsibility to the world. Key statements On my recent visit to distant lands I found one statesman after another eager to tell me of the elements of their government that had been borrowed from our American Constitution, and from the indestructible ideals set forth in our Declaration of Independence. So dedicated, and with faith in the Almighty, humanity shall one day achieve the unity in freedom to which all men have aspired from the dawn of time.https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/dwight-d-eisenhower-january-7-1960 State of the Union Address: Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 7, 1960) www.infoplease.com See also 1960 United States presidential election References External links Dwight D. Eisenhower's Eighth State of the Union Address 1960 State of the Union Address 1960 State of the Union Address news reel (video) at C-SPAN 1960 State of the Union Address (full audio) at the Miller Center, University of Virginia 1959 State of the Union Address January 12, 1961 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1960 Category:Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower Category:Speeches by Dwight D. Eisenhower Category:86th United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:1960s State of the Union addresses Category:Sam Rayburn