1955 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower February 2026 February 2025 1955 State of the Union Address President Dwight D. Eisenhower Delivers His State of the Union Message to Congress - DPLA - 7cdf52633753d16dd123c99d67e26fc2.jpg 12:30 p.m. ESTToday's Television Highlights January 5, 1955 Newsday Hempstead, New York 64 March 14, 2024 https://www.newspapers.com/image/711382604/ ABC, CBS, NBC, and DuMont televise President Eisenhower's State of the Union message at 12:30 PM tomorrow.General Who Lost Political Battle Enters Enemy Camp January 7, 1955 Arthur Edson Daily Press Newport News, Virginia 1 March 14, 2024 https://www.newspapers.com/image/231313736/ At 12:31 P. M. today the House doorkeeper, William N. 'Fishbait' Miller, hurried down the center aisle of the House, paused and announced: 'The President of the United States.' And the general [Eisenhower] who had lost a political war [1954 midterm elections] smilingly advanced into the camp of the enemy to talk of the state of the union. 53 minutesSpeeches August 14, 2023 Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home United States National Archives March 14, 2024 https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/eisenhowers/speeches 1955 01 06 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 1954 State of the Union Address Next 1956 State of the Union Address The 1955 State of the Union Address was given by the 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, on Thursday, January 6, 1955, to the 84th United States Congress. He said, "Every citizen wants to give full expression to his God-given talents and abilities and to have the recognition and respect accorded under our religious and political traditions."State of the Union Address: Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 6, 1955) https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/state-union-address-dwight-d-eisenhower-january-6-1955 2021-09-01 www.infoplease.com en He also said, "To protect our nations and our peoples from the catastrophe of a "nuclear holocaust", free nations must maintain countervailing military power to persuade the Communists of the futility of seeking their ends through aggression." He is referring to what seemed to be the high likelihood of nuclear warfare of the time. He ended with, "And so, I know with all my heart--and I deeply believe that all Americans know--that, despite the anxieties of this divided world, our faith, and the cause in which we all believe, will surely prevail." This State of the Union Address was Eisenhower's longest in terms of word count at 7,250 words for a spoken address (though his written 1956 address was longer),Length of State of the Union Messages and Addresses in Words Gerhard Peters The American Presidency Project March 11, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/presidential-documents-archive-guidebook/annual-messages-congress-the-state-the-union-3 but it was his second longest in terms of length of delivery, clocking in at 53 minutes while his first State of the Union Address, mostly due to frequent applause, clocked in at 56 minutes.GOP Greets President With Cheer a Minute February 3, 1953 Philadelphia Inquirer 2 March 14, 2024 https://www.newspapers.com/image/172610332/ Hand clapping was heard 55 times during the 56-minute speech, mostly from the GOP side of the aisle. At the end of his speech, Eisenhower apologized for its length, stating, "And now my friends, my apologies for the length of this address," and little later in the recording he is again heard saying, "Sorry to keep you so long!" to someone in the background. See also 1954 United States elections References External links Dwight D. Eisenhower's Third State of the Union Address 1955 State of the Union Address 1955 State of the Union Address (audio) at Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home 1954 State of the Union Address 1956 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1955 Category:Speeches by Dwight D. Eisenhower Category:Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower Category:84th United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:1950s State of the Union addresses Category:Sam Rayburn