1958 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower February 2026 February 2025 1958 State of the Union Address 12:30 p.m. ESTTelevision Programs January 9, 1958 Daily News New York, New York 53 March 14, 2024 https://www.newspapers.com/image/392300489/ 12:30... President Eisenhower's State of the Union Address. 44 minutesFirst Lady Receives Double Ovation in House Gallery January 10, 1958 The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware 9 March 14, 2024 https://www.newspapers.com/image/155717767/ 1958 01 09 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 1957 State of the Union Address Next 1959 State of the Union Address The 1958 State of the Union Address was given by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, on Thursday, January 9, 1958, to the 85th United States Congress in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives.Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union Dwight D. Eisenhower January 9, 1958 The American Presidency Project March 14, 2024 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/annual-message-the-congress-the-state-the-union-10 It was Eisenhower's sixth State of the Union Address. Presiding over this joint session was House speaker Sam Rayburn, accompanied by Vice President Richard Nixon, in his capacity as the president of the Senate. Eisenhower's theme for his address was "safety through strength."Ike's State of the Union Talk Urges 'Safety Through Strength' Program The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont January 10, 1958 1 March 14, 2024 https://www.newspapers.com/image/199402062/ He argued that the main threat to the safety and security of the United States was "communist imperialism" led by the Soviet Union which was "waging total cold war." He touted not only support for national defense initiatives but also for giving economic aid to allies of the United States to counter the "economic offensive" waged by the Soviet Union. Eisenhower closed his speech as follows: My friends of the Congress: The world is waiting to see how wisely and decisively a free representative government will now act.... I am fully confident that the response of the Congress and of the American people will make this time of test a time of honor. Mankind then will see more clearly than ever that the future belongs, not to the concept of the regimented atheistic state, but to the people—the God-fearing, peace-loving people of all the world. References Dwight D. Eisenhower's Sixth State of the Union Address 1958 State of the Union Address 1957 State of the Union Address 1959 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1958 Category:Speeches by Dwight D. Eisenhower Category:Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower Category:85th 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