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."[4] 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 address was given in his first term (1953-1957), in Washington, D.C.
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),[5] but it was his second longest in terms of length of delivery, clocking in at 53 minutes[3] while his first State of the Union Address, mostly due to frequent applause, clocked in at 56 minutes.[6] 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.[3]
^"Today's Television Highlights". Newsday. Hempstead, New York. January 5, 1955. p. 64. Retrieved March 14, 2024. ABC, CBS, NBC, and DuMont televise President Eisenhower's State of the Union message at 12:30 PM tomorrow.
^Edson, Arthur (January 7, 1955). "General Who Lost Political Battle Enters Enemy Camp". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2024. 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.
^ abc"Speeches". Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home. United States National Archives. August 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^"State of the Union Address: Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 6, 1955)". www.infoplease.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
^Peters, Gerhard. "Length of State of the Union Messages and Addresses in Words". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^"GOP Greets President With Cheer a Minute". Philadelphia Inquirer. February 3, 1953. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2024. Hand clapping was heard 55 times during the 56-minute speech, mostly from the GOP side of the aisle.
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