President Eisenhower's Address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors Part 1

Description

In this film, President Eisenhower delivers his "Chance for Peace" speech (also known as the "Cross of Iron" speech) shortly after the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. The President contrasts the Soviet Union's post-World War II doctrine as one of force, while the United States pursued peace and cooperation in the world. He notes that the belligerence of the Soviet Union brought free nations together to avoid atomic war, and he challenges the new Soviet leadership to reject Stalin's style of governance. The speech was broadcast nationwide through the use of television and radio from the Statler Hotel in Washington, DC.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities