Address at the Columbia University National Bicentennial Dinner, New York City
Part one
1954-5-31
President Eisenhower delivers a speech at the Columbia University National Bicentennial Dinner. Eisenhower was president of Columbia from 1948-1953. Eisenhower begins his speech by discussing the freedom of exchange of ideas, echoing the sentiments of Thomas Jefferson. By the end of this part of the recording, Eisenhower relates this concern for freedom to the fight against communism, 'the atheistic philosophy of materialism.' Eisenhower describes two tenants of American policy: building a cooperative peace and strengthening America. The theme of Columbia's Bicentennial was 'Man's right to knowledge and the free use thereof.'




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