Dwight D Eisenhower's Inaugural Address

I. Context: Following the election in 1952, Dwight D Eisenhower delivered one of the most impactful and influential speeches of the 20th century. The second red scare has been in effect for a decade now. As the disease of Communism continued to spread in Eastern Europe, the world looked toward the United States for guidance. Meanwhile, most of Europe is still recovering from a gruesome World War II, and a lot of countries were too broke to afford to do anything. The United States has bounced back from the down fall of World War II. On the other hand, the Soviet Union was beginning to create nuclear weapons.

II. Synopsis: On January 20, 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower, a five-star general, delivered his first presidential inaugural address. President Eisenhower’s speech was a call for unity amongst the people of the free world to make sure that freedom was available for everyone around the world. He wanted man of all backgrounds to unite--from the ones that plant corn, to the men who work in the legislative branch. Eisenhower further proves his point in the speech by saying, “we are persuaded by necessity and by belief that the strength of

Historical Significance: The Presidential inaugural address is a significant document in history; imagine the importance of it if it prevented a possible World War III. Eisenhower’s inaugural address became an impactful document in history, because it helped prevent the possible war to end mankind. If Eisenhower never mentioned how to prevent Communism from spreading, the Soviet Union could have possibly taken Eastern Europe with ease. He brought the free world together, and that commenced the beginning of the stand against Communism. The non-communist countries heard Eisenhower’s speech and stood up united in the fight of communism. If those countries did not stand up, Communism would have ended spreading from Eastern Europe, to possibly the Western hemisphere. Eisenhower’s speech became the stepping stone to communist