Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace

183 Pages·2002·1.185 MB·English

by  Ira Chernus

The Library of Presidential Rhetoric
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Eisenhower’s
Atoms for Peace
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Eisenhower’s atoms for peace / Ira Chernus.—st ed.
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Contains Eisenhower’s “Atoms for peace” address, given at the
United Nations, on December , .
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
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. Nuclear energy—Government policy—United States—History—
Sources. . Nuclear energy—Government policy—United States—
History. . Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), –—
Oratory. . Speeches, addresses, etc., American. . United States—
Foreign relations—–. . United States—Politics and
government—–. . Title. . Series.
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
Text of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s
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“Atoms for Peace” Speech
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Introduction
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 
The Oppenheimer Panel
 
The Origins of Operation Candor
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Candor and the New Look
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From Candor to “Atoms for Peace”
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The Final Text and Its Interpreters
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Conclusion
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index

Acknowledgments
This book is part of my ongoing study of Eisenhower’s discourse and
ideology. In the course of that work, I have received valuable critical
responses and advice from a number of generous historians, includ-
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ing Stephen E. Ambrose, Richard H. Immerman, Melvyn Le er, Bob
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McMahon, Martin Sherwin, Geo rey Smith, David Patterson, Charles
Chatfield, Michael Hunt, Robert Schulzinger, Thomas Zeiler, Linda
Killen, Klaus Larres, Kenneth Osgood, Andrew Johnston, and Bruce
Pickering. I especially appreciate the continuing support of three out-
standing scholars of political rhetoric and communication: Martin J.
Medhurst, Bryan Taylor, and Robert L. Ivie. Matthew Wittman was an
invaluable research assistant.
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I gratefully acknowledge nancial support from the University of
Colorado at Boulder, through its Council for Research and Creative
Work, its Graduate Committee on Arts and Humanities, and its Twen-
tieth Century Humanities Fund, and from the Eisenhower World Af-
fairs Institute. I also greatly appreciate the assistance of archivists at
the Eisenhower Library—particularly Dwight Strandberg—the Seeley
Mudd Library of Princeton University, and the National Security Ar-
chives.
As always, my deepest appreciation is for Ann and Miguel.