President Dwight Eisenhower speaks on defending civil rights and fighting discrimination in 1953 State of the Union address

VS President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers State of The Union address from podium in the well of the US House of Representatives chamber; behind him sit Vice President Richard Nixon and Speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-MA); SOT Eisenhower "Our civil and social rights form a central part of the heritage we are striving to defend on all fronts and with all our strength. I believe with all my heart that our vigilant guarding of these rights is a sacred obligation binding upon every citizen. To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all other...A cardinal ideal in this heritage we cherish is the equality of rights of all citizens of every race and color and creed...We know that discrimination against minorities persists despite our allegiance to this ideal."
VS President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers State of The Union address from podium in the well of the US House of Representatives chamber; behind him sit Vice President Richard Nixon and Speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-MA); SOT Eisenhower "Our civil and social rights form a central part of the heritage we are striving to defend on all fronts and with all our strength. I believe with all my heart that our vigilant guarding of these rights is a sacred obligation binding upon every citizen. To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all other...A cardinal ideal in this heritage we cherish is the equality of rights of all citizens of every race and color and creed...We know that discrimination against minorities persists despite our allegiance to this ideal."
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Editorial #:
1183101703
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
02 February, 1953
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Clip length:
00:01:39:19
Location:
Washington DC, United States
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QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr004190_01_03.mov