This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (September 2021) |
Date | January 7, 1960 |
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Duration | 45 minutes [1] |
Venue | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W |
Type | State of the Union Address |
Participants |
Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard Nixon Sam Rayburn |
Previous | 1959 State of the Union Address |
Next | January 12, 1961, State of the Union Address |
The 1960 State of the Union Address was given on Thursday, January 7, 1960, by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, to a joint session of the 86th United States Congress. He said, "We must strive to break the calamitous cycle of frustrations and crises which, if unchecked, could spiral into nuclear disaster; the ultimate insanity." It was the height of the Cold War, and both the Soviet Union and the United States had a responsibility to the world.
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (September 2021) |
Date | January 7, 1960 |
---|---|
Duration | 45 minutes [1] |
Venue | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W |
Type | State of the Union Address |
Participants |
Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard Nixon Sam Rayburn |
Previous | 1959 State of the Union Address |
Next | January 12, 1961, State of the Union Address |
The 1960 State of the Union Address was given on Thursday, January 7, 1960, by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, to a joint session of the 86th United States Congress. He said, "We must strive to break the calamitous cycle of frustrations and crises which, if unchecked, could spiral into nuclear disaster; the ultimate insanity." It was the height of the Cold War, and both the Soviet Union and the United States had a responsibility to the world.