Eisenhower's atoms for peace
By: Ira Chernus.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Library of presidential rhetoric
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969 -- Oratory.; Nuclear energy -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- Sources.; Nuclear energy -- Government policy -- United States -- History.; Speeches, addresses, etc., American.; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
Genres: Sources.
Description: "In his "Atoms for Peace" speech of 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the tensions - and the ironies - of the atomic age. While nuclear devastation threatened all nations, Eisenhower believed only nuclear preparedness offered protection; while nuclear weapons loomed as the ultimate war cloud, nuclear power offered progress and hope.".

"This study offers a new understanding of the evolution of Cold War nuclear policy, the power of presidential rhetoric, and the political understanding of American's "man of peace," Dwight D. Eisenhower. The full text of Eisenhower's speech is presented." "Those interested in American foreign policy will find it compelling reading; scholars and students will find it challenging and rewarding analysis."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and index.
Contains Eisenhower's "Atoms for peace" address, given at the United Nations, on December 8, 1953.
Table of contents: title: The Oppenheimer panel; title: The origins of Operation Candor; title: Candor and the new look; title: From candor to "atoms for peace"; title: The final text and its interpreters.