The Truman Doctrine Speech | The Beacon of Liberty, Ep. 3
On March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered a speech to Congress asking to authorize $400 million in emergency assistance to Greece and Turkey as part of support to
On March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered a speech to Congress asking to authorize $400 million in emergency assistance to Greece and Turkey as part of support to
On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivered the most forceful line of the Cold War in a speech in front of the Berlin Wall: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this
On September 19, 1796, President George Washington gave his parting advice to a new nation trying to navigate a challenging new world. Yet, contrary to the claims of “Farewell Address
On September 14, 2001, President George W. Bush offered hope and resoluteness to a nation reeling from tragedy in a speech that lasted only two minutes. Three days after the
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, signing and sealing the United States as a sovereign, independent nation. Not only did the Declaration of
On February 22, 1946, George Kennan sent a 5,000-word diplomatic cable that shaped how the United States would understand and respond to the Soviet challenge for the rest of the
On January 10th, 1945, Senator Arthur Vandenberg changed the course of U.S. foreign policy with his “Speech Heard Round the World.”