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Speeches

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Speeches and Transcripts, October 11-31, 1960

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Identifier: B436.02.0003.0007
Abstract Contains speeches and transcripts of United Nations sessions concerning the U-2 spy plane incident and colonialism. Nikita Krushchev, in long speeches, attacked the United States and Dag Hammarskjold. Dag Hammarskjold was the secretary general of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in a plane accident. Khrushchev wanted to remove Hammarskjold as secretary general and suggested that the United Nations be ruled by a three person board representing the Western nations, communist...
Dates: October 11-31, 1960

Speeches, Press Releases, and Eisenhower Speech, September 1960

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Identifier: B436.02.0003.0004
Abstract

Contains speeches from delegates to the United Nations, press releases from the U.S. State Department and US Ambassador Wadsworth, and President Eisenhower's address to the United Nations.

Dates: September 1960

Speeches, Records, and Articles, October 1-10, 1960

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Identifier: B436.02.0003.0005
Abstract

Contains speeches by United States delegates, clippings and articles, and draft transcripts of UN sessions.

Dates: October 1-10, 1960