In New York, on December 8, 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower presents his speech, “Atoms for Peace,” to the members of the United Nations Assembly in hopes to persuade and inspire the audience of well established political leaders to involve themselves in world conflicts in pursuit of peaceful negotiations rather than actions of warfare. Eisenhower presents this speech with the initiative to perhaps bring about a change in the fashion of how the world approaches the general occurring conflict. In this speech, Eisenhower directs his attention to atomic weaponry, its advancements, and the damage it may reap on the world. Furthermore, to officially open the main points of discussion, Eisenhower begins to express his views on advancing atomic weaponry by saying to the audience, “This we shall do in the conviction that you will provide a great share of the wisdom, of the courage, and the faith which can bring to this world lasting peace for all nations, and happiness and well-being for all men.”
Eisenhower begins the speech by first, addressing the audience and then describing to them the place and situation of which he was in at the time he had received …show more content…
Eisenhower presents to the United Nations Assembly in New York his speech, “Atoms for Peace.” He delivers this speech with the intent to inform the audience of the dangers accompanying the use of atomic weaponry and by doing so, persuade this audience to address worldly affairs through peaceful proposals. Throughout this speech, Eisenhower uses strong methods to reveal to listeners the full extent of his message. This message is that the world would be a much happier place if only we could avoid war and war like interactions. One of the main causes for this disparity is the existence and further advancement of the atomic weapon and to do away with the destructive use of this power source would be to somewhat vanquish this ongoing