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"Chance for Peace" speech

President Eisenhower delivered his "Chance for Peace" address, warning about the economic and social costs of the Cold War arms race and calling for negotiation and reduced defense expenditures.

The speech set out Eisenhower’s post‑inaugural foreign‑policy and fiscal rationale—linking military spending to domestic priorities—and helped frame national debate over Cold War defense policy.

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