Accepting the republican nomination for president in 1952. The next president of the United States. Mr. Chairman, my fellow republicans may i first thank you on behalf of mrs. Eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome. For this is our first entry into a political convention, and it is a most heart warming one. Thank you very much. And before i proceed with the thoughts that i should like to address previously to you, may i have the tomarity to this convention for their selection for vice president. A man who sha shown statesman like qualities in many ways, but has an ability to ferret out any kind of subversive influence wherever it may be found and the strength and persistent to get rid o. It. Ladies and gentlemen, you have summoned me on behalf of millions of your fellow americans to lead a great crusade for freedom in america and freedom in the world. I know something of the solemn responsibility of leading a crusade. I have led one. I pick up this task therefore in the spirit of deep obligation, mindful of its burdens and of its decisive importance, i accept your summons. I will lead this crusade. Our aims, the aims of this republican crusade are clear. To sweep from office an administration which has fastened on every one of us the wastefulness, the arrogance and corruption in high places, the heavy burdens and the anxieties which are the bitter fruit of a party too long in power. Much more than this, it is our aim to give to our country a program of progressive policies, drawn from our finest republican traditions. To unite us wherever we have been divided. To strengthen freedom wherever among any group it has been weakened. To build a sure foundation for prosperity for all at home and for a just and sure peace throughout the world. To achieve these aims we must have total victory. The we must have more republicans in our state and local offices, more republican governments in our states. A republican majority in the United States house of representatives and in the United States senate and, of course, a republican in the white house. Today today is the first day of this great battle. The road that leads to november 4th is a fighting road. In that fight i will keep nothing in reserve. Before this, i have stood on the eve of battle. Before every attack its been my practice to seek out our men in their camps and on the road and talk with them facetoface about their concerns. And discuss with them the Great Mission to which we were all committed. In this battle, to which all of us are now committed, it will be my practice to meet and talk with americans facetoface in every section, every corner, every nook and cranny of this land. I know that such a Momentous Campaign cannot be won by a few or by divided or by uncertain forces. So to all those from the precinct level up, who have worked long hours at difficult tasks in support of our party, and for our partys candidates, i extend them enearnest call to join up, join up for longer hours, harder work and even greater devotion to this cause. I call on you to bring into this effort your neighbors next door and across the street. This is not a job for any one of us, or for just a few of us, it will take the best of all of us. Since this morning i have had helpful and heart warming talks with senator taft governor warren and governor stetson. I wanted them to know as i want you now to know that in the hard fight ahead, we will work intimately together to promote the principles of the names of our party. I was strengthened and heartened by their instant agreement to support this cause to the utmost. Their cooperation means their cooperation means that the Republican Party will unitedly move forward to a sweeping victory. We are now at a moment in history when under god this nation of ours has become the mightiest temporal power and the mightiest Spiritual Force on earth. The destiny of mankind, the making of a world that will be fit for our children to live in hangs in the balance on what we say and what we accomplish in these months ahead. We must use our power wisely for the good of all our people. If we do this, we will open a road into the future on which todays americans, young and old and the generations that come after them can go forward, go forward to a life in which there will be far greater abundance of materials, cultural and spiritual rewards than our forefathers or we ever dreamed of. We will so undergurd that our aggressors and those that rise up tomorrow to threaten us will not merely be deterred but stopped in their tracks. Then we will at last be on the road to real peace. The American People look to us to direct our nations might to these purposes. As we launch this crusade, we call to move forward with us the youth in america. This cause needs their enthusiasm, their devotion and to lift their vision of the future will provide. We call to go forward with us the women of america, our workers, farmers, businessmen. As we go to the country, americans in every walk of life can have confidence that our singleminded purpose is to serve their interest, guard and extend their rights and strengthen the america that we so love. The Noble Service to which we republicans summon all americans is not only for one campaign or for one election, our summons is to a lifetime enrollment and our party shall always remain committed to a more secure, a brighter and an even Better Future for all our people. We go out from here with unbounded trust in the American People. We go out from here to merit their unbounded trust in us. Wherever i am, i will end each day of this coming Campaign Thinking of millions of American Homes large and small, of fathers and mothers working and sacrificing to make sure their children are well cared for, free from fear. Full of good hope for the future, proud citizens of a country that will stand among the nations as a leader of a peaceful and prosperous rorld. World. Ladies and gentlemen, my dear friends that have heaped upon me such honors, its more than a nomination i accept today. It is a dedication, a dedication to the shining promise of tomorrow as together we face that tomorrow, i beseech the prayers of all our people and the blessings and guidance of l almighty god. Thank you. Weeknights this month on American History tv, its the contenders. Our series that looks at 14 president ial candidates who lost the election but had a lasting effect on u. S. Politics. Tonight we feature 1964 republican president ial nominee barry goldwater, the senator from arizona who was called mr. Conservative, lost in a landslide to president lyndon b. Johnson but paved the way for younger conservatives. Watch tonight starting at 8 00 eastern and enjoy American History tv this week and every weekend on cspan3. American history tv on cspan3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. Coming up this weekend, saturday at 5 00 p. M. , hunting eichmann on the capture of nazi war criminal adolf eichmann. And a look at prisoners of war in the confederacy. On sunday, at 9 00 a. M. Eastern, the final debate between Ronald Reagan and walter mondale. Then at 10 30 a. M. Eastern, the second debate between george h. W. Bush and michael dukakis. At 4 00 p. M. Eastern on reel America Kennedys speech on church and state followed by Ronald Reagans 1966 the myth of Great Society speech. Watch American History tv this weekend on cspan3. Next on American History tv, a biographical film produced by Dwight Eisenhowers 1952 xain. This film was shown in movie theaters and distributed to civic organizations
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