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The video length is 20:41
This file was selected as the media of the day for 17 January 2011. It was captioned as follows:
English: Farewell address of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, rendered on 17 January 1961 in the Oval Office.
Other languages
English: Farewell address of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, rendered on 17 January 1961 in the Oval Office.
Français : Discours d'adieu prononcé par Dwight D.Eisenhower, Président des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, à l'occasion de la fin de son mandat, le 17 janvier 1961, dans le Bureau Ovale de la Maison-Blanche.
Македонски: Проштално обраќање на американскиот претседател Двајт Ајзенхауер на 17 јануари 1961 г.
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Summary
DescriptionEisenhower farewell address.ogg
English: Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address from the Oval Office. Full speech. Duration: 15:30.
Français : Discours d'adieu prononcé par Dwight D.Eisenhower, Président des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, à l'occasion de la fin de son mandat, le 17 janvier 1961, dans le Bureau Ovale de la Maison-Blanche.
Македонски: Проштално обраќање на американскиот претседател Двајт Ајзенхауер на 17 јануари 1961 г.
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Mild editing to correct dust blip--digital version appears to have been taken from a 33 1/3 RPM record.. Modifications made by Durova.
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