Dwight D. Eisenhower photo

Remarks Upon Arrival in Portland, Oregon

October 18, 1956

My Fellow Citizens:

It is truly a pleasure to be with you today, and I must thank you, as does Mrs. Eisenhower, for coming out to give us such a cordial greeting.

We have been traveling since Tuesday afternoon, and our hearts have been warmed by this fact: everywhere the United States looks happy. It looks a darn sight happier than it did four years ago.

I don't know of anything more worthwhile than just to see Americans having a good time. You seem to be doing it, and I assure you, we are.

So, if everybody is happy, we will go along, and thank you very much for coming out.

Note: The President spoke at the airport at 2:15 p.m.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, Remarks Upon Arrival in Portland, Oregon Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/233551

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