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In Roosevelt's Bright ShadowPresidential Addresses About Canada from Taft to Obama in Honour of FDR's 1938 Speech at Queen's University |
On an August morning in 1938, Franklin Roosevelt, the thirty-second president of the United States, received an honourary degree at a special outdoor convocation on the Queen's campus. He pledged that day, in a speech that has gone down in Canadian history, that his nation would defend Canada if the Dominion was ever attacked. This speech was examined in world capitals as the outbreak of war became imminent. His address is widely considered one of the most significant speeches ever given by a United States president on Canadian soil.
In Roosevelt's Bright Shadow highlights Roosevelt's speech and examines his visit to Kingston. The volume delves deeper into the topic by providing all the subsequent addresses to Canada's Parliament made by U.S. presidents after Roosevelt. Many individuals associated with Queen's University feel abundant pride in their connection to President Roosevelt through his visit to the campus 70 years ago, and the visit 10 years later by the late president's wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. By assessing Roosevelt's speech in its greater context, this book is a testament to those feelings.
"That Franklin Roosevelt, a man beloved by Canadians in his lifetime, chose our campus to make such a highly significant address is a matter of pride for all members of the Queen's community." Principal Tom Williams, Queen's University
In Roosevelt's Bright Shadow highlights Roosevelt's speech and examines his visit to Kingston. The volume delves deeper into the topic by providing all the subsequent addresses to Canada's Parliament made by U.S. presidents after Roosevelt. Many individuals associated with Queen's University feel abundant pride in their connection to President Roosevelt through his visit to the campus 70 years ago, and the visit 10 years later by the late president's wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. By assessing Roosevelt's speech in its greater context, this book is a testament to those feelings.
"That Franklin Roosevelt, a man beloved by Canadians in his lifetime, chose our campus to make such a highly significant address is a matter of pride for all members of the Queen's community." Principal Tom Williams, Queen's University
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Part of the Queen's Policy Studies Series (number 131 in series)
144 Pages, 6 x 9
Centre for the Study of Democracy
ISBN 9781553392309
April 2009
Formats: Paperback
"In its 227 pages are contained a century's essence of Canadian-American relations, seen through the official words of our leaders ... There are many gems contained in In Roosevelt's Bright Shadow." Literary Review of Canada
Arthur Milnes, a journalist and fellow of the Queen's University Centre for the Study of Democracy, served as research assistant to the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney on the latter's Memoirs.
In Roosevelt's Bright Shadow
Edited by Arthur Milnes
Table Of Contents and Introduction
of Contents
Acknowledgements XI
Foreword XV
Tom Williams, Principal, Queen’s University
Introduction XVIII
Thomas S. Axworthy, Chair, Centre for the
Study of Democracy
PART ONE 1
FDR and Queen’s
Chapter 1 3
President Franklin Roosevelt’s Visit to Queen’s
University 18 August 1938, Professor Fred Gibson
Chapter 2 35
A Speech for the Ages, David Mitchell
Chapter 3 37
The Birth of an Alliance, Jordan Press
Chapter 4 41
Canada and the United States need a leader
like FDR, Arthur Milnes
Chapter 5 43
President Franklin D. Roosevel’s, Convocation Address,
Queen’s University 18 August 1938
Chapter 6 47
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Remarks upon the
opening of the Thousands Islands Bridge,
Clayton, New York 18 August 1938
Chapter 7 51
Eleanor Roosevelt at Queen’s University 8 January 1948
PART TWO 55
Presidents Before Canada’s Parliament
Chapter 8 57
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 25 August 1943
Chapter 9 61
President Harry S. Truman’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 11 June 1947
Chapter 10 67
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 14 November 1953
Chapter 11 73
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 9 July 1958
Chapter 12 79
President John F. Kennedy’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 17 May 1961
Chapter 13 85
President Richard M. Nixon’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 14 April 1972
Chapter 14 91
President Ronald W. Reagan’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 11 March 1981
Chapter 15 97
President Ronald W. Reagan’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 6 April 1987
Chapter 16 113
President William J. Clinton’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 23 February 1995
PART THREE 123
“Hear, Hear!” and Applause: Presidential
Speeches Outside Canada’s Parliament
Chapter 17 127
Former President William Howard Taft’s
“Fraternal Relations” The Empire Club, Toronto
20 January 1919
Chapter 18 133
President Warren G. Harding
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia 16 July 1923
Chapter 19 137
General Dwight Eisenhower
Canadian Club, Ottawa 10 January 1946
Chapter 20 143
Former President Herbert Hoover’s Report on the
World Famine, CBC Broadcast, Ottawa 28 June 1946
Chapter 21 149
Senator John F. Kennedy
The University of Montreal 4 December 1953
Chapter 22 159
President Richard Nixon
Rideau Hall, Ottawa 13 April 1972
Chapter 23 163
President Jimmy Carter on the Return of Six Americans
From Iran Telephone Discussion with Prime Minister
Joe Clark 31 January 1980
Chapter 24 165
President George H.W. Bush at the Air Quality
[Acid Rain] Agreement Signing Ceremony West Block,
Parliament Hill, Ottawa 13 March 1991
Chapter 25 167
Former President George H.W. Bush on The Thrill of
Fishing in Arctic Canada Deh Cho Drum, Fort Simpson,
Northwest Territories, 31 August 1997
Chapter 26 169
President William J. Clinton at a Dedication Ceremony
for the New US Embassy in Canada Ottawa, Canada
8 October 1999
Chapter 27 171
President William J. Clinton to the
Forum of Federations Conference
Mont-Tremblant, Canada 8 October 1999
Chapter 28 181
President George W. Bush Halifax, Nova Scotia
1 December 2004
Chapter 29 185
President Barack Obama - Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Press Conference Parliament Hill, Ottawa 19 February 2009
PART FOUR 189
Speaking About Canada in Washington
Chapter 30 193
Governor General Vincent Massey’s Address to the US Congress Washington, D.C. 4 May 1954
Chapter 31 195
Toasts by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Prime Minister
Lestor B. Pearson, Washington, D.C. 22 January 1964
Chapter 32 197
Lyndon B. Johnson with Prime Minister Pearson at the
Columbia River Treaty International Peace Arch Blaine, Washington 16 September 1964
Chapter 33 199
President Richard M. Nixon: Toasts of the President
and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
The White House 24 March 1969
Chapter 34 203
President Gerald R. Ford Announcing Plans from the
White House for an Economic Conference in Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C. 3 June 1976
Chapter 35 205
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s Address to the
US Congress Washington, D.C. 22 February 1977
Chapter 36 211
Future President Ronald Reagan on The Canadian Seal Hunt
Radio Address 15 May 1978
Chapter 37 213
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s Address to the US Congress
Washington, D.C. 27 April 1988
Chapter 38 219
President Ronald Reagan’s Radio Address to the Nation on the Canadian Elections and Free Trade 26 November 1988
Chapter 39 221
President George H.W. Bush’s Address on His Administration’s Goals Before a Joint Session of Congress Washington, D.C. 9 February 1989
X
Chapter 40 223
President George W. Bush’s Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada
The White House 24 September 2001
Chapter 41 225
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s Eulogy to
President Ronald Reagan Washington, D.C. 11 June 2004
Edited by Arthur Milnes
Table Of Contents and Introduction
of Contents
Acknowledgements XI
Foreword XV
Tom Williams, Principal, Queen’s University
Introduction XVIII
Thomas S. Axworthy, Chair, Centre for the
Study of Democracy
PART ONE 1
FDR and Queen’s
Chapter 1 3
President Franklin Roosevelt’s Visit to Queen’s
University 18 August 1938, Professor Fred Gibson
Chapter 2 35
A Speech for the Ages, David Mitchell
Chapter 3 37
The Birth of an Alliance, Jordan Press
Chapter 4 41
Canada and the United States need a leader
like FDR, Arthur Milnes
Chapter 5 43
President Franklin D. Roosevel’s, Convocation Address,
Queen’s University 18 August 1938
Chapter 6 47
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Remarks upon the
opening of the Thousands Islands Bridge,
Clayton, New York 18 August 1938
Chapter 7 51
Eleanor Roosevelt at Queen’s University 8 January 1948
PART TWO 55
Presidents Before Canada’s Parliament
Chapter 8 57
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 25 August 1943
Chapter 9 61
President Harry S. Truman’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 11 June 1947
Chapter 10 67
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 14 November 1953
Chapter 11 73
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 9 July 1958
Chapter 12 79
President John F. Kennedy’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 17 May 1961
Chapter 13 85
President Richard M. Nixon’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 14 April 1972
Chapter 14 91
President Ronald W. Reagan’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 11 March 1981
Chapter 15 97
President Ronald W. Reagan’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 6 April 1987
Chapter 16 113
President William J. Clinton’s Address to a Joint
Session of Parliament 23 February 1995
PART THREE 123
“Hear, Hear!” and Applause: Presidential
Speeches Outside Canada’s Parliament
Chapter 17 127
Former President William Howard Taft’s
“Fraternal Relations” The Empire Club, Toronto
20 January 1919
Chapter 18 133
President Warren G. Harding
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia 16 July 1923
Chapter 19 137
General Dwight Eisenhower
Canadian Club, Ottawa 10 January 1946
Chapter 20 143
Former President Herbert Hoover’s Report on the
World Famine, CBC Broadcast, Ottawa 28 June 1946
Chapter 21 149
Senator John F. Kennedy
The University of Montreal 4 December 1953
Chapter 22 159
President Richard Nixon
Rideau Hall, Ottawa 13 April 1972
Chapter 23 163
President Jimmy Carter on the Return of Six Americans
From Iran Telephone Discussion with Prime Minister
Joe Clark 31 January 1980
Chapter 24 165
President George H.W. Bush at the Air Quality
[Acid Rain] Agreement Signing Ceremony West Block,
Parliament Hill, Ottawa 13 March 1991
Chapter 25 167
Former President George H.W. Bush on The Thrill of
Fishing in Arctic Canada Deh Cho Drum, Fort Simpson,
Northwest Territories, 31 August 1997
Chapter 26 169
President William J. Clinton at a Dedication Ceremony
for the New US Embassy in Canada Ottawa, Canada
8 October 1999
Chapter 27 171
President William J. Clinton to the
Forum of Federations Conference
Mont-Tremblant, Canada 8 October 1999
Chapter 28 181
President George W. Bush Halifax, Nova Scotia
1 December 2004
Chapter 29 185
President Barack Obama - Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Press Conference Parliament Hill, Ottawa 19 February 2009
PART FOUR 189
Speaking About Canada in Washington
Chapter 30 193
Governor General Vincent Massey’s Address to the US Congress Washington, D.C. 4 May 1954
Chapter 31 195
Toasts by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Prime Minister
Lestor B. Pearson, Washington, D.C. 22 January 1964
Chapter 32 197
Lyndon B. Johnson with Prime Minister Pearson at the
Columbia River Treaty International Peace Arch Blaine, Washington 16 September 1964
Chapter 33 199
President Richard M. Nixon: Toasts of the President
and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
The White House 24 March 1969
Chapter 34 203
President Gerald R. Ford Announcing Plans from the
White House for an Economic Conference in Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C. 3 June 1976
Chapter 35 205
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s Address to the
US Congress Washington, D.C. 22 February 1977
Chapter 36 211
Future President Ronald Reagan on The Canadian Seal Hunt
Radio Address 15 May 1978
Chapter 37 213
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s Address to the US Congress
Washington, D.C. 27 April 1988
Chapter 38 219
President Ronald Reagan’s Radio Address to the Nation on the Canadian Elections and Free Trade 26 November 1988
Chapter 39 221
President George H.W. Bush’s Address on His Administration’s Goals Before a Joint Session of Congress Washington, D.C. 9 February 1989
X
Chapter 40 223
President George W. Bush’s Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada
The White House 24 September 2001
Chapter 41 225
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s Eulogy to
President Ronald Reagan Washington, D.C. 11 June 2004
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