Smoke from the 'Book Burnings': An intimate message from Washington

Ripley, Josephine

Abstract

President Eisenhower conducted a press conference in relation to allegations of book burnings at overseas U.S. libraries. The President sent conflicting messages, at the same time condemning any book burning in relation to the suppression of ideas, but also saying that books advocating the overthrow of the government through Communism should be removed. The President did not signal making any definitive changes to the policies of the State Department in removing books from overseas libraries.

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Resource type
- Intellectual Freedom News
Collections
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Challenged
- all books with Communist authors or those advocating the overthrow of the government through communism
Reading level
- all levels
Participant
- President Eisenhower, State Department, overseas U.S. libraries, Senator Joe McCarthy
Outcome
- The President condemned book burnings but allowed room for the removal of books that advocate the overthrow of government through Communism. He did not put a stop to the removal of books program.
Location
- All overseas U.S. libraries
Source
- The Christian Science Monitor (Boston)
Is part of
- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Keywords
Additional information
- All overseas U.S. libraries