Eisenhower needed to achieve both of these goals for the incident was a glaring dark mark on his presidency but there was now a public case of espionage that required an explanation. As a result, Eisenhower made four points throughout his statement and each worked towards reestablishing any trust lost in the incident. Firstly, Eisenhower addressed the nation by claiming that espionage was absolutely vital to protecting the US from any dangers, home or abroad. Eisenhower specifically made a mention to Pearl Harbor when discussing this and stating that with espionage, there would be no more disasters like Pearl Harbor. This is very important as Eisenhower tapped into American nationalism with this comment because no American wanted another event like Pearl Harbor consequently if something could be done to prevent it, then it must be justified. Next, Eisenhower made a comment on the very nature of espionage. Eisenhower recognized that by nature espionage is horrible and unjust. In doing this Eisenhower humanized himself to the public by creating a connection between him and
Eisenhower needed to achieve both of these goals for the incident was a glaring dark mark on his presidency but there was now a public case of espionage that required an explanation. As a result, Eisenhower made four points throughout his statement and each worked towards reestablishing any trust lost in the incident. Firstly, Eisenhower addressed the nation by claiming that espionage was absolutely vital to protecting the US from any dangers, home or abroad. Eisenhower specifically made a mention to Pearl Harbor when discussing this and stating that with espionage, there would be no more disasters like Pearl Harbor. This is very important as Eisenhower tapped into American nationalism with this comment because no American wanted another event like Pearl Harbor consequently if something could be done to prevent it, then it must be justified. Next, Eisenhower made a comment on the very nature of espionage. Eisenhower recognized that by nature espionage is horrible and unjust. In doing this Eisenhower humanized himself to the public by creating a connection between him and