@article{ART003156029},
author={Minsik Kim and Kim Myongsob},
title={A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -},
journal={military history},
issn={1598-317X},
year={2024},
number={133},
pages={243-277}
TY - JOUR
AU - Minsik Kim
AU - Kim Myongsob
TI - A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -
JO - military history
PY - 2024
VL - null
IS - 133
PB - Military History Institute, MND
SP - 243
EP - 277
SN - 1598-317X
AB - Inthisstudy,PresidentSyngmanRhee’stwo-yearspeechesbefore thetotalCommunistattackontheRepublicofKorea(ROK)adopting the presidential system since 1948 were investigated and analyzed withafocusonnationalsecurityissues.Duringthistime,hedelivered more than 209 speeches, including recorded and English speeches.
FromJuly24,1948,toDecember12,1948,PresidentRheedelivered over 41 speeches to rapidly recover the political and social stability oftheROK.Furthermore,heputemphasisonthenecessityofnational unityinordertoobtaintherecognitionbytheUnitedNations(UN).
FromDecember12,1948toJune30,1949,PresidentRheedelivered over 76 speeches to alert Korean people, paying special attention to the Chinese communist victory in mainland China. Before the withdrawal of the US troops from the ROK in 1949, he called for the Korean people’s responsibility on national security.
From June 30, 1949, to June 25, 1950, President Rhee delivered over 92 speeches warning against the threat of communist invasion andurginginternationalcooperation.Moreover,basedontheterritorial clause of the ROK’s Constitution, Rhee mentioned the reunification of Korea by recovering the northern area of the Korean Peninsula.
President Rhee’s speeches, from his inauguration as the first president of the ROK in 1948 to the outbreak of the 6·25 War in 1950, were both defensive and counteroffensive against communist threat and provocation. His speeches, both in Korean and English, focusedonencouragingthewilloftheROKArmyandKoreanpeople for national security and achieving international security cooperation.
KW - Presidential Speech; Syngman Rhee;National Security
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Minsik Kim and Kim Myongsob. (2024). A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -. military history, 133, 243-277.
Minsik Kim and Kim Myongsob. 2024, "A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -", military history, no.133, pp.243-277.
Minsik Kim, Kim Myongsob "A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -" military history 133 pp.243-277 (2024) : 243.
Minsik Kim, Kim Myongsob. A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -. 2024; 133 : 243-277.
Minsik Kim and Kim Myongsob. "A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -" military history no.133(2024) : 243-277.
Minsik Kim; Kim Myongsob. A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -. military history, 133, 243-277.
Minsik Kim; Kim Myongsob. A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -. military history. 2024; 133 243-277.
Minsik Kim, Kim Myongsob. A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -. 2024; 133 : 243-277.
Minsik Kim and Kim Myongsob. "A Study on Presidential Speeches of Syngman Rhee - Focusing on National Security Issues before - the Outbreak of the 6·25 War in Korea -" military history no.133(2024) : 243-277.
