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Eisenhower: “Under the circumstances, I think it only fair and reasonable to consider the generous, uniform, and assured protection…”

On the recordAugust 30, 1954
Under the circumstances, I think it only fair and reasonable to consider the generous, uniform, and assured protection which these systems afford as the exclusive remedy against the United States on account of the death of a member of the Armed Forces killed in line of duty.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill for the Relief of the Estate of Carlos M. Cochran.

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