Dwight Eisenhower actually said...

"Furthermore, approval of H.R. 6529 would be discriminatory and precedential."

"I can perceive no justification for the payment which the bill would make on account of the cost of private medical and hospital care incurred on behalf of the decedent."

"To say this is not to say that compliance with the statute must be insisted upon in cases where its waiver would avoid a clear inequity."

"I would, however, be willing to approve legislation which would permit adjudication of the case by the appropriate District Court."