Dwight Eisenhower actually said...

This order shall become effective on November 1, 1953.

Executive Order 10499—Delegating Functions Conferred Upon the President by Section 8 of the Uniformed Services Contingency...

11/03/1953

More Dwight Eisenhower Quotes

Anything like this is speculative.

Our plan was devised, as I pointed out before, with an entirely different purpose from that that the Soviets had.

I think the record of those 6 years is remarkably good.

I have already put myself on record.