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Eisenhower: “Now, the next step, if this thing got out of hand, would be governmental controls in time of peace, and I believe…”

On the recordJuly 2, 1957
Now, the next step, if this thing got out of hand, would be governmental controls in time of peace, and I believe governmental controls in time of peace means the beginning of the end.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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