Eisenhower: “To provide such payments would be to grant preferential treatment and…”

On the recordAugust 28, 1958

To provide such payments would be to grant preferential treatment and thus to discriminate against other individuals who might be similarly situated.

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Republican · Kansas

Source

Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill for the Relief of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hadnot.

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Eisenhower: “To provide such payments would be to grant preferential treatment and thus to discriminate against other individuals who…”