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Eisenhower: “I do not believe it is the function or indeed it is desirable for a President to express his approval or disapproval of…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 1959
I do not believe it is the function or indeed it is desirable for a President to express his approval or disapproval of any Supreme Court decision.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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