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On the recordSeptember 3, 1954
I spent a long time in the Army, and we had textbooks that told why a commander should go around and visit the people who were doing the actual fighting--this was to inspire the troops.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Remarks at the Airport, McCook, Nebraska

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