Dwight Eisenhower actually said...

I am persuaded that a short visit to Korea by a select group of State executives who are constantly in direct touch with the American people...

Our country, as you know, has an important stake in the fortunes and destiny of the Republic of Korea.

Their personal evaluation of our progress would provide the public with the essential knowledge and broad understanding to which it is entit...

The results of these endeavors will profoundly affect our leadership and prestige in the Far East and indeed throughout the free world.