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Eisenhower: “Optimism, I believe, is a capacity for looking toward the future with hope and enthusiasm.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 1957
Optimism, I believe, is a capacity for looking toward the future with hope and enthusiasm.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at Presentation to President Hoover of a Citation for Distinguished Civilian Service.

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