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Eisenhower: “I merely say this--of course I approved the recommendations for this action--every single official action I take…”

On the recordAugust 16, 1954
I merely say this--of course I approved the recommendations for this action--every single official action I take involving the contractual relationships of the United States with anybody, except only when the question of national security is directly involved, is open to the public
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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