Never before in history has the head of a German state visited this land.
Eisenhower
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A member of the Republican Party, he was born in Kansas and rose to prominence as a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II. Eisenhower served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, overseeing the successful D-Day invasion and the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.
I took on something that I think is a duty, and I'm going to perform that duty as long as I think I am capable of doing it.
Either we are going to do the right thing for the country and its defensive mechanisms, or we are not.
Every time this question is asked about a tax cut, it really can't be answered unless...
To think that in this we were just trying to score a propaganda point, well, to my mind it's just--almost silly to talk of it in that way.
I believe they want to see, is the President, probably, capable of going through the whole range of subjects...
I think there should be a choice among men that the public and the parties seem to believe are of the kind...
I have great faith in their sincerity, in their disinterestedness so far as different services are concerned.
I think a man who has a duty to appear before a congressional committee has an absolute duty to give his convictions.
I would hope that this country can in good time get back onto a budget balance.
Never, in all the years I have been in the military, have I advocated the making of appropriations in one single lump sum.
I don't think in any general sense that they have been sufficiently numerous and powerful to create any dangerous situation.
The vigorous program contemplated will depend not only on adequate legislative authority but also on adequate financial support.
I have reached this conclusion because space exploration holds promise of adding importantly to our knowledge of the earth, the solar system, and the universe.
I recommend that aeronautical and space science activities sponsored by the United States be conducted under the direction of a civilian agency, except for those projects primarily associated with military requirements.
The National Aeronautics and Space Agency should be given that authority which it will need to administer successfully the new programs under conditions that cannot now be fully foreseen.
I urge that the Congress give prompt consideration to the draft legislation and that it be enacted at the earliest possible date.
It is now within the means of any technologically advanced nation to embark upon practicable programs for exploring outer space.





