Evening star., 1955-11-07
Physicians Tell
Eisenhower 10
Wait on Plans
See Decision Put off
Until EorIy 1856;
He Flies Here Friday
BY GARNETT D. HORNER
star stan Correspondent

BY GARNETT D. HORNER
star star Correspondent
DENVER, Nov. president
Eisenhower's doctors said today
that they believe it win be at
least late in January or Febru-
airy before President Eisenhower
can plan his future.
They announced he viii leave
Fitzsimons Army Hospital here
Friday and fly back to Washing
ton to spend q week end in the
White House before going on to
his Gettysburg tPa.) farm for
several more weeks of GONZALES
cence from his heart attack.
DR.. Paul Dudley White. Mr..
Eisenhower's chief heart special
list, and Maj. Gen. Howard M.
Snyder, Mr.. Eisenhower's per-
sonal physician, agreed that they
could not tell Just how complete
his recovery will be until he has
exposed himself to the strain of
normal White House work for a
time.
Until he has undergone such
strain, DR.. White explained. 1t
would be impossible to advise him
properly as to whether his re-
coyery was complete enough to
make him physically able to
tackle q second term in the
White House.
Sees Deferment in Decision
DR.. Snyder, after conferring
with DR.. White. said he believed
it would be at least late January
or February before the President
could make q decision on his fu-
ture. including the question Of
running again.
A reporter asked DR.. White:
.'If you were in the Presidents
shoes would you run again?"
The specialist replied. Il
haven't information yeti would
want to know how I face the
problems Of the next few
month";
Asked II Mr.. Eisenhower has
made any tentative decision al
ready about the second term
question Dr.. Snyder said: 'sHe
has not voiced it to me and /
have hot heard him voice it to
anyone.
All "Good News" Again
DR.. White and Or. Snyder
spoke at d news conference after
q complete weekend cl1eckup on
the Presidents condition. DR..
Suyder said it was all good
news agairi. Z
He said an the doctors In
Siived II the Presidents case
sare very pleased with the
progress 80 far Of his recovery
from the moderate coronafy
thrombosis he suffered Septem-
ber "a.
He explained that there is no
evidence OF any complications,
that the President has no
symphonic such as pain, weak
ness or sllortness Of breath. He
emphasized that the absence Of
such complaints in view Of the
Presidents increased physical
activity during the last two
weeks is very important"
With this mornings bulletin
still reporting his condition "sat-
isfactory," the President was
practicing for his walkout Of the
hospital and up the steps Of a
plane BY walking several times a
day over d two-step exercise stiie
set up near his room in the hos
pital.
Folsom to See Him
Meanwhile. the President
scheduled q conference today
with Secretary Of Health. Educa-
tion and Welfare Folsom, the
ninth member OF his Cabinet to
visit him In the hospital here.
White House Press Secretary
James G. Hagerty left open the
possibility that Mr.. Eisenhower
may meet with a bipartisan
group Of congressional leaders
about December IL or l3 to talk
over foreign policy and defense
recommendations to be advanced
In his state-of the Union mes
sage to Congress in January.
While no definite plans have
been set for such q meeting, Mr..
Hagerty said I'VE have no rea-
son TO believe that one win not
be held In accordance with Mr..
Eisenhower's previous practice.
The President got q break In
his hospital routine last night
when, with Mrs. Eisenhower, he
walked into an auditorium on
his hospital floor and listened to
an hour Of singing BY a Denver
light opera group. The affair
was arranged by 1t. Col. John
A. Sheedy, chief Of the Fitz-
si1nons Army Hospital depart
n1ent Of medicine, whose wife Is