Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
se0ts Of Government

The Eisenhower lieutenants were
operating smoothly from two head
quarters last week. Sherman
Adams spent most Of his time In
Denver, bringing routine matters
70 the attention Of the President
and passing on to Washington the
few instructions President Esen-
hover had for his stan.
vice President Nixon was the
nominal head Of the administration
In washington, constitutionally the
No. 4 man In the executive
branch and trusted assistant 10 the
President. Actually, however. each
department was run By it, head.
There was no particular reason TO
PASS problems TO Mr., Nixon for
solution. The meetings Of the cab
met and National Security Council
called BY the Vice President during
the week were routine.
Work at Denver
The actual work done ut the
Denver seat OF Government was
slight. The three ofdcials who made
up the stan there had time on their
hands.
The President himself worked"
q few minutes almost every day
OF the week. His chief White House
assistant. Mr.. Adams. would bring
TO the presidential sick room four
or i've routine documents-perhaps
q list Of military promotions. . few
appointments, o resignation Of some
loWer-leyel OfnciaL The President
would aien or initial the document.
II the law required such action, or
Otherwise take note without read
iri1 the papers.
Only one document could be said
I'd be significant. He signed .
short note to Vice President Nixon
irstructing him to continue " pre-
side over cabinet and National
Security Council meetings.
Each days work with Mr.. Adams
lasted about 10 minutes.
The third member Of the Denver
team, Press Secretary James Hag-
erty, visited the President several
times during the week, also for 10
minute stretches. The chats were
strictly non-business.
They did give MIR. Hagerty Q
chance, however. to see for himself
how the President was feeling and
to pass the information along TO
reporters. Mr.. Hagerty also coll
lected the regular medical bulletins
from Mr.. Eisenhower's doctors, and
he read and interpreted them TO the
press.
Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Hagerty had
enough spare time to watch parts
of the closing game Of the World
Series on television.
Sherman Adams was the princi-
pal liaison man between Denver
and Washington. He made Q trip
to Washington late in the week.
then returned to Denver yesterday
with Mr.. Nixon.
Work at Washington
The Vice President last week said
everything was going smoothly IN
washington, and there was moth
ing to indicate he was wrong. There
were no internal disputes or jealou-
sizes, he said.
Secretary Of State Dulles assured
everyone at news conference that
foreign affairs could be conducted
under ground rules laid down by
past National Security Council
directives. approved by the Presi-
dent. Some decisions win be post
poned. he said. On this point. Mr..
Dulles was not specific.
But If an emergency decision is
needed on some foreign matter.
Mr.. Dulles said, there is every
reason to anticipate that before
long it will be possible to talk to
the President" (Later in the week
Mr.. Eisenhower asked Mr.. Dulles
to come to Denver for q chat this
coming Tuesday,.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Dulles continued,
IL an urgent matter In foreign rela-
lions must be dealt with, he, Presi-
dental Assistant Harold e. Stassen
and Secretary Of Defense Charles
E. Wilson will handle 1t.
Two weeks without an active
head Of Government certainly had
proved to be less than crisis.