Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13


sort of cross-section of America
and talk about the things that
are in their minds, except those
that are on mine, thinking that
I know what you are thinking.
Now, I know that among you
there are Republicans and Dem
ocrats and Independents, and
first vobers--everything. And
am not going to ask you to vote
for anyone. except this is the
only question I will ask-the only
request: Please vote, that is all
Please vote.
We will try to run this like a
press conference. We will do
like we do over in the State
War. Navy Building. You viii
raise your hand, and as quickly
as I pick you out, you get up
and someone will be there with
a microphone so that your iden-
tification can be heard, and your
question.
Now before we start, I want to
do one thing that is more or
less normal in a press confer
ence.
I have an announcement.
have got the best announcement
that I think I could possibly
make to America tonight.
The progress made in the set
Element Of the Suez dispute this
afternoon at the League-at the
United Nations-is most crafty
ing. Britain, Egypt and France
have met through their foreign
ministers and agreed on a set
of principles on which to nego-
tiate. and it looks like here is a
very great crises that is behind
us. don't mean to say Cap
piauSe)-1 don't mean to say
that We are completely out of
the woods. but l talked to the
Secretary of State just before
j came over here tonight. and I
will tell you that in both his
heart and mine at least. there
is very great prayer of thanks
giving.
Now, we will go to the first
question: Right there, the gen.
tleman right there.
WHO is IN CHARGE?
Mr.. President, am Marshall
Beverly, a discerning Demo-
crat of Alexandria, Va. nOmi-
mated you in Richmond in
1948, at various Democratic
cOnventiOns-the first one you
were nOminated-and you did
not accept, and we were sorry
but are still with you now, Mr..
President. Mr.. President, the
opposition states that you are
not in charge Of the Govern
ment. / say you are.
Mr.. President, will you tell
the Nation who is in charge,
sir? Haughter)
The President: First of all, I
must thank you for this persist
ent loyalty which, assure you.
! most deeply appreciate.
Now, someone asked me cues
ton something like that some
time ago. l really believe the
people that could give you the
best evidence are the people of
the Cabinet. the people on my
staff, my associates, the people
that I have worked with in war
and in peace. But 1 will tell
you this, if l am not running the
Executive part of this Govern
ment, then I am the man that
is mostly fooled in this Nation.
Laughter
Next question. Right here.
HOW ABOUT NIXON?
Stephen Frolich: Mr.. Presi-
dent, my name is Stephen
FrOlich. l live In Princeton,
n. ].
PeOple-SOme peOple-think
that l am lucky because l won
$4,000 on one of our quiz
programs, the $4,000 QueS-
ton, but l think my Iuckiest
day really was June IS, 1858,
when / became an American
citizen.
~ The subject on which l won
$4,000 was on American his
tory. i have made a study of 1t,
and during the study / learned
a lot, Of course, about Presi-
dents and Vice Presidents of
this country.
And l think, Mr.. President,
that you certainly are the man
for the job.
l also think, Mr.. President,
& that Vice President Nixon has
made a wonderful record for
himself when look into my
books and study and compare,
and | know that l know a lot
about you, Mr.. President.
And l have learned a lot
about Vice President Nixon,
too. ! know that he was a Rep
-resentative and Senator.
but there are very many
among us who do not know
very much about the Vice
President, so wonder whether
you could tell us what sort of
a man Vice President Nixon
really is.
The President: Mr.. Nixon Is
a man of-first of all you know
he is young. But on top of that
Mr.. Nixon is a man who studies.
informs himself. I have known
him. of course, only since he is
Vice President. but I have known
his history before that.
He was an officer in the Navy
during the war, serving on active
duty He came out and served
IN the Congress and the Senate.
In his last four years he has
been present at every important
conference held in Government.
He participates in those confer
ences. He has gone as my rep
resentative. at least TO 80 differ
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