Eisenhower (71 page)

62
against McCarthy’s censure, annoying Eisenhower: New York Times
, Dec. 3, 1954.

63
“done a very splendid job”: New York Times
, Dec. 5, 1953.

64
“I thought the stories”:
Hagerty, Dec. 6, 1954, entry in
Diary
, p. 127.

65
“Why it was called such”:
DDE,
Mandate for Change
, p. 330.

66
the U-2 program was launched:
Pedlow and Welzenbach,
CIA and the U-2 Program
, p. 37.

67
most of his day for Clay:
Nov. 18, 1954, Presidential Appointment Books.

68
“once he got on to the real purpose”:
DDE, entry for Nov. 20, 1954, in
Diaries
, p. 288.

69
“in some position of great responsibility”:
DDE to Hazlett, Dec. 8, 1954, Hazlett 1954 (1) folder, box 18, Name Series, Whitman File.

CHAPTER
10:
HEARTACHE

  
1
“I still remember”:
DDE to Churchill, March 22, 1955, doc. 1355, HP.

  
2
“there seems to be no final answer”:
DDE, Jan. 10, 1955, entry in
Diaries
, p. 291.

  
3
“growing up and getting tougher”:
Hagerty, Jan. 18, 1955, entry in
Diary
, p. 164.

  
4
“the ability to blow hell”:
Dec. 13, 1954, entry in ibid., p. 133.

  
5
“I felt I was being called upon”:
See Arlington National Cemetery synopsis of Ridgway’s career, at
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ridgway.htm
.

  
6
“carry their dissents”:
DDE and Dulles, conversation, Jan. 25, 1955, Phone Calls Jan.–July 1955 (3), box 9, DDE Diary Series, Whitman File.

  
7
“A division of soldiers”:
DDE and Radford, conversation, Feb. 1, 1955, Phone Calls Jan.–July 1955 (2), box 9, DDE Diary Series, Whitman File.

  
8
“I said I did not think”:
March 6, 1955, meeting, Meetings with the President 1955 (7) folder, box 3, White House Memoranda Series, Dulles Papers.

  
9
“I said that this would require”:
Ibid.

10
invade Quemoy and Matsu by April 15:
Ann Whitman, April 2, 1955, entry, April 1955 (6) folder, box 5, ACW Diary Series, Whitman File.

11
“By God, this has got to stop”:
Hagerty, March 28, 1954, entry in
Diary
, p. 218.

12
watch his tongue:
Memorandum for Files, March 12, 1955, doc. 1342, HP.

13
“seems to have no comprehension”:
DDE, March 12, 1955, entry in
Diaries
, p. 296.

14
“Not by me”:
March 30, 1955, news conference, APP.

15
“I want to make clear”:
Ibid.

16
“Foster and I live”:
Adams, unpublished manuscript, p. 618.

17
“I felt an almost physical reaction”:
Hughes,
Ordeal of Power
, p. 208.

18
“I do hope you will be willing”:
Eden to DDE, cable, received on May 6, 1955, John Foster Dulles May 1955 folder, box 5, Dulles-Herter Series, Whitman File.

19
before Eden’s formal note: New York Times
, May 5, 1955.

20
open to a summit under the right conditions:
DDE to Eden, cable, May 6, 1955, Dulles May 1955 folder, box 5, Dulles-Herter Series, Whitman File.

21
“Believe that the time has now come”:
Acting Secretary to DDE, cable, transmitting from Dulles, May 9, 1955, Dulles May 1955 folder, box 5, Dulles-Herter Series, Whitman File.

22
“This business of trying to reach”:
May 11, 1955, news conference, APP.

23
Molotov seemed flexible:
Dulles to DDE, telegram, May 14, 1955, Dulles May 1955 folder, box 5, Dulles-Herter Series, Whitman File.

24
“is regarded as beginning”:
Approval ratings courtesy of the APP; other survey data from Geneva Conference folder, box 29, Confidential File 1953–61, White House Central Files, Records of the President, DDEPL.

25
“amateurish” and “dangerous”:
Aug. 8, 1955, entry, Telephone Conversations General May 2, 1955–Aug. 31, 1955 (3), box 4, Telephone Calls Series, Dulles Papers.

26
“He’s got them down at Quantico”:
Adams,
Firsthand Report
, p. 91.

27
a transfer to Defense:
Whitman, May 25, 1955, entry, May 1955 (2) folder, box 5, ACW Diary Series, Whitman File.

28
“the position of the Soviet Union”:
Memorandum of Conversation, June 23, 1955, Dulles June 1955 folder, box 5, Dulles-Herter Series, Whitman File.

29
heading for Augusta:
DDE to Hobby, Nov. 24, 1953, Oveta Culp Hobby folder (6), box 19, Administration Series, Whitman File.

30
“nearing the end of her rope”:
Whitman note to file, Feb. 24, 1954, Hobby folder (3), box 19, Administration Series, Whitman File.

31
vaccines soon resumed:
Statement by Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele, May 8, 1955, Hobby (1) folder, box 19, Administration Series, Whitman File.

32
“personal reasons”:
Hobby to DDE, July 13, 1955, Hobby (1) folder, box 19, Administration Series, Whitman File.

33
“All who knew you as a dedicated”:
DDE to Hobby, July 13, 1955, Hobby (1) folder, box 19, Administration Series, Whitman File.

34
“best man in the Cabinet”: Time
, July 25, 1955.

35
“would be a mighty force”:
DDE, Radio and Television Address, July 15, 1955, APP.

36
hope that surrounded Geneva:
DDE,
Mandate for Change
, p. 512. Also John Eisenhower’s memo of Geneva trip contained in Geneva Notes—Maj. Andy Goodpaster, Whitman File.

37
twelve hundred feet above sea level:
These observations are from John Eisenhower’s memo of the trip.

38
“we could hardly refuse”: Time
, July 18, 1955.

39
seating chart for the discussions:
July 17, 1955, memo, Geneva Conference, July 18–23, 1955 (4), box 2, International Meetings Series, Whitman File.

40
an old friend, Sir James Gault:
Whitman, July 17, 1955, entry, July 1955 (3) folder, box 6, ACW Diary Series, Whitman File.

41
retired to dinner alone:
John Eisenhower, memo.

42
“I trust that we are not here”:
Opening statement at the Geneva Conference, July 18, 1955, APP.

43
by prearrangement, slipped out:
Whitman, July 18, 1955, entry, July 1955 (3) folder, box 6, ACW Diary Series, Whitman File. Also John Eisenhower’s memo.

44
“They were jumpy as hell”:
John Eisenhower, interview with author, Oct. 7, 2010.

45
“Even Gromyko managed”:
John Eisenhower, memo.

46
“a meeting between them”:
Ibid.

47
“You can make all the pictures”:
Transcript of summit meeting, July 22, 1955, folder (13), box 29, Confidential File, 1953–61, White House Central Files, Records of President, DDEPL.

48
“A sound peace”:
Ibid.

49
“I didn’t know I would”:
John Eisenhower, memo.

50
“I wish the people of the world”:
Adams,
Firsthand Report
, p. 178.

51
“I thought we had the makings of a breakthrough”:
John Eisenhower, memo.

52
“there was no smile in his voice”:
DDE,
Mandate for Change
, p. 521.

53
“From that moment until the final adjournment”:
Ibid.

54
confirmed Dulles’s skepticism:
Adams,
Firsthand Report
, p. 177.

55
“does not want peace”:
DDE,
Mandate for Change
, p. 522.

56
seven trout:
Details of these summer weeks are culled mainly from the Presidential Appointment Books for that period.

57
eastern slope of the Rockies to Denver:
Draft of DDE’s Heart Attack, Sept. 1955, box 11, Howard Snyder Papers, 1881–1976, DDEPL.

58
doctor Howard Snyder recalled:
Ibid.

59
arriving at 3:11 a.m.:
Ibid.

60
Ike fell into shock, according to Snyder:
Ibid.

61
slipped out of his bed:
In addition to questions about the veracity of Snyder’s records, there are issues with their precision, as the alleged bedside notes do not always conform to his later recollections. In this instance, his manuscript indicates that Mamie got into bed at 4:05 a.m., while his notes say the time was 4:30 a.m. Where there are discrepancies, I have opted to rely on the bedside notes.

62
dress in civilian clothes:
DDE Medical Records, 1955, box 3, Snyder Papers.

63
“there has been no period of shock”:
Lasby,
Eisenhower’s Heart Attack
, p. 107.

64
saving Eisenhower’s life:
Robinson to various recipients, Oct. 18, 1955, Eisenhower Oct. 1955 folder, box 3, Robinson Papers.

65
“It may have been”:
Jan. 19, 1956, news conference, APP.

66
heart attack on Icky’s birthday:
Susan Eisenhower,
Mrs. Ike
, p. 288.

67
leaving Ike’s seat vacant:
See Sept. 29, 1955, Presidential Appointment Books, DDEPL, as well as Adams,
Firsthand Report
, p. 186.

68
shocking the dour Adams:
Hagerty, oral history interview.

69
“He is a darn good young man”:
Whitman, Oct. 10, 1955, entry, Oct. 1955 (6) folder, box 7, ACW Diary Series, Whitman File.

70
“He has not quite reached”:
Ibid.

71
“If I didn’t think you knew”:
Draft of DDE’s Heart Attack.