Before questions begin, Eisenhower announces the nomimation of Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the United States. He also expresses resentment at Cardinal Wyszynski of Poland's forced retirement and describes his opposition to a Federal retail sales tax. Eisenhower also speaks at length when asked about the Soviet Union's ability to make a thermonuclear bomb. Other topics from this press conference include leaks to friendly newspapers, the general manufacturer's sales tax and other taxes, an appointment for the Secretary of Labor, an agreement signed with Spain, Eisenhower's possible use of Taft-Hartley injunction powers to stop a strike, relations with Latin America, and integration.