The President's News Conference of February 25, 1953
1953-2-25
President Eisenhower opens this press conference with two announcements. The first concerns a meeting to evaluate the division of taxes between the State and Federal government. The second concerns the number of doctors required to continue the war in Korea. Topics from the question-and-answer period include soil conservation, the St. Lawrence Seaway, a balanced budget, whether or not the United States will stick to agreements made during World War II, whether or not the Soviet Union can be trusted to adhere to its agreements, communists in schools, statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, the possibility of a second term for Eisenhower, the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, congressional investigations into possible subversion, Eisenhower's attitude toward Universal Military Training, national security, the possibility of meeting Joseph Stalin face-to-face, and the introduction of a new loyalty program.




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