THE PRESIDENCY: A War for Peace

In a few impromptu phrases at his news conference last week, the President of the U.S. gave a fresh meaning to the nation's foreign policy. Dwight Eisenhower was talking about his plan for an atom-powered merchant ship to dramatize his "atoms for peace" program. With intense feeling, he exclaimed: "If we are going to win this war for peace, let's stop talking about 'cold war.' We are trying to wage a war for peace."

Toward the Summit. The theme of peace was very much on his mind all week. After his six-day New...

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