Secretary of Defense Charles Erwin Wilson was in the national limelight as he bustled through some of the busiest days of his 33 months in office. As a public figure, he had changed from a press-relations problem into one of the strongest assets of President Eisenhower's Administration.
Just back from a NATO Defense Ministers meeting in Paris, Wilson flew off last week to Denver with Admiral Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to make their first report to the President since his heart attack. In 25 minutes, Wilson, who did most of the talking, outlined his plans...
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