Correspondent George H. Hall of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch shot a question at the President: "Could you identify the group of persons in the White House or the Administration who give final clearance to nominations . . . before you send them to the Senate?"
Dwight Eisenhower did not miss the innuendo. He stiffened, his eyes sparked and, in a voice that needed no electronic amplification, he barked his answer: I do. Before he appoints anybody to an important post, he said, he calls him in and asks about his philosophy, whether he is biased or distinctly in favor of some...
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