THE PRESIDENCY: Strictly Personal

For a man who sternly guards his personal privacy, Dwight Eisenhower is remarkably candid on such personal matters as health and habits, which most Americans regard as nobody's business. Last week, asked in press conference by U.P. Newshen Pat Wiggins for presidential advice on how to give up smoking, Ike grinned and confessed: "Of course, I was a very heavy smoker, probably brought about through my life in the military and war, and all that I was asked to do was to be more moderate about it. No doctor ever told me I should stop. But for me it was...

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