In the midst of President Eisenhower's press conference last week, James Reston of the New York Times reached back into recent political history for a footnote on how Vice Presidents are made. "Could you recall for us, sir, what your role was in the selection of Mr. Nixon for Vice President?" Reston asked the President. "Was he ... your personal selection?"
The President answered the question with typical frankness. "My experience in politics has been a little intensive, even if short," he said wryly. "And the first thing I knew about . . . any presidential nominee having any great...
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