On the last day of his third year as President of the U.S., Dwight Eisenhower addressed himself, publicly and frankly, to the prime political question of the U.S. and the world. Before his 77th formal press conference, crowded by 290 reporters, cluttered by the paraphernalia of TV cameras and cables, the President read out a telegram he said he was sending to Harry E. Jackson, the deputy secretary of state of New Hampshire.
"I have your courteous telegram of Jan. 14," the President read, "advising me that petitions have been filed at your office which qualify my name for inclusion...