As Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower stepped into the lobby of Washington's Statler Hotel one night last week, convention-attending members of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (see Music) broke into a serenade. Surprised and delighted, the President of the U.S. listened to Keep America Singing, waved his appreciation, and then moved on to the Presidential Room. There, 500 district leaders of the National Citizens for Eisenhower Congressional Committee, flashing big "Let's Back Ike" badges, gave him a wall-shaking welcome. This was the stuff campaigns are made of, and Dwight Eisenhower responded...
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