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¶ Columnist John O'Donnell: "Dwight Eisenhower . . . played his first inning in big-league political press and radio conference today and wound up with one hit, no runs and no errors. There was no question about the hit he made with his charm, folksy friendliness and his easy answers."
¶ The Christian Science Monitor: "He convinced the Washington reporters that he is a worthy antagonist in question-and-answer infighting."
¶ Columnist Walter Lippmann: "This is the Washingtonian model of the presidency. It is the style of the Washington who managed for so long and in a most critical period of our history to keep both Hamilton and Jefferson in his cabinet."
At week's end Ike held his second press conference with some 150 newsmen in Manhattan. When an eccentric jumped up and began to bait Ike (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS), he was greeted by jeers. After Ike calmly answered his question, reporters themselves broke into the same spontaneous applause and cheering that had offended them at the first conference.