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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Unlike Harry Truman, Ike likes business lunches. For his first in the White House he invited his campaign friends, Colorado's Governor Dan Thornton and Wisconsin's Governor Walter J. Kohler, in for fried chicken. They talked, among other things, about federal encroachment on state tax sources. Ike took them on a 45-minute tour of the White House, and was back at his desk by 2 o'clock. At 3:30 he watched benignly as seven members of his personal staff were sworn in. Two hours later, Ike walked over to a more elaborate ceremony...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: New Folks at Home | 2/2/1953 | See Source »

...William E. Willett, another Dawson pal whom the Senate had refused to reconfirm as an RFC director (TIME, Dec. 24, 1951). Worst of all was Whitehair's arrogance. He told one admiral: "When you come in here to see me, bring a notebook with you." Navy Secretary Dan Kimball intended to resign a year ago, but stayed on because he feared Truman would give Whitehair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BEHIND THE SCENES: The Disappearing Letter | 2/2/1953 | See Source »

...appointment of Dan T. Smith, professor of Finance at the Business School, to be a special assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, was yesterday officially approved following a routine investigation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor of Finance Takes Treasury Post | 1/29/1953 | See Source »

Meet Me at the Fair (Universal-International) spins a plot that is as insubstantial and as highly colored as cotton candy. It is a sentimental tale of a runaway orphan (Chet Allen), a singing medicine man (Dan Dailey) and a beautiful welfare worker (Diana Lynn). By the time the picture has run its course, the medicine man and welfare worker, who are about to be married, have adopted the orphan and his dog, and have also put to rout a pack of crooked politicians responsible for lamentable conditions at the orphanage. Spotting this confection at intervals are some pleasant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Also Showing | 1/26/1953 | See Source »

Ufford downed Ralph Sanders of Army 3-0. Dave Watts defeated Dan Hutchinson 3-0. Guy Paschel defeated Bob Forman 3-0, and Stephan Sonnabend beat Bill prier 3-0. John Rauh downed Jim Kyker...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Squash Team Tops Army, Wesleyan | 1/13/1953 | See Source »

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