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...Strength. This week Ike, tanned and relaxed from a six-day golfing stopover in Hawaii, flew back to Washington. He had sent word ahead that he wanted no big welcoming. Nonetheless, upwards of 200 greeters were at the airport. "How was your trip, Mr. President?" asked a newsman. "Pretty good," said Ike...
While on the way home, Ike had worked over his TV speech to the nation this week. The tenor of the speech was that Ike felt that his trip was considerably better than "pretty good." U.S. relations with the Philippines, Nationalist China and Korea were "greatly strengthened." As for Japan, in spite of the "outrageous conduct of a violent and disorderly minority," he had been assured that the people were, in general, anxious to welcome...
With a slight edge honed for those who have been criticizing his "personal diplomacy," Ike noted that personal good-will visits could frequently bring about "favorable results far transcending those of normal diplomatic conferences." Informal heads-of-state meetings can occasionally be profitable on broad problems and principles. "But heads-of-government meetings are not effective mechanisms for developing detailed provisions of international compacts, and have never been so considered by this government...
Presidential Mission (ABC, 3:30-4 p.m.). More on Ike in the Far East...
...News Special (NBC, 9:30-10:30 p.m.). A summary of Ike's trip. *All time E.D.T...