Word: nixon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...machinations of palace politicians back in the days when the Sultan conspired with the Keeper of the Seraglio were mock-tragic attempts to make political play amusing. President Eisenhower's "understanding" with Nixon stirs up fond memories of those Arabian fantasies, and it looks as if the palace guard is once again emerging as a political reality...
Since the President's first illness in 1955, the problem of presidential succession has been widely debated, but that is all. Eisenhower and Nixon, however, have settled all problems between themselves, and the President has assured the nation that if now, God forbid, he should become in capacitated and unable to execute his duties of office, "Mr. Nixon knows exactly what he should...
Last night, the nation at last found out what Mr. Nixon has known for almost a week. Not that the nation had any right to know; matters of greater importance-the Gaither Report on the state of American defenses, for example, have been securely hidden from the public...
...however, an encouraging sign that the White House has released the text of the Eisen-hower-Nixon accord. But public opinion, not political enlightenment, must take credit for forcing this action on the Administration...
...President had previously said that he must have a constitutional amendment to settle the complex issue of presidential succession; certainly any "understanding" with Nixon must have no legal status. Official disclosures of the content of the accord, for example, indicate that should Eisen-hower become disabled, Nixon would become "Acting President" until the President had recovered...