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...Only Begun." One man who felt the courage in the speech was Ike Eisenhower-perhaps the one man whom Nixon had uppermost in his mind during the broadcast. Soon after he was off the air Nixon got Ike's telegram of congratulation (see below). There was still no blanket vindication, but Ike suggested a meeting with Nixon in Wheeling, W. Va. Said Nixon happily, as he hopped off for Wheeling from Stapleton airport in Denver: "I'm going to Wheeling to meet the man there who will be the next President of the United States ... I can tell...
Gradually, as Ike went on, it came to his audience that he was once again the commander, still reserving decision on Nixon until he could talk with him face to face. He was sending Nixon a telegram, said Ike. ". . . To complete the formulation of ... [my] personal decision, I feel the need of talking to you, and would be most appreciative if you could fly to see me at once. Tomorrow night I shall be at Wheeling, West Virginia . . . Whatever personal admiration and affection I have for you (and they are very great) are un-diminished." When Ike was through talking...
...after the 1948 election, Editor Henry P. Slane of the daily Peoria Journal (circ. 68,000) sent Pollster George Gallup a bristling telegram: CANCEL OUR SUBSCRIPTION. Like Gallup, Elmo Roper, Archibald Crossley and all the pollsters who had confidently predicted a Republican victory, Editor Slane had a morning-after headache. With the editors of some 30 other U.S. dailies who canceled their subscriptions to the polls, Editor Slane cried: "Never again!" But like many another swearing-off, it didn't take...
Judy: I once sent a telegram to Washington about something. I think probably to our Senator, but I don't know just what...
...Have you ever on any [occasion other than the Paul Robeson Peekskill riots-TIME, Sept. 5, 1949] sent a telegram protesting or asking for protection for certain groups...