and he wrote this to you -- "no one could hate war more than i, but i get very upset when i find people who are quite willing to enjoy the privileges and rights afforded by this country but publicly announce their readiness to flout their responsibilities." you remember receiving that -- >> yes, i do. >> and thinking about it? >> and i'm certain i know what it meant, which was, "there you are in the middle of it, you know, in college and so forth, and you know, so don't even think about it." >> the vietnam war ended in 1975. eisenhower did not live to see it. from 1955 to his death, he had seven heart attacks. he finally succumbed to congestive heart failure on march 28, 1969. >> when they put his casket on the train to go out to kansas after the ceremonies here in washington for his funeral,