people living inside the united states legally so you can protect the tax system, you can protect the services and the benefits. one of the things that the president believes, and he said and he referenced it today that border officials, dhs people believe that there has to be a wall in certain areas. that s what s always been said. he is new to this. that s always been the position of border experts. that s all i m saying. he is not new to it. when john kennedy was telling people in 1960 that there was a missile gap, and he campaigned hard on a missile gap. and ike was upset with him over it. and when he got to the office and he was in the situation room and he saw the missiles and he realized that we were in a missile surplus, not a missile gap. so he was wrong. is that something to be rewarded? no, you re missing the point. it s not that he is wrong. when you re coming as a candidate and you have less information than you do as a president, smart people, people that are
truman said, eisenhower knows no more about politics than a pig knows about sunday. in fact, relations between the democrat and the republican were so cold that the eisenhowers chose to sit in their car instead of accepting an invitation to come into the white house for a pre-inauguration cup of coffee. now eisenhower would be welcoming another democrat, the young, vital john f. kennedy. and he hoped to set an example in handing over the presidency not that the president liked everything kennedy had said. in particular, he was offended by kennedy s claim of a missile gap with the soviets. eisenhower not only felt there was no truth to the claim but suspected that kennedy was
truman said, eisenhower knows no more about politics than a pig knows about sunday. in fact, relations between the democrat and the republican were so cold that the eisenhowers chose to sit in their car instead of accepting an invitation to come into the white house for a pre-inauguration cup of coffee. now eisenhower would be welcoming another democrat, the young, vital john f. kennedy. and he hoped to set an example in handing over the presidency not that the president liked everything kennedy had said. in particular, he was offended by kennedy s claim of a missile gap with the soviets. eisenhower not only felt there was no truth to the claim but suspected that kennedy was
to deliver his farewell address on january 17, 1961, it was his last chance to speak to all of america as president. this evening, i come to you with a message of leave taking and farewell. from beginning to end, it was just about 16 minutes. but it expressed a lifetime of experience. we yet realize that america s leadership and prestige depend not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches, and military strength but on how we use our power in the interest of world peace and human betterment. after seeing jfk warn of a missile gap, ike felt he had reason to fear this young president might commit our military to unworthy goals, perhaps even be itching for a fight. disarmament with mutual honor and confidence is a continuing imperative. one thing eisenhower and khrushchev
truman said, eisenhower knows no more about politics than a pig knows about sunday. in fact, relations between the democrat and the republican were so cold that the eisenhowers chose to sit in their car instead of accepting an invitation to come into the white house for a pre-inauguration cup of coffee. now eisenhower would be welcoming another democrat, the young, vital john f. kennedy. and he hoped to set an example in handing over the presidency not that the president liked everything kennedy had said. in particular, he was offended by kennedy s claim of a missile gap with the soviets. eisenhower not only felt there was no truth to the claim but suspected that kennedy was simply playing politics,