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The Tranquil World of Dwight D. Eisenhower

by Wm. F. Buckley, Jr.

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Such is our crisis that it cannot, the author says, he solved by men of deficient understanding: Mr. Eisenhower must, inevitably, be repudiated

The third National Review Forum, held in New York City on December 19, sponsored a debate on the question, “Should the Republican Party repudiate Eisenhower?” The negative was defended by Mr. Tex McCrary, the journalist and radio and TV commentator who, as an ardent supporter of Mr. Eisenhower, has directed a number of Eisenhower rallies in New York’s Madison Square Garden and elsewhere. Mr. McCrary spoke extemporaneously and from notes. Mr. Buckley, taking the affirmative, opened the debate, which was attended by 2,000 persons, with the following statement:

William F. Buckley Jr.

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William F. Buckley Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr. founded National Review magazine in 1955.

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