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White House Press Release, Joint Statement of President Harry S. Truman and President-Elect Dwight D. Eisenhower, with Attachments
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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November 18, 1952
JOINT STATEMENT
President Truman and General Eisenhower met today at the
White House. After conferring together by themselves, they met with the
Secretaries of State, Defense and Treasury, the Director of Mutual
Security, and General Eisenhower's associates, Senator Lodge and Mr. Dodge.
At the end of the talks, the President and General Eisenhower
issued the following statement:
"We Baze discussed some of the most important problems affecting
our country in the sphere of international relations. Information with
respect to these problems has been made available to General Eisenhower.
"Under our Constitution the President must exercise his functions
until he leaves office, and his successor cannot be asked to share or
assume the responsibilities of the Presidency until he takes office.
"We have worked out a framework for liaison and exchange of
information between the present Administration and the incoming Adminis-
tration, but we have made no arrangements which are inconsistent with the
full spirit of our Constitution. General Eisenhower has not been asked
to assume any of the responsibilities of the Presidency until he takes the
oath of office.
"We believe, however, that the arrangements we have made for
cooperation will be of great value to the stability of our country and
to the favorable progress of international affairs.
"We are confident the t this meeting and that the arrangements
we have made today for liaison and cooperation between the present Adminis-
tration and the new Administration furnish additional proof of the ability
of the people of this country to manage their affairs with a sense of
continuity and with responsibility".
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