Memorandum, Joint Statement of President Harry S. Truman and President-Elect Dwight D. Eisenhower

146 379 DEPARTMENT OF STATE (FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY) WHITE HOUSE PRESS AND TULS., NOV. 18, 1952 RADIO NEWS CONFERENCE 1:55 PM-3:05 PM, EST (Lhr., 15 min.) AMROINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT "NATIONAL 2:00 Hon. Dwight D. Eisenhower, President=elect ARCHIVES AND RECORDS Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge BERVICE" Hon. Joseph M. Dodge Hon. Dean Acheson, Secretary of State Hon. John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury Hon. Robert A. Lovett, Secretary of Defense Hon. W. Averell Harriman, Director for Mutual Security Upon leaving the President's office, General Eisenhower made the following oral statement for the press, radio and television just before entering his car at the executive entrance of the White House: This meeting to day I expected to be completely business. It has turned into a dual purpose meeting, - one, a very warm reception here from the citizens of Washington, f or which I thank them sincerely. It was an inspiring exper- ience to come up the streets from t he air field here to t he White House. The other part of the meeting was that kind that has been r eported in the papers for making special arrangements for the orderly t ransition of the functions of government from the outgoing dministration to the incoming. For this my associates and I have been very appreciative, and it has been very informative and instructive. There is going to be very shortly, within a matter of several minutes, a short joint S tatement issued, and it will be issued from the white House press section. You will get it in written form (See White House Joint Statement, Nov. 18, 1952). In general, it e xpresses our purpose to translate from one administration to an other in an orderly businesslike fashion. Thank you very much. SA-M:AW