Letter, President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Harry Bullis

O.F. 99.B JUL: 2 6 1955 CENTRAL FILES May 18, 1953. Personal and Confidential Dear Harry: I emphatically agree with most of what you have to say in your letter of May ninth. I shall certainly take seriously your observation about the Judd case. # With respect to McCarthy, I continue to believe that the President of the United States cannot afford to name names in opposing procedures, practices and methods in our govern- ment. This applies with special force when the individual concerned enjoys the immunity of a United States Senator. This particular individual wants, above all else, publicity. Nothing would probably please him more than to get the publicity that would be generated by public repudiation by the President. I do not mean that there is no possibility that 1 shall ever change my mind on this point. I merely mean that as of this moment, I consider that the wisest course of action is to continue to pursue a steady, positive policy in foreign relations, in legal procedures in cleaning out the insecure and the disloyal, and in all other areas where McCarthy seems to take such a specific and personal interest. My friends on the Hill tell me that of course, among other things, he wants to increase his appeal as an after-dinner speaker and so raise the fees that he charges. Personal and Confidential , CROSS CARD FOR STAFF SECRETAHY