Dwight D. Eisenhower pre-press conference on Civil Rights 1956-08-08
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Title
Dwight D. Eisenhower pre-press conference on Civil Rights 1956-08-08
Subject
Dwight D. Eisenhower Papers
Description
Ann Whitman, Dwight D. Eisenhower's secretary records notes on the press conference briefing that will be held in the next month. Eisenhower is urged to stay out of the civil rights platform plank discussion.
This demonstrates Eisenhower's "middle of the road" approach, and shows the tensions that resulted from the Supreme Court's decision (the Brown decision).
This also becomes a predecessor to what would happen at the "Mansfield Crisis", a month later.
This demonstrates Eisenhower's "middle of the road" approach, and shows the tensions that resulted from the Supreme Court's decision (the Brown decision).
This also becomes a predecessor to what would happen at the "Mansfield Crisis", a month later.
Source
Press conference draft for September 11, 1956 on civil rights platform, August 8, 1956, Eisenhower Dwight D.: Papers as President of the United States, 1953-61 (Ann Whitman File), Ann Whitman Diary Series, Box 8, Aug. '56 (1), Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Abilene, Kansas.
Publisher
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
Date
1956-08-08
Files
Citation
“Dwight D. Eisenhower pre-press conference on Civil Rights 1956-08-08,” The Crisis at Mansfield, accessed April 19, 2024, https://mansfieldcrisis.omeka.net/items/show/75.