Spinning globes title - Defense Debate - Ike Blasts Charges As “Despicable”

Spinning globes title - Defense Debate - Ike Blasts Charges As “Despicable” 13:06:34 President Eisenhower standing at desk during news press conference w/ arms folded, CU reporters. MS Ike calling on reporter. CU taking notes. 13:06:51 Ike SOF: “If anybody, anybody believes that I have deliberately mislead the American people I’d like to him to his face what I think about him. This is a charge that I think is despicable, and I have never made it against anyone in the world, & I wouldn’t as long, unless he were in the bar of Justice somewhere to be tried for something was intolerable.” CU photographers. 13:07:23 Ike: “This is what I believe we have been trying to do w/ all our might & I get tired of saying that Defense is to be made an excuse for wasting dollars! I don’t believe we should pay one cent more for defense than we have to; but I do say this: our defense is not only strong it is awesome; & it is respected elsewhere.” Economics; Presidential; Military Budget; 1960; Cold War; Federal Spending;