Eisenhower Holds Press Conference Eisenhower Tells The Press He Has Not Yet Decided On Whether He Will Stand For Another Term Footage

EISENHOWER HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE Eisenhower tells the press he has not yet decided on whether he will stand for another term.
	Tape Master:	8569
	Catalog #:	237060
	Clip Number:	237060-1
	Orginal Film:	UN 2803 G
	Timecode:	01:10:34 - 01:12:12
	Location:	Washington DC
	Year Shot:	1956 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	No
	Headings:	JOURNALISM: Press Conference LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. PERSONALITIES: Eisenhower, Dwight (Ike)
	Description:	EISENHOWER HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE Eisenhower tells the press he has not yet decided on whether he will stand for another term. Eisenhower reading Telegram to the Deputy Secretary of State of New Hampshire, Concerning Appearance on the Primary Ballot. Washington DC, United States of America. M/S President Dwight Eisenhower and others walking along. M/S photographers. M/S Eisenhower enters building. L/S Eisenhower enter press conference. M/S speaking about the forthcoming election, and reads his doctors statements about his health. "Naturally, I am deeply gratified that the petitioners have expressed this kind of personal confidence in me. I do not feel that I should interpose any objection to such entry. However, because I must make clear to all that lack of objection cannot be construed as any final decision on my part relative to a candidacy for a second term in the office I now hold... edit ...My future life must be carefully regulated to avoid excessive fatigue. My reasons for obedience to the medical authorities are not solely personal; I must obey them out of respect for the responsibilities I carry. The personal decision to which I refer will be rendered as soon as it is firmly fixed in my own mind. I shall strive to see that it is based as to my best judgment on the good of our country." M/S Cut-in shot reporters, taking notes in book and on machine. M/S Eisenhower speaks on his every day work, and of the pressured effect it has on him. Eisenhower, "I have no desire whatsoever to confuse the American people or to evade anything you are putting in front of me. But you can well imagine the pressures that are brought upon me every day, and I have to isolate myself from them at times as much as I can in order that I may reach a logical decision. "