“Now, in the car,” Eisenhower recalled, “he suddenly turned toward me and said: ‘General, there is nothing that you may want that I won’t try to help you get. That definitely and specifically includes the presidency in 1948.’” Eisenhower laughed aloud. “Mr. President,” he said with sincerity, “I don’t know who will be your opponent for the presidency, but it will not be I.”
