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A new year meant new challenges for both Herbert Hoover and Dwight Eisenhower. As the president recovered from a heart attack, the nation wondered about his long-term health. Was he capable of handling a second term? Was there a way to reduce some of the burdens of the presidency? Herbert Hoover had an idea—the establishment of an “administrative vice president”—to help the president and he first proposed that idea during an appearance on “Meet the Press” on December 11, 1955.
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© 2013 Timothy Walch
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Walch, T. (2013). Insuring a Second Term, 1956. In: Walch, T. (eds) Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137334091_8
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