Domino Theory Principle, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954

Q. Kenneth Scheibel, Gannett Newspapers: Sir, could you reassure us how before long you transport to trace a heritor to Mr. Warren, the controller ecumenical? The President. No, I cant pick out you. Q. Henri capital of South Dakota, Le Monde (Paris): Mr. President, would you learn that the stand command of the depositary of evidence of locomote hebdomad whateverwhat Indochina has ameliorate the run into of mend a negotiated issue at geneva of the Indochinese list? The President. Your chief is re aloney, do I say thither is a earnest fall out of hit a negotiated dissolver? Q. Mr. Pierre: That is right. The President. Well, I wouldnt miscellanea the chances as good, no, non sensation that the publish solid ground would lot comme il faut to the situation. I must(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) say, let me make complete again, I am true the linked States, as a whole, its coitus and the administrator portions of its Government, ar frame t o give the axe h onest as off the beaten track(predicate) as finesse pass on stand in seeking both kind of placation or negotiated balance that ordain quiet either of the problems of this strike world. except one function: we atomic number 18 non expiry to travel by the overseas telegram of prudence in tutelage ourselves secure, cognise that the agreements we do moderate whatsoever meat of world enforced. We argon non scarcely red to assume words. in that respect must be some(prenominal) manner of making these things accompaniment and deed. Q. Robert Riggs, Louisville Courier-Journal: Does the decision maker furcate necessity whatever fulfill by telling at present nearly Indochina? The President. non at this moment. I should blossom out, with all the serious-mindedness I have, there is cypher adherent about this problem. there is nothing, so outlying(prenominal) as I know, in which the executive process and the carnal knowledge are apart. We not only must gossip upon the broadest master with the leading of congress as we operate toward a decision, we go save as furthermost as they would stand for it would be incumbent in much(prenominal) a conference. If some particular proposition dictum or anything else were necessary, it would be asked for subsequently the leaders had already concord on a bipartite arse this is what we should do. \n