Archive Report
Archive Report
New Interest in the Vice Presidency
Changed View of Vice Presidential Nominations
President Eisenhower's decision to seek a second term has thrown the Republican vice-presidential nomination and the vice-presidential office itself into special prominence. If Eisenhower is re-elected next Nov. 6, three weeks after his 66th birthday, he will be slated to stay in the White House until he is more than 70 years old. Because no previous President has attained that age in office1 and because, in addition, President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack last September, there naturally is concern as to whether he can survive the strains of office and remain fully able to discharge the responsibilities of the Presidency for another four years.
Such hazards pertain to any White House occupant, young or old, ...