ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY BASIC ISSUES

D84845

ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY BASIC ISSUES

English

The USA

29 June 1959

DC-Cam, D84845, 23/05/2025

The USA

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The President's Problem
The other point is something that President Eisenhower said to me on January 19, 1961. He said, "There are no easy matters that will ever come to you as President. If they are easy, they will be settled at a lower level." So that the matters that come to you as President are always the difficult matters, and matters that carry with them large implications. President John F. Kennedy, telecast interview, December 17, 1962 by law and practice the President is the chief maker of national security policy. He conducts foreign affairs. He is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. He makes the crucial decisions on the budget he submits to Congress. He is the Nation's Chief Executive, responsible under the Constitution for taking care that the laws are faithfully executed. As such, he supervises the departments and
agencies. Although he is not in any simple sense their manager-
for their responsibilities run not only to him but also to Congress- he is the only coordinator our constitutional system provides.

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