The Summing Up

It was the last time for Dwight Eisenhower to report to Congress on the State of the Union, and he used the occasion to review the achievements of his Administration. As he listed hundreds of items, two facts emerged: i) the speed with which the world has moved since 1953, and 2) the many, myriad and detailed things that a modern government does. A partial check list:

"I do not close this message implying that all is well--that all problems are solved," said the President. "For progress implies both new and continuing problems, and, unlike presidential Administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates." The goal of his Administration, he went on, "has been to add to the spiritual, moral and material strength of our nation. I believe we have done this. But it is a process that must never end."

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