ABSTRACT
Ike Eisenhower, the D-Day anniversary, and Columbia University all received widespread publicity, in addition to the Roper Poll, on Sunday, June 6. With the political pressure on Eisenhower mounting, Kevin McCann and Robert C. Harron began to prepare a statement reiterating his position. Eisenhower immediately replied, expressing his "personal conviction," since he had not been at Columbia long enough to know the specifics. Public opinion added to the pressure on Eisenhower and the University to reverse the Polish Chair decision. Eisenhower decided to support the Provost fully on the Polish Chair. Eisenhower explained that the Provost had talked with R. Gordon Wasson, Vice President in Charge of Public Relations at J. P. Morgan and Company and a Columbia alumnus who knew very well the three professors accused of being communist sympathizers. As for the University's new president, General Synder knew that Eisenhower needed "activity to keep well," and he was very pleased with the General's condition.
