ABSTRACT
Determined to maintain a reduced schedule before leaving for Wisconsin and Colorado, Dwight D. Eisenhower limited his non-Columbia appearances and played golf at least twice a week at either Deepdale or Blind Brook. Eisenhower also ventured into the controversial issue of federal aid to education, when a Congressman sought his views. Eisenhower's position on federal aid to education prompted journalists to speculate on his presidential ambitions for 1952; they did not know that on July 6 Governor Dewey had gone to 60 Morningside for a two-hour conversation about politics with the General. During Eisenhower's summer vacation the Provost had to address issues raised by three of the four vice president positions established by Eisenhower's reorganization in March. When Eisenhower arrived at Mamie Eisenhower's parents in Denver, after fishing in Wisconsin for two weeks, Philip Jessup's letter refusing Provostship was waiting for him. Eisenhower had returned from his long summer vacation with plans he wanted to implement to fulfill Columbia's mission.
