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1954

This was the year in which the nation [fought off a
recession, and the President proved he had learned
a thing or two about politics. The Army-McCarthy
squabble was featured on TV. The Nautilus, first
atomic-powered submarine, was launched. Racial
segregation in public schools was ruled unconstitu-
tional by the Supreme Court. Nation-wide tests of
the Salk vaccine against polio were begun.

At Caracas, Venezuela, the nations of this hemi-
sphere passed a resolution calling for joint action,
when necessary, against communism in the West-
ern Hemisphere. Shortly thereafter the pro-Com-
munist government in Guatemala was overthrown.

Across the Pacific in Indochina, following pro-
longed crises, an armistice was signed.

For me, personally, 1954 was marked by long
and strenuous struggle on the agricultural legisla-
tive front and my first active participation in po-
litical campaigning.

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Publication Information: Book Title: Cross Fire: The Eight Years with Eisenhower. Contributors: Ezra Taft Benson - author. Publisher: Doubleday. Place of Publication: Garden City, NY. Publication Year: 1962. Page Number: 161.
    
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