They have been on the record and available for television since January 1955, when President Eisenhower held the first such session.

Asked how he did it, Eisenhower said that he just didn't think about it, and that it helped to develop a scornful attitude towards those who couldn't kick the habit.

Let me begin with something General Eisenhower said in his 1952 presidential campaign. Quote, "We must achieve both security and solvency.

Heart attacks: In 1955 Eisenhower suffered a heart attack so severe that his primary cardiologist advised the president not to run for a second term.

Those allies worried that Eisenhower's words would be used against them, particularly as the Vietnam War began.