Saturday, September 27, 2008 1:52:46 AM
Fact Check: McCain Invokes Eisenhower Letters
September 26, 2008 11:33 PM
ABC News' Reynolds Holding Reports: Calling on President Eisenhower to deliver a lesson about accountability, Sen. John McCain invoked two letters authored by the 34th president the night before the Normandy invasion during Friday's presidential debate. One letter, McCain said, was authored in the event that the D-Day invasion was a success and the other, a resignation, in the event it was a failure.
According to the National Archives, late on the afternoon of June 5, 1944, Eisenhower scribbled a note intended for release accepting responsibility for the decision to launch the invasion and taking full blame in the event the effort to create a beachhead on the Normandy coast failed.
In the letter, Eisenhower takes responsibility but makes no mention of resignation.
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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/fact-check-mcca.html
September 26, 2008 11:33 PM
ABC News' Reynolds Holding Reports: Calling on President Eisenhower to deliver a lesson about accountability, Sen. John McCain invoked two letters authored by the 34th president the night before the Normandy invasion during Friday's presidential debate. One letter, McCain said, was authored in the event that the D-Day invasion was a success and the other, a resignation, in the event it was a failure.
According to the National Archives, late on the afternoon of June 5, 1944, Eisenhower scribbled a note intended for release accepting responsibility for the decision to launch the invasion and taking full blame in the event the effort to create a beachhead on the Normandy coast failed.
In the letter, Eisenhower takes responsibility but makes no mention of resignation.
[ http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/d-day-message/images/failure-message.gif ]
Copyright © 2008 ABCNews Internet Ventures
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/fact-check-mcca.html
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