112. Editorial Note
Between May 24 and 29, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, accompanied by Foreign Minister Brentano and others, visited the United States for discussions with President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles. After brief stops in New York City and Greenwich, Connecticut, the Chancellor proceeded to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. On May 26, Adenauer and Eisenhower spent the afternoon at the President’s farm in Gettysburg. On May 27, at 8:44 a.m., in a telephone call to Dulles, the President discussed the visit. The transcript of the conversation reads:
“The Pres said the Adenauer visit was mostly social and went well—had a good time.
“He mentioned having 100,000 troops. The Pres asked him how long? A said they were all veterans except the last increment. The Pres said he is not going to say a public word until after elections and A is reelected and after that he will. He talked election—re agriculture, [Page 259] A said his interest is 4 million voters. The Pres said they feel hopeful.
“[4-1/2 lines of source text not declassified] The Pres disabused him re favorite nation—but I’m not sure exactly what this was about. Weber did not make notes—mostly social. A was most appreciative of the whole thing.” (Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers)
On May 27, 28, and 29, Adenauer held discussions in Washington with administration officials and Congressional leaders. Adenauer’s impressions of the visit are recorded in Erinnerungen, 1955–1959, pages 309–311.