Canada: DOMINION: Good Old Ike

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But Canadians noted the time he spent visiting Defense Headquarters, chatting with the Canadian General Staff and Defense Minister Doug Abbott. He was laying a firm personal foundation for the inevitable U.S.-Canadian defense consultations on standardization of equipment and joint maneuvers.

After a hustling three days in Ottawa, Ike moved on to a heart-warming civic reception in Toronto, a Toronto University luncheon and degree (LL.D.). As he entrained for Washington, Canadians were sure of one thing: the U.S. had never sent them a better envoy—not even Franklin Roosevelt.