Quotes from William I. Hitchcock

Marshall placed enormous trust in Eisenhower, and Ike always honored him for it. "I must have assistants who will solve their own problems," Marshall told him, "and tell me later what they have done." The historian of Eisenhower's presidency can draw a direct line between these words and Eisenhower's own management style as chief executive, when he too would look for powerful and confident lieutenants and allow them the freedom to run their own departments.

The press became devoted to Eisenhower, in large part because he confided in journalists and trusted them to act as his partners rather than his enemies. Butcher called Eisenhower "the keenest in dealing with the press I've ever seen, and I have met a lot of them, many of whom are phonies.