艾森豪威尔拒绝了这一建议，部分是因为他并不是很喜欢和信任尼克松，但主要原因是他认为给继任者留下更接近收支平衡的预算非常重要。
Eisenhower declined, partly because he did not particularly like or trust Nixon, but mostly because he thought it was important to hand over a more nearly balanced budget to his successor.