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President Truman's 295th news conference, held in the Indian Treaty Room (Room 474) in the Executive Office Building at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 1952. Topics discussed include: The dispatch of American troops in Europe; Clarification of statement the President made in his meeting with Methodist ministers; General Vandenburg's re-appointment to the joint chiefs of staff; Role of delegates at national conventions and the purpose of party primaries; Federal judiciary appointments; The April 17, 1952 Harriman dinner in New York; The rejection of the President's nomination of Earl Wayne Beck to be Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia; Power of Immunity given to Newbold Moris, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, by the House Judiciary Subcommittee; The St. Lawrence Seaway; and President Truman's future political plans.