In episode 3 of Quite By Accident, Steve Hess, a young staffer in Eisenhower's administration, shares stories of feeling surprised to attend State Dinners and other formal White House functions. Host Katie Dunn Tenpas also asks Steve to reflect on Eisenhower's leadership and the end of his administration in 1961.

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