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Eisenhower was President. Nixon was VP. The US population was 180,671,158. The life expectancy was 69.7 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a high of 685 and a low of 566. The federal spending was $92.19 billion. And the federal debt was $290.5 billion. Inflation was at 1.4%. the Consumer Price Index was 29.6. Unemployment was 5.5%

A new home cost $16,500. A first-class stamp cost $0.04. A gallon of gas was $0.31. A dozen eggs were $0.57. A gallon of milk was $0.49

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rapidly growing per capita income

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