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Republican President, 1953-1961 |
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 Obama and the Empire, by Former Cuban President Fidel Castro
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 The Truth, (with jokes), by Al Franken
 Our Endangered Values, by Jimmy Carter
 Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, edited by Michael Beschloss
 Kennedy & Nixon, by Chris Matthews
 Waging Peace, the memoirs of President Dwight Eisenhower
 Dwight Eisenhower's State of the Union speeches, 1953-1960
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Dwight Eisenhower on Budget & Economy
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- 1961: Kennedy is transforming government into Santa Claus. (Nov 2013)
- Achieve pay-as-you-go budget instead of increases. (Jan 1965)
- Inflation hurts people; even in times of full employment. (Jan 1965)
- Deficit spending is irresponsible and inflationary. (Jan 1965)
- $168M in spending for harbors & flood control is stupid. (Jan 1965)
- Danger of inflation if government is profligate. (Jan 1957)
- Eliminate the deficit and check the menace of inflation. (Feb 1953)
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Dwight Eisenhower on Civil Rights
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- 1953: Allowed black kids in White House Easter Egg Roll. (Feb 2017)
- 1953: eliminate discrimination in government contracting. (Jan 1965)
- Desegregate federal government and nation's capital. (Jan 1965)
- Signed 1957 Civil Rights Act, including Negro voting rights. (Jan 1965)
- Create civil rights division in the Department of Justice. (Jan 1957)
- Segregation in federal activities is on the way out. (Jan 1954)
- Segregation in federal activities is on the way out. (Jan 1954)
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Dwight Eisenhower on Education
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- 1957 STEM focus follows from Cold War ideology. (Feb 2018)
- 1957: Enforced school desegregation with federal troops. (May 2016)
- $1.3B for four-year school construction program. (Jan 1965)
- National Defense Education Bill: focus on science & math. (Jan 1965)
- Ordered troops to enforce integration of Little Rock schools. (Jan 1965)
- Antarctica Treaty: free and cooperative scientific research. (Jan 1960)
- Establish recognizable standards for teachers and teaching. (Jan 1959)
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Dwight Eisenhower on Foreign Policy
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- OpEd: Organized Bay of Pigs invasion that JFK carried out. (Apr 2009)
- Opposed Israeli settlements in disputed areas. (Sep 2006)
- 1956: People-to-People program, a step toward world peace. (Jan 1965)
- Arm Egypt on promise of never accepting Soviet aid. (Jan 1965)
- Presidential "prestige" is unimportant; visit every nation. (Jan 1965)
- US aid for raising living standards & resisting Communism. (Jan 1965)
- Many Arab actions are inspired by hatred of every Jew. (Jan 1965)
- Replace Latin America non-intervention with ending feudalism. (Jan 1965)
- 1960: Led UN effort for education in Africa. (Jan 1965)
- The world has shrunk; interests now interdependent worldwide. (Jan 1957)
- Mutual security means mutual cooperation against Communism. (Feb 1953)
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Dwight Eisenhower on Government Reform
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- 1952: Who can clean up the mess in Washington? Ike can!. (Jun 1996)
- Assure minority right to vote, and all other rights follow. (Jan 1965)
- Term limits for House (16 years) and Senate (18 years). (Jan 1965)
- Line item veto could prevent pork barrel spending. (Jan 1965)
- Lower the voting age to 18. (Jan 1954)
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Dwight Eisenhower on Homeland Security
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- 1961: Permanent armaments industry has grave implications. (Jul 2018)
- 1953 Domino Theory: one USSR takeover leads to more. (May 2016)
- 1961: Be wary of the military-industrial complex. (Apr 2012)
- Ended Korean War by practicing nuclear brinkmanship. (Oct 2010)
- 1957: ban nuclear testing. (Sep 2006)
- Ending draft takes undue chances with our nation's security. (Jan 1965)
- Cutting defense budget takes a needless gamble. (Jan 1965)
- More defense spending doesn't necessarily increase security. (Jan 1965)
- Permanent arms industry is new to the American experience. (Jan 1965)
- Post-war disarmament is dangerous; keep peacetime military. (Jan 1965)
- 1960: Proposed limited nuclear test ban treaty. (Jan 1965)
- Safety through strength, but lay foundations of real peace. (Jan 1958)
- Ferret out and to destroy Communist subversion at home. (Jan 1955)
- Supply states for civil defense preparedness. (Feb 1953)
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Dwight Eisenhower on Immigration
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- Operation Wetback: Use military to deport 1.3M Mexicans. (Mar 2013)
- FactCheck: Operation Wetback deported 2.1M Mexicans, not 13M. (Jul 2010)
- 1955: Mexican border "secured" after Operation Wetback. (Jul 2010)
- OpEd: Treated Mexican border crossings as act of war. (Oct 2007)
- Change immigration quotas to be less discriminatory. (Feb 1953)
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Dwight Eisenhower on Jobs
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- Avoid farm subsidies that create millionaires. (Jan 1965)
- No government wage fixing during labor strikes. (Jan 1965)
- Increase minimum wage to 90 cents per hour; and expand it. (Jan 1955)
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Dwight Eisenhower on Principles & Values
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- 1950: Recruited for President while head of Columbia Univ. (Nov 2013)
- Born Mennonite; raised Jehovah's Witness. (Nov 2013)
- 1960: Give me a week to think of one Nixon idea. (Nov 2013)
- 1964: Did not endorse GOP nominee Barry Goldwater. (Nov 2013)
- 1955: Preferred to dump Nixon as V.P. (Jun 1996)
- Suffered heart attack prior to 1956 re-election campaign. (Jun 1996)
- Principal political disappointment was Nixon's 1960 loss. (Jan 1965)
- US became great by principles in our religious philosophy. (Jan 1960)
- America is best described by one word: freedom. (Jan 1959)
- To grow and flourish people must be free. (Jan 1955)
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Dwight Eisenhower on Technology
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- 1957: Anyone want to go to the moon? I don't. (Nov 2013)
- 1957: Space agency within Department of Defense. (Nov 2013)
- Create interstate highway system because free market won't. (Apr 2012)
- 1957: Sputnik ended "Peace and Prosperity" boosterism. (Jun 1996)
- Sputnik: Soviets lead in satellites, but US leads overall. (Jan 1965)
- 1958: First satellite only a step; established NASA. (Jan 1965)
- US Information Agency: let all the world know the truth. (Jan 1965)
- Space exploration need not integrate with defense research. (Jan 1960)
- Overcame 1958 recession without hasty public works projects. (Jan 1959)
- National Highway Program to meet economic & security needs. (Jan 1955)
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Dwight Eisenhower on War & Peace
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- Tac nukes to defend Taiwan from China. (Nov 2013)
- 1966: Any action to win in Vietnam, even nukes. (Nov 2013)
- LBJ should formulate a "more sensible" policy on Vietnam. (Nov 2013)
- 1956: Supported Egypt against Israel, UK, and France in Suez. (Jan 1965)
- In WWII, none doubted need for sacrifice; unlike in Cold War. (Jan 1965)
- Berlin: Why is our only feasible response to start WWIII? (Jan 1965)
- Wars occur because of government arrogance & ambition. (Jan 1965)
- Initiated economic sanctions against Communist Cuba. (Jan 1965)
- Soviets are waging total Cold War; build even more missiles. (Jan 1958)
- Sought authority for US military against Vietnam Communism. (Apr 1954)
- War in Korea part of worldwide Communist aggression. (Feb 1953)
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