DWIGHT EISENHOWER

34th President of the US 1953-1961

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The Election• 1.President: Dwight Eisenhower Number 35 Vice presidents:

Richard Nixon

 • 2. Political Party – Republican

• 3. Term of Office 1953-1961

 • 4. Who came before and after him, and what were their Political

parties? • Harry S. Truman (Democrat) preceded him and John Kennedy

(Democrat) followed him

• 5. Were there any unusual circumstances surrounding his ascent to the

presidency? If so, describe the situation in specific detail.• He chose to run as a Republican because he was unhappy with

the Democratic handling of the Korean War.

The Office• 6. Are there any catch phrases or terms specifically

associated with this president? If so, list and explain them. “I Like Ike” “Military Industrial Complex” “The US Never lost a soldier or a foot of ground during my administration”

 • 7. When he left office, was it by: choice, defeat, natural

death, assassination, or resignation. Explain your answer.

• He served two terms and retired in 1961

 

Domestic Issues and Events1953 – 92% Marginal Tax Rate throughout his Presidency

1954 – Brown V. Board of Education, Joe McCarthy censured,

1955 – Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

1956 – Interstate Highway Act

1957 – Little Rock

1958 - NASA

1960 – Civil Rights Act (Federal sanctions against officials obstructing Voting Rights), Greensboro Sit In

click to read Eisenhower's ideas on Taxes and Budgets

• Click for Eisenhower’s Speech on the Military Industrial Complex

Foreign Policy and Events• 1953 – Korean War ceasefire, Stalin Dies, Pact

of Madrid (Trade Deal), Shah installed (see NSC 68)

• 1954 – Division of Vietnam, continued Containment policy, Operation Wetback, Guatemalan Coup

• 1955 – SEATO, First US Soldiers in Vietnam• 1956 – Suez Canal Crisis (Israel, Britain and

France invaded), Hungarian Revolution• 1957 – Sputnik• 1958 – US Troops in Lebanon• 1959 – Castro, St. Lawrence Seaway opened• 1960 – Gary Powers shot down over USSR,

warned against arms race in Space• 1961 – Farewell address – Military Industrial

Complex Warning