dwight eisenhower 34th president of the us 1953-1961 buschistory presents – the presidents
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DWIGHT EISENHOWER
34th President of the US 1953-1961
Buschistory Presents – The Presidentswww.buschistory.net
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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.
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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
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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
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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