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Dwight David Eisenhower (1953-1961)

reviewed by fitman

Born in 1890 in Denison, Texas, Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952 following a long record of service in the U.S. Armed Forces. As President, "Ike" faced the new challenges ...
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fitman
04/17/2009

Dwight David Eisenhower (1953-1961) 4

Ike presided over the biggest socialist program in American history - the Interstate Highway System - which he got past congress by never saying the 'S' word and promoting it as necessary for the defense of the nation.

That - and the fact that he couldn't stand Richard Nixon - puts him squarely in the category of Liberal Republican.

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Victor83 commented 220 days ago.
Fit...after all this time, your agenda remains crystal clear, its delivery as clear as mud.
Ike was closer- far closer- to the Goldwater wing of the Republican Party. Conversely, Nixon was more in line with the blue bloods, the moderates, more akin to the last two Presidents Bush.
And nice try with the "socialism" comment. It so happens that maintaining roads for commerce and defense IS a constitutional power of the federal government. Call it what you will; but no reasonable person is going to dispute that.
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