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Eisenhower as President - Coggle Diagram
Eisenhower as President
Inertia and style
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Perception of someone who is not up to running the country. He is a bit conservative - middle of the road, not very exciting.
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Eisenhower Revisionism
Stephen Ambrose, Eisenhower, 2 vols, 1984
Robert Divine, Eisenhower and the Cold War, 1981
Fred Greenstein, The Hidden Hand Presidency, 1982
Praise Ike's systematic style and thoughtfulness; Greenstein suggests was in complete charge and used bumbling public persona to mask firmness of control behind the scenes.
Domestic Policy
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Federal Aid Highway Act, 1956
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Sherman Adams: 'If he was able to do nothing else as president except balance the budget he would feel his time in the White House had been well spent.'
Post-Revisionists
Robert Burk, Dwight D Eisenhower: Hero and Politician, 1986
Chester Pach and Elmo Richardson, The Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1991
Generally positive, but reservations on eg Civil RIghts, Cuba