Tag Archives: President Dwight Eisenhower

Frank DiStefano: ‘The Republican War Over a New Direction After FDR’

Source:Frank DiStefano talking about the Republican Party post-FDR. Source:The New Democrat “In this episode, we explain the war within the Republican Party after the New Deal between Robert Taft and his conservative faction and Tom Dewey and his establishment faction … Continue reading

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Conservable Economist: Timothy Taylor- President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the Opportunity Cost of War

Source:The New Democrat General and then later President Dwight Eisenhower, represents at least one major lesson that Neoconservatives never learned. Which is the limits of American military power and the limits to what America can do by ourselves militarily. President … Continue reading

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Major Kong: The Kitchen Debate-Richard Nixon vs. Nikita Khrushchev: Liberal Democracy vs. Communism

Source: The FreeState “The Kitchen Debate was a series of impromptu exchanges (through interpreters) between then U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow on July … Continue reading

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Taylor F: President Dwight Eisenhower on Little Rock Integration Plan

Source:Taylor F.– Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican, Texas) President of the United States (1953-61) Source:The Daily Times  “This is for educational and personal purposes. Executive Order – – Little Rock 1957 – – Dwight D. Eisenhower” From Taylor F. Dwight Eisenhower, America’s … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: President Dwight Eisenhower’s Farewell Address & Warning For America

Source:The Daily Times So what’s so impressive about this speech is that it was given by the most distinguished and successful person to ever serve in the United States Military. And who was proud of his service and who loved … Continue reading

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CBS News: Longines Chronoscope: Senator Prescott Bush (1953)

Source:The New Democrat  Senator Prescott Bush who of course is the father of George H.W. Bush and the grandfather of George H.W. Bush’s children, was what we would call a Northeastern Republican today. Someone who leans conservative, but who isn’t … Continue reading

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Old TV History: President Dwight Eisenhower WRC-TV (1958) Oldest Known Color TV Broadcast

Source:The New Democrat  There were already color movies in the 1950s and very good color movies. Like North by Northwest to use as an example, but color TV really didn’t have much of an impact at all until the late … Continue reading

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur: Dick Cheney the Living Embodiment of Eisenhower’s Greatest Fear

Source:The New Democrat  Darth Vader Dick Cheney on the loose. So no I don’t like Dick Cheney or have much respect for our former Vice President. But Cenk Uygur in this video is the perfect example of why I don’t … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Robert Reich: Why America Has Forgotten Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons

Source:The New Democrat AlterNet: Opinion: Robert Reich: Why America Has Lost Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons What Robert Reich and others on the further left of me do not understand is that when we had those huge tax rates in … Continue reading

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KKD: Civil Rights at The 1960 Republican National Convention

Source:KKD– President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican, Texas) at the 1960 Republican National Convention. Source:The Daily Times “Now that the 2008 Republican National Convention has concluded, I thought I would go back into my old film clips & kinescopes to give … Continue reading

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