Tag Archives: President Dwight Eisenhower

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

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Conservable Economist: Timothy Taylor- President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the Opportunity Cost of War General and then later President Dwight Eisenhower, represents at least one major lesson that Neoconservatives never … 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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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Video: President Dwight Eisenhower on Little Rock Integration Plan

This post was originally posted at FRS Daily Times, September, 2013 Dwight Eisenhower, America’s first civil rights president. Not Lyndon Johnson who was our third, after Jack Kennedy who got involved in it strongly late in his presidency. But President … Continue reading

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

This post was originally posted at FRS Daily Times Plus 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 … Continue reading

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The Book Archive: Video: CBS News Longines Chronoscope: Senator Prescott Bush in 1953

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger 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 … Continue reading

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

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger 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 … Continue reading

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

AlterNet: Opinion: Robert Reich: Why America Has Forgotten Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons AlterNet: Opinion: Robert Reich: Why America Has Lost Its Three Biggest Economic Lessons Derik Schneider on Google+ What Robert Reich and others on the further left of … Continue reading

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