#Dwight Eisenhower

[coolthingsguyslike]

#Dwight Eisenhower #General #President #WWII

[todaysdocument]

Press Release, President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Statement on the Signing of S. 50, the Act Providing for the Admission of Hawaii into the Union

Collection DDE-WHCF: White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration)Series: Official FilesFile Unit: OF 147-E Hawaii (10)

Immediate Release March 18, 1959 James C. Hagerty, Press Secretary to the President The White House Statement on the Signing of S. 50 March 18, 1959 It has given me great satisfaction to sign the Act providing for the admission of Hawaii into the Union. Since my inauguration in 1953 I have consistently urged that this legislation be enacted, so the action of the Congress as early in this session is most gratifying. Under this legislation, the citizens of Hawaii will soon decide whether their Islands shall become our fiftieth State. In so doing, they will demonstrate anew to the world the vitality of the principles of freedom and self-determination -- the principles upon which this Nation was founded 172 years ago. # # # # # # #

#archivesgov #March 18 #1959 #1950s #eisenhower #dwight eisenhower #hawaii #hawaiʻi

[uspresidentyaoi]

i practiced drawing u.s presidents. why

#harry s. truman #harry truman #calvin coolidge #dwight eisenhower

[gatabella]

Grace Kelly during a visit to the White House, 1956

#grace kelly #white house #dwight eisenhower #princess grace

[newyorkthegoldenage]

A grinning Dwight Eisenhower hears members of National Arts and Sports Committee for the Eisenhower-Nixon Republican ticket sing an "I Like Ike" song for him at the Waldorf Astoria before the general appeared at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner, October 16, 1952.

From left to right back of piano, are: Gene Tunney; Eddie Eagan, Robert Montgomery, Happy Felton (partially hidden), Gen. Eisenhower, Dorothy Fields, Bob Christenberry (partially hidden), Bill Gaxton, and New Hampshire Gov. Sherman Adams. Seated at the piano are Irving Berlin and Helen Hayes.

Photo: Matty Zimmerman for the AP

#vintage New York #1950s #Matty Zimmerman #Dwight Eisenhower #Presidential campaign #1952 presidential campaign #1952 election #political campaign #October 16 #16 October #celebrities supporting candidates #Oct. 16 #16 Oct.

[rebelyells]

Eisenhower was a great fan of Robert E Lee. Lee saved the Nation!

#civil war #confederate #southerners #robert e lee #eisenhower #dwight eisenhower #states rights #gravestones #virginia #history #Youtube

[theciderinsideme]

shoot me

#dwight eisenhower #harry s truman #richard nixon #john f kennedy #abraham lincoln #theodore roosevelt #us presidents #u.s presidents #jfk

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

The mental stress and burden which this form of government imposes has been particularly well recognized in a little book about which I have spoken on several occasions. It is "The True Believer," by Eric Hoffer; you might find it of interest. In it, he points out that dictatorial systems make one contribution to their people which leads them to tend to support such systems—freedom from the necessity of informing themselves and making up their own minds concerning these tremendous complex and difficult questions. But while this responsibility is a taxing one to a free people it is their great strength as well—from millions of individual free minds come new ideas, new adjustments to emerging problems, and tremendous vigor, vitality and progress. One of my own major aims and efforts has been to assist in every way open to me in giving our people a better understanding of the great issues that face our country today—some of them indeed issues of life and death. Through being better informed, they can best gain greater assurance regarding our nation’s situation and participate in establishing policies and programs which they think to be sound and right. The quest for certainty is at best, however, a long and arduous one. While complete success will always elude us, still it is a quest which is vital to self-government and to our way of life as free men. —Dwight D Eisenhower, letter to Robert J Biggs, Feb 10, 1959

[Robert Scott Horton]

#Dwight Eisenhower #Robert J. Biggs #Robert Scott Horton #quotes #Eric Hoffer #The True Believer

[tomorrowusa]

There's been another tranche of student debt forgiveness by the Biden administration.

The Biden administration on Friday announced another $5 billion in debt forgiveness for 74,000 student loan borrowers. Why it matters: Although the Supreme Court blocked Biden's signature student loan forgiveness plan, his administration has found alternative ways to provide relief to more than 3.7 million people.

The Republican Supreme Court has tried to block student loan relief, but the Biden administration hasn't stopped looking for legal ways around SCOTUS for specific groups of Americans burdened by such debt.

Since 1981 Republicans have serially backed enormous tax breaks for their filthy rich contributors, but they vehemently oppose loan forgiveness for middle class and poorer taxpayers.

House GOP advances bill to block Biden’s student loan repayment program

Supreme Court, Republicans to blame for lack of debt forgiveness, students say in poll

In general, Republicans oppose higher education. Their base is made up of dumbass morons who believe conspiracy theories and they need more voters like that who won't question the bullshit that comes out of the GOP.

The Republican jones for deregulation since the Reagan-Bush era has led student debt to spiral out of control. The vicious circle of more burdensome loans feeding ever-increasing tuition fits well into the GOP agenda. It's a system that discourages post-secondary education for anyone who isn't rich.

President Dwight Eisenhower was no radical. But he knew what made America strong. The highest federal income tax rate for the filthy rich during most of his administration was 91%. And it was universally regarded as a period of enormous economic growth and prosperity.

A portion of that tax revenue went into the National Defense Education Act which, among other features, provided for grants and loans for post-secondary education – particularly for STEM, teacher education, and foreign languages. That was the impressive start of the federal student loan program. It was never meant to be a permanent chain around the necks of college graduates.

National Defense depends on smart Americans. But certain Russia-friendly Republicans have no interest in standing in Putin's way.

#student loans #student debt forgiveness #biden administration #post-secondary education #national defense education act #national defense #dwight eisenhower #high tax rates on the filthy rich #republicans oppose debt forgiveness #house republicans #the gop us supreme court #election 2024

[whatareyoureallyafraidof]

#D-Day #6 June 1944 #General Eisenhower #Dwight Eisenhower #Normandy #France #Nazi #Nazis #invasion #World War Two #World War 2 #WW2 #Eisenhower #victory

[coolthingsguyslike]

#Dwight Eisenhower #General Patton #Harry Truman

[todaysdocument]

Photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower Saying a Few Words of Greeting to a Meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Record Group 79: Records of the National Park ServiceSeries: White House Albums

This black and white photograph shows president Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking at a podium on a stage.  There is a small table with a pitcher and cups.  Behind him, several men and one woman sit listening.  The room he’s speaking in has stone walls and large columns.

#archivesgov #March 10 #1954 #1950s #eisenhower #dwight eisenhower #naacp

[thepresidentsblog]

#Poll #President #Presidents #President of the United States #US President #Presidential Poll #America #Tumblr Poll #Tournament Poll #Dwight Eisenhower #Millard Fillmore #Note: we do NOT own this artwork

[dorianroark]

Photo #13 from Madame Tussaud Washington DC tribute: President Dwight D. Eisenhower

#photography #washington dc #madame tussauds #house of wax #dwight eisenhower #us presidents #united states

[newyorkthegoldenage]

People line the street waiting to see President Eisenhower during his trip to New York, July 19, 1953.

Photo: Ralph Morse for Life Magazine

#New York #NYC #vintage New York #1950s #Ralph Morse #Dwight Eisenhower #street photography #street scene #motorcade

[philibetexcerpts]

On 17 October 1957, President Dwight Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower hosted a state dinner in honor of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the White House.

The Queen wore a gown designed by Hardy Amies and donned the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, the Gloucester pendant earrings, and Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee necklace.

#on this day series #usa 1957 #queen elizabeth ii #dwight eisenhower #mamie eisenhower #hardy amies #qeii’s outfits #brf heirlooms