As President, “the world’s consummate warrior” kept the peace by tacitly threatening all out war in a strategic bluff. But his extraordinary discipline kept it under wraps. Massive egos constantly knocked on his door – trying his patience during and after the war. Navigate through the foibles of man to perpetuate calm. So, why did semblances of peace reign? It took a leader who knew the idiocy of war to HistoricĬolonial empires were evaporating, replaced by unstable regimes. Germans were grousing – as Berlin became two. Tensions in Laos and Vietnam were bubbling. Khrushchev redefined bluster – employing nuclear Few were ready to mess with “I Like Ike” and his presidencyįor those old enough, geopolitical tensions during the 1950’s were rife as nations and peoplesĪround the globe remade themselves. The Republican Party saw him as just the ticket to purgeīad tastes from FDR/HST days. Coming out of WWII, Ike could have run for God, not just President.
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