Missouri Loses Millions in Federal Transportation Funds Nov 2, 2009
President Dwight D. Eisenhower formed the Veterans Day National Committee in 1954 to plan and promote the observance of Veterans Day nationally and regionally. Today, the committee is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and is comprised of representatives from 44 organizations dedicated to supporting military Veterans. (Saint Louis Front Page)
Palmer presents Ike into World Golf Hall of Fame Nov 2, 2009
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose passion for golf helped to boost its popularity after World War II, was selected in June to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He will be the first U.S. president in the Hall of Fame when he is inducted posthumously on Nov. 2 at the World Golf Village. (USA Today -- Sports)
Veterans Day Basic Facts & Inform... Oct 28, 2009
Veterans service organizations played a role in getting the holiday s name changed to Veterans Day in 1954 as Dwight D. Eisenhower called on Americans to commit toward achieving peace and to honor all veterans who have served with honor in the military during times of peace and war. Has Veterans Day Always Been Celebrated on November 11. (Suite101.com)
Club flying high for 50 years Oct 27, 2009
Presidents of companies have participated in the sport, as well as U.S. presidents, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn. "She was a good fly fisher," Courchaine said, "and (former Vice President) Dick Cheney and former President Herbert Hoover in the past have also tied and fished.". (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Family travel five: Presidential libraries open the pages of history Oct 27, 2009
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, Abilene, Kan. Visit this presidential treasure trove to learn about Ike's life in the military and in politics. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
MATCHUP NOTEBOOK: Oregon State at No. 4 USC Oct 23, 2009
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower. Vice President: Richard M. Nixon. (WeAreSC.com)
New Deal changed nation’s fabric Oct 22, 2009
In the 1952 presidential campaign, GOP candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower declared: Should any political party attempt to abolish Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, eliminate Labor and Farm Programs, you would not hear of that party again in political history. A fitting testimony to the lasting legacy of the New Deal. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Craig Loston Oct 21, 2009
Dwight D. Eisenhower High. Position rank. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Cashing In A (Shrinking) War Dividend Oct 21, 2009
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower. by mnbrant October 20, 2009 7:15 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Eisenhower's heart remained with Kansan home Oct 18, 2009
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum is one of 13 presidential libraries under the National Archives, most of them adjacent to some larger destination city, from Los Angeles to Atlanta ... It notes the birth of "D. Dwight Eisenhower." Little Ike (Edgar was "Big Ike") would switch the order and become Dwight D. Eisenhower, when he enrolled at West Point. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Amtrak ridership is down, but still near record Oct 13, 2009
The main cause of railways' decline was a Cold War decision by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950s to major system of superhighways linking the nation's cities primarily as a means of evacuating population areas in the event of nuclear war. Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman blamed the 2009 decline in ridership on the weakened economy, although travel was up on some short-distance routes and on the railroad's 15 long-distance trains. (MSNBC -- Business)
Support helps family through heart issues Oct 9, 2009
Leavenworth Heart Walk Oct. 10 at Ray Miller Park, along Fourth Street Trafficway at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center entrance. The event will raise funds for research and education. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Obama trapped behind wall of containment Oct 8, 2009
Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs. Damn the Iranians and full speed ahead. (Asia Times Online)
Bull market? Now there's a load of bull ... Oct 7, 2009
Remember, people who invested in the sharemarket just before the crash in 1929 were not made whole until Dwight D. Eisenhower took office (1953). People who invested in 2000 or early in 2007 could wait years to get their original investment back, and only if the market jumps 40 per cent. This at a time when consumers are not spending, banks are not lending, employers are not hiring and taxes are almost certain to go up. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Today in History - Oct. 14 Oct 6, 2009
In 1890, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, was born in Denison, Texas. In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt, campaigning for the presidency, was shot in the chest in Milwaukee. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
The Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish Oct 5, 2009
The words under God were added in 1954 at the behest of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, although groups like the Catholic Knights of Columbus had advocated this changed earlier. The Pledge became a vehicle to unify Americans, focus on the meaning of the Republic, and encourage loyalty, particularly during the Cold War period. (Suite101.com)
Congressman blames Bush for Chicago's Olympics defeat Oct 5, 2009
The ghosts of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon are also equally to blame for Chicago's Olympics defeat. This is the only thing the Rethugs are good for - FAILURE.BY Another The on 10/04/2009 at 16:56Yes of course. (TheHill.com)
The hardest job there is Oct 4, 2009
" That is a lesson Kennedy learned from the presidential scholar Richard Neustadt -- and from his own hard experience. Indeed, Kennedy's predecessor, Dwight D. Eisenhower, who as Allied commander at D-Day was used to having his orders fulfilled, would have a lot to tell Mr. Obama about the limitations of the presidency. Now back to Mr. Obama's musings: "[T]he way I approach the job is that given the options in front of me, I try to create a decision-making process where I'm making the best... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
AP: Look Who's Calling Whom a Liar Now Oct 4, 2009
"The degree of toughness - calling something a lie - is an interesting one," said Stephen Hess, a senior fellow emeritus at the Brookings Institution who has been a consultant, adviser and speechwriter to presidents dating back to Dwight D. Eisenhower. "At times a president loses his cool, but most often than not they regret that.". (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Paul B. Fay Jr., confidant of President Kennedy; at 91 Oct 2, 2009
Political cartoonists had lampooned the strong interest that his predecessor, Dwight D. Eisenhower, had with the game. In his book, Mr. Fay remembered a sunny Friday afternoon when he was sitting next to Kennedy on Air Force One. (Boston Globe)
Rep. Berman: Palin's China speech 'flat wrong' Sep 25, 2009
Foreign Affairs chairman: Palin's China speech 'flat wrong' - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room. Friday, September 25, 2009. (TheHill.com)
Veil lifts on a trove of WWII treasures Sep 24, 2009
History is not how you wish it had been, it s the way it actually was, Rendell said during a long interview in his museum office, where his desk sits amid a library-size collection of World War II documents, books, and artifacts, including the suitcase Hermann Goring brought to Spandau prison and a portrait of Winston Churchill by Dwight D. Eisenhower. You had really good people and actions, and you had really bad, he said. (Boston Globe)
Assault rifle, anyone? South Korea auctions guns to fund miltary Sep 24, 2009
Famous US military men such as General Douglas MacArthur and Dwight D. Eisenhower lauded the weapon, and hero of Normandy General George S Patton proclaimed it "the greatest single battle implement ever devised by man". The weapons were part of extensive military aid from the United States to South Korea during the bloody war with communist North Korea from 1950 until 1953. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Harrington still wants his hand on the claret jug Sep 23, 2009
Arnold Palmer will introduce the late Dwight D. Eisenhower, while CBS Sports anchor Jim Nantz will introduce Lanny Wadkins, and Christy O'Connor Jr., will introduce his father, Christy O'Connor. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. Asks Supporters to Band Together for Lupus(SM) Sep 23, 2009
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --It's been 50 years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a medication to treat lupus -- when Dwight D. Eisenhower was President. To highlight the need for safer, more tolerable, and effective medications, the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA) today launched its new campaign, Band Together for Lupus(SM), which encourages people to wear an LFA purple wristband until there is a medication approved specifically for lupus by... (PR Newswire)
Hunt receives St. Catherine of Genoa School Principal Award Sep 23, 2009
Hunt, a fifth-grader and son of John and Lillian Hunt, was invited to participate in People-to-People, exploration program founded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was granted the opportunity to travel and study in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the summer 2010. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Khrushchev charmed the city on visit Sep 22, 2009
The year was 1959 and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, worried about escalating tensions between the U.S. and the communist superpower, invited Khrushchev, whose 13-day tour from Washington, D.C., to New York to Hollywood to Pittsburgh drew exhaustive media coverage. Intensely curious about this charming but explosive son of a coal miner, Americans turned out to meet or catch a glimpse of him. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Walsh to take command of Pacific Fleet Sep 22, 2009
Walsh commanded the "Gunslingers" of Strike-Fighter Squadron 105 for missions in support of Operations Southern Watch and Deny Flight from the carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. He commanded Carrier Air Wing 1 for deployment in support of Operation Southern Watch aboard USS John F. Kennedy and Carrier Group 7 and the USS John C. Stennis Strike Group for a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rail plans gain steam Sep 21, 2009
The Interstate Highway System, which President Dwight D. Eisenhower launched in the mid-1950s, took decades to build and transformed the automobile into a symbol of our culture. Meantime, the nation's railroad systems were virtually dismantled over the decades. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Mineral County marks Constitution Day Sep 19, 2009
It was 1956, and I came back home to vote, he said, noting that he had cast his vote for Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic nominee from Illinois who was defeated twice by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Four years later, Stevenson again sought the nomination for his party, but was defeated by John F. Kennedy. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Inform first, then demand reform Sep 19, 2009
One book I have just finished reading The Healing of America: A Global Quest For Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care by T.R. Reid, is dedicated to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and offers a great deal of solidly researched information in the field of health care insurance systems. Look around for additional information. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Melrose serviceman returns home Sep 11, 2009
Nicholas Vrooman has returned home to Melrose after being deployed overseas since February, aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. While deployed, Vrooman s tour of duty included Afghanistan and Iraq. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
From Facing South Sep 11, 2009
Joe Wilson said "the Confederate heritage is very honorable" during SC flag dispute. FACING SOUTH - Online Magazine of the Institute for Southern Studies. (Harper's Magazine)
LETTER: Is country going back to days of witch trials? Sep 10, 2009
I have listened to every President since Dwight D. Eisenhower, regardless of party affiliation. I listened to each one. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Letters to the editor Sep 9, 2009
This movement of conservatives away from the conspiracy idiots who even accused President Dwight D. Eisenhower of being a willing agent of the Soviet Union was the beginning of a conservative movement that culminated in the election of President Reagan and many other good policies of the Republican Party. This group of extremists has taken control of the GOP. As a Republican, I personally renounce all Birthers, Deathers, Secret Muslim, Secret Commie, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck fringe groups... (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Today in History - Sept. 15 Sep 8, 2009
On Sept. 15, 1959, Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet head of state to visit the United States as he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, where he was greeted by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The two leaders then met at the White House; a joint communique afterward described the talks as "friendly and frank.". (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Malcolm Wilkey, 90; judge led inquiry of House bank scandal Sep 8, 2009
He practiced law in Houston before joining the 1952 presidential campaign of Dwight D. Eisenhower. After Eisenhower s election, Judge Wilkey was named US attorney in Houston, where he prosecuted Mexican drug traffickers and a Texas political boss. (Boston Globe)
JimKelleyInside The NHL The current state of chaos in the NHL should have you concerned. Sep 4, 2009
The NHL could learn from that bit of history, and from Dwight D. Eisenhower, a philosopher of a very different kind than Nietzsche as well as a man who knew a little something about battle: "You don't lead by hitting people over the head," he said, "that's assault, not leadership.". That's also today's NHL and NHLPA. Where they are taking the game appears to be a very different place than where it has been since the last lockout, but one has every reason to doubt they know exactly where they are... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Useless Knowledge: Earn seal of approval on presidents Sep 4, 2009
Dwight D. Eisenhower; 5. Ronald Reagan; 6. (Montana Standard, MT)
Air Force career put Madison man in contact with world's leaders Sep 2, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. com For 21 years, Paul Dean has had a front-row seat on the comings and goings of downtown Danielsville. (Athens Banner-Herald)
This blows! $5K horn, trumpet stolen in NYC subway Sep 2, 2009
Fifty years ago, on Aug. 21, 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order, five months after signing the Hawaiian statehood bill. Despite rain, Kennedy mourners flock to church. (Fresno Bee)
52 comments Sep 1, 2009
Harry Truman became famous for threatening to lock up civilian contractors for producing sub-par munitions, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower ominously warned against the threat of a military-industrial complex. However, all that is pale by comparison to the viscera now being aimed at civilian contractors supporting the campaigns in the land between the Tigris and Euphrates and in the shadow of the Hindu Kush. (Human Events Online)
Teen fought off flu virus Aug 31, 2009
She took Joshuah to Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center that night, and a doctor examined him in the emergency room. "All of the symptoms and his upper respiratory problems he had and the diarrhea and all of that he said really points towards the swine flu," Mrs. Davis said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Japan Elections Could Test U.S. Relations Aug 30, 2009
Since post World War II, with only a brief break in power, the since the party was formed -- since Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States. Early polls consistently show the opposition party will win the majority of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives, which will then select the prime minister. (ABC News)
Majority of president’s top appointments still unfilled Aug 24, 2009
He is spending more money on transportation than anyone since Dwight D. Eisenhower but does not have his own inspector general watching how the dollars are used. He is fighting two wars but does not have an Army secretary. (Boston Globe)
A rich cultural addition Aug 23, 2009
August 21, 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the execution of Proclamation 3309, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, which admitted Hawai i into the union as the 50th state. The territory of Hawai i was annexed to the United States in 1898 by a joint resolution of Congress based on a treaty signed with the Hawaiian government. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Vets' Corner: Now is the time to help Aug 22, 2009
INDEPENDENT-ENTERPRISE. NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Alan L. Otten, political reporter for Wall Street Journal; at 88 Aug 22, 2009
During his 44 years with the Journal, Mr. Otten covered seven presidential campaigns, starting with Dwight D. Eisenhower s first run in 1952. In addition to reporting on congressional, state, and local elections, he headed the Journal s Washington bureau from 1968 to 1973. (Boston Globe)
CREATORS SYNDICATE columnists pay tribute... Aug 19, 2009
In fact, I believe he was the best reporter of his generation, which spans all the way back to the Dwight D. Eisenhower years. Bob had a lot of opinions -- conservative opinions; Reaganesque opinions. (The Drudge Report)
Greene: Say goodbye to Saturday mail? Aug 18, 2009
There was such public anger and outrage over this that President Dwight D. Eisenhower promptly signed a bill to provide more funding to the post office, and by the next Saturday, the country's mailboxes were being filled again. Would the elimination of Saturday delivery be met with the same public outcry now. (CNN -- US)
Obama: Defense approach is outdated Aug 18, 2009
Obama greets Helen Kogel Denton, secretary to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II, at Monday's VFW National Convention. Click Thumbnails to View. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Abilene: Where Porn Fought the Law and Porn Won Aug 16, 2009
But Abilene terminus of the great longhorn cattle drives, boyhood home of Dwight D. Eisenhower fought back. Some folks anyway. (Time.com)
Presidential vacations carry baggage Aug 14, 2009
while Dwight D. Eisenhower sought refuge at a small farm near Gettysburg, Pa. that he and his wife purchased after decades of military life. (MSNBC -- Politics)
'The Venus Fixers,' by Ilaria Dagnini Brey Aug 13, 2009
The support of Gen. (and Supreme Allied Commander) Dwight D. Eisenhower, while not absolute, was crucial. Italy was a special case. (San Francisco Chronicle)
History Unkind to Health Care Reformers Aug 13, 2009
While Dwight D. Eisenhower balked at national insurance, he tried to get Congress to support a reinsurance program to buttress private insurers and gain coverage for high-risk patients and the needy. Congress said no, twice. (CBS News -- Health)
Motorists beat 60-year-old Aug 12, 2009
The victim was taken to Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon to receive stitches for a cut lip. From the Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 online edition of The Augusta Chronicle Reader Comments Note: Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of The Augusta Chronicle. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Walt: Climate Change Is Not a Security Issue Aug 11, 2009
That's one of the ways we got the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, (aka the Interstate Highway System) back in the 1950s: it was justified as a critical element in our national defense infrastructure. Similarly, there's no question that climate change could affect certain defense operations. (Slate)
Obituary for John T. Rettaliata Aug 10, 2009
CHICAGO, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John T. Rettaliata, president of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) for 21 years and member of Dwight D. Eisenhower's National Aeronautics and Space Council, the predecessor to NASA, died on Saturday at the age of 97 ... While president at IIT, Rettaliata held a seat on the National Advisory Council on Aeronautics, and then was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the National Aeronautics and Space Council, the planning body of the... (PR Newswire)
Orders Are Easy to Give, Just Hard to Carry Out Aug 7, 2009
and Mr. Truman had just turned over the reigns to a retired general named Dwight D. Eisenhower. (The impression that the 1950s were just one long episode of "Happy Days" was always more a product of nostalgia than fact. (Townhall.com)
CQ: How 'birthers' can defy political mainstream Aug 6, 2009
Their fear was that the views of its founder, Robert Welch, who once called President Dwight D. Eisenhower a dedicated, conscious agent of the Communist conspiracy, would drag down the rest of the conservative movement. As Goldwater wrote in a letter to Buckleys National Review, We cannot allow the emblem of irresponsibility to attach to the conservative banner. (MSNBC -- Politics)
View the complete 2009 ESPNU 150 » Aug 6, 2009
6'2" 193 TX Dwight D. Eisenhower High (TX) 8 88 RB 6'0". 215. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Where our defense money goes Aug 5, 2009
Rather, it has become a system of corporate welfare driven by jobs and campaign contributions, the military-industrial complex that President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about in his 1961 farewell address. Congress has moved to make the earmark process more transparent. (Boston Globe)
Should the Military Be Called in for Natural Disasters? Aug 2, 2009
President Dwight D. Eisenhower did just that in 1957 when segregationists tried to prevent black students from enrolling and attending public school in Little Rock, Ark. John F. Kennedy also used the act in 1962 and 1963 to send troops to enforce desegregation in Mississippi and Alabama. (Time.com)
Happy Homecoming For 2 Mayport Ships Aug 1, 2009
The Vicksburg and Halyburton are part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Copyright 2009 by News4Jax. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Obama and Cabinet Meet for Mid-Year Assessment Aug 1, 2009
Gibbs said virtually every president since Dwight D. Eisenhower has conducted a similar assessment. "It's not a mid-course correction or a report card," he said. (Time.com)
