My father's vote Nov 11, 2008
Over the course of his entire life, my father had never been able to shake off the crushing disappointment he had experienced as a 13-year-old when Adlai Stevenson lost the presidential election of 1952 to Dwight D. Eisenhower. He never tired of telling me how moved he had been by Stevenson's concession speech, when the great orator quoted Abraham Lincoln's "It hurts too much to laugh, but I'm too old to cry." If I had a nickel for every time my father repeated that chestnut, I would not be... (Salon)
Decoder recalls WWII service Nov 10, 2008
When the war ended in 1945, Dalke was one of 50 soldiers from Kansas selected to serve in Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower s Honor Guard. From Kansas, Eisenhower wanted 50 soldiers from his home state to serve in his honor guard while he presented the Presidential Unit Citation to members of the 101st Airborne Division. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Presidential Transitions Nov 10, 2008
John F. Kennedy, for example, didn't even have his predecessor's encouragement: when he took over the reins from Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower failed to take action on several issues toward the end of his presidency that would have made Kennedy's transition easier. Eisenhower's final term and subsequent exit from office have left a legacy that recalls him as one of the more indecisive presidents in history. (Time.com)
General Bernard Rogers; former NATO commander ushered in Army reforms Nov 9, 2008
He strengthened the trans-Atlantic military alliance's presence across Europe and, according to a 1985 Business Week article, was "widely viewed as the most effective NATO chief since the first, Dwight D. Eisenhower.". He replaced Alexander Haig as supreme allied commander in Europe in 1979 and was elected to an unprecedented four two-year terms as NATO's military leader. (Boston Globe)
Reno Veterans Guest House welcomes 10,000th guest Nov 8, 2008
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Military hospitals finally get their due Nov 8, 2008
It has been a long time coming in recognizing not only the VA hospitals, but the very busy hospital we have on our great base of Fort Gordon, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center. This hospital has been there for our men and women through thick and thin, even through the mess that was made of Walter Reed. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Sul Ross legend dies in California Nov 8, 2008
May also led the RCA delegation to the White House in 1959 and presented the NFR s ceremonial first ticket to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. May is survived by his wife, Lynn; a brother, Ross May of Deming, N.M.; a sister, Norma Gaby of Tucson, Ariz. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Oregon expected to host Loston, Brown, Conner Nov 8, 2008
Aldine, Dwight D. Eisenhower High Scouts Grade: 87ESPN150 Rank: 8Position Rank: 1. Oregon expected to host Loston, Brown, Conner. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Honoring those who serve Nov 7, 2008
That year, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day Proclamation. There was a time in the 1970s when Veterans Day was not observed on Nov. 11, but President Gerald Ford changed that in 1978, and Veterans Day has been on Nov. 11 ever since. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
More of this story Nov 7, 2008
Dwight D. Eisenhower reminded us that, whatever America hopes to pass into the world must first come to pass in the heart of America. This was eagles speaking at a time when this nation was seeking to be eagles, a nation of self-sustained people. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Hope tribute Nov 7, 2008
Hope was a great ambassador for golf and did more to popularize the game than any non-professional golfer except perhaps former president Dwight D. Eisenhower. Hope was friends with 11 presidents and played golf with six. (USA Today -- Sports)
Nick Bryant: Defying history Nov 6, 2008
Page last updated at 12:10 GMT, Wednesday, 5 November 2008. How Barack Obama defied history. (BBC News)
Success in Iraq Nov 6, 2008
Dwight D. Eisenhower in the election of 1952 said he would end the war in Korea. The war did end in 1953 and would have ended at that time regardless of who was president. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
The Farrelly Brothers, Richard Dreyfuss, George Wassouf Nov 5, 2008
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission has announced its short list of seven prospective designers, one of whom will be chosen to design the memorial in Washington for Eisenhower, the 34th U.S. president. The seven are Frank Gehry of Gehry Partners, Ralph Johnson of Perkins & Will, Ron Krueck of Krueck & Sexton, Rob Rogers and Jonathan Marvel of Rogers Marvel Architects, Moshe Safdie of Moshe Safdie & Associates, Stanley Saitowitz of Natoma Architects and Peter Walker of PWP Landscape... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
American dream expelled from Syria Nov 4, 2008
Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs. DAMASCUS - A belated victim of the United States raid into Syria on October 27 was the American school in Damascus. (Asia Times Online)
Commodities plunge points to end of 'supercycle' Nov 4, 2008
In the third, Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, the incumbent party kept the presidency. Bush and McCain are Republicans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Cool College Radio Shows Nov 3, 2008
Sound bites (and talking points) from their audio arsenal include rants from Bill O'Reilly and Dwight D. Eisenhower, the theme music from An Inconvenient Truth, and a story Hillary Clinton told in a 1992 commencement address at Wellesley about losing her glasses after swimming in a local lake when she was a student. THE VOICE Epstein is no Jim Lehrer, so don't tune in for the follow-ups. (Boston Globe)
M. SCOTT MORRIS:Americans will move forward;it's what we do Nov 2, 2008
- Dwight D. Eisenhower. No matter who wins on Election Day, well move forward as one country because thats what Americans do. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
McCain Creeps Ahead in Missouri Nov 2, 2008
In the last 104 years Missourians have voted for the winner in every presidential election, except for 1956 when Missouri went Democratic and Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower ultimately won. Missouri has 11 electoral votes. (Newsmax)
Iraq stands firm against US threat Oct 31, 2008
Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs. WASHINGTON - The threat by the George W Bush administration last week to withdraw all economic and military support from the Iraqi government if it does not accept the US-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) has raised the stakes in the political-diplomatic struggle over the issue. (Asia Times Online)
As expected, Fed slashes key rate 0.5% Oct 31, 2008
That rate has not been lower since 1958 when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. Reducing the rate as low as zero cannot be ruled out, some analysts said, but they cautioned that reducing rates that far carried some risks, including that if the credit crisis suddenly worsened, the Fed would have used up its ammunition. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Fed slashes rate again, nearing uncharted waters Oct 30, 2008
Before that, the last time the rate stood so low was in 1958, during the second term of Dwight D. Eisenhower. In both instances, rates didn't go lower. (Anchorage Daily News)
Historic election day nears Oct 30, 2008
The highest turnout in the last 68 years was in 1952, when Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower first ran against Democrat Adlai Stevenson II.. Presidential elections always draw the highest number of voters, and this year when the choice between Barack Obama-Joe Biden and John McCain-Sarah Palin will be historic whatever the outcome will doubtless be no exception. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Some local political trivia around election time Oct 29, 2008
In 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Stevenson by about 3 to 1 in the county and same held true in a rematch in 1956. Now let s go way back to the campaign of 1860, when Illinois favorite son, Abe Lincoln, was running. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Michelle shops at J. CREW, buys online... Oct 28, 2008
Do you consider Dwight D. Eisenhower to be a Socialist. His policies paid down America's debt from WWII AND ushered in the suburban middle class. (The Drudge Report)
Augusta hospitals on VA's radar Oct 25, 2008
This month the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center finally got its federal recovery coordinator, the medical expert charged with helping injured troops wade through streams of bureaucratic red tape in order to get the care and benefits to which they're entitled. This assignment grew out of recommendations made last year by the presidential panel formed after news reports of patient neglect and bureaucratic foul-ups at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Obama, aka Mr. Moneybags, dominates the small screen Oct 24, 2008
History records not only the landslide loss to Dwight D. Eisenhower but the general's far more masterful use of the small screen. There was the slogan that is still recognizable today - "I Like Ike" - which became a jingle - "You like Ike, I like Ike, everybody likes Ike" - topped by the image of the man himself sticking, says Mr. Schwartz, to three easily digestible TV-spot sound bites. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
America has seen more harm from within Oct 19, 2008
-- PAT GORDON, RobbinsvilleGOP not so grand anymore The last "real" Republican in American politics was President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who's probably rolling in his grave from being associated with the current crop of Republicans. Today's GOP politicians have basically wrapped themselves in God, guns, and Wal-Mart, to obscure their servitude to corporate America and the. (NJ.com -- Times)
How to manage an imperial decline Oct 18, 2008
Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs. Do empires end with a bang, a whimper, or the sibilant hiss of financial deflation. (Asia Times Online)
Rove's "math" still looks dire for McCain Oct 18, 2008
Dwight D. Eisenhower Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed. The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
It's quiz time! Oct 17, 2008
Page last updated at 17:23 GMT, Thursday, 16 October 2008 18:23 UK. Weekly world news quiz. (BBC News)
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says Unemployment Rate Remains Below Nation; Jobs Decline in September Oct 17, 2008
"In 1961, when Dwight D. Eisenhower left office, the federal government was allocating 12.5 percent of its non-military spending to infrastructure. Today, that percentage has fallen to 2.5. If Washington steps up its commitment of resources for infrastructure investment, we could create millions of jobs across the country and turn this economy around," Governor Rendell said. The Rendell administration is committed to creating a first-rate public education system, protecting our most vulnerable... (PR Newswire)
President Bush Signs H.R. 7222, the Andean Trade Preference Act Extension Oct 17, 2008
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary October 16, 2008. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, please be seated. (White House News Releases)
EARLY VOTING: Big turnout expected to put 'pressure at the polls' Oct 16, 2008
6 percent of Duval's registered voters helped elect Dwight D. Eisenhower over Adlai E. Stevenson. Holland also wants more people to vote absentee ballots by mail and expects 100,000 to do so. (Florida Times-Union)
Letters to the Editor Oct 15, 2008
In my lifetime, the only individual who came to the presidency prepared with relevant experience to be commander in chief was Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Others have since come to the office and done a credible job, but it was not their military experience at any level that made them succeed. (Christian Science Monitor)
On the Trail Oct 15, 2008
Oct. 13, Aldine, Dwight D. Eisenhower HighScouts Grade: 87ESPN150 Rank: 8Position Rank: 1. No 1-rated safety Craig Loston decommits from ClemsonCraig Loston, an Under Armour All-American, has dropped Clemson after the firing of head coach Tommy Bowden, ESPN's JC Shurburtt reports. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Click for Full Story Oct 14, 2008
On October 14, 1890, Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Denison ... In 1890, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, was born in Denison, Texas. (KWTX.com, TX)
Even presidents need time to chill out Oct 11, 2008
Presidents have enjoyed mountain biking (), golf (, Ford, Dwight D. Eisenhower), tennis (Ford, Jimmy Carter, ), jogging (Clinton, and both Bushes), swimming (Ford), bowling (Richard Nixon), horseshoes (George H.W. Bush) and horseback riding (Reagan). "Exercise was a huge part of his life," says Jody Powell, Carter's press secretary. (CNN)
Donald Blakeslee, 90; one of WWII's top fighter pilots, flew nearly 500 missions Oct 10, 2008
Col. Donald Blakeslee is believed to have flown more missions than any US fighter pilot during World War II. General Dwight D. Eisenhower awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross. (US Army Air Corps) By Dennis Hevesi New York Times News Service / October 10, 2008. (Boston Globe)
As Alaska turns 50, we should ask what we have become Oct 10, 2008
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Bill on July 7, 1958. As Alaska turns 50, we should ask what we have become. (Anchorage Daily News)
Injured troops will get more help Oct 8, 2008
Of all the military hospitals in the country, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center is ranked among the top three for taking in the most medical evacuees from the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. The active-duty rehabilitation unit at Augusta's Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center handles troops with spinal cord injuries, amputated limbs, loss of vision, bone fractures and other catastrophic wounds. (The Augusta Chronicle)
MIAMI HERALD: Helping NASA transition to the future should be a national priority Oct 8, 2008
Americans should hope that the answers and commitment of the new president are more in keeping with those of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower than the current occupant of the White House. In 1958, President Eisenhower signed the law that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, launching the agency on a daunting mission to lead the world in spaceflight and exploration. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Discuss » Oct 8, 2008
Dwight D. Eisenhower is a hero. General George S. Patton is a hero. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Plenty of Lone Star offensive talent to go round Oct 8, 2008
It should be noted that the nation's No. 1 safety prospect (Aldine, Texas/ Dwight D. Eisenhower) has also shown strong interest in LSU, despite his verbal to Clemson. Defensive tackle (Lufkin, Texas), the state's No. 8 overall prospect, has a strong interest in LSU as well. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Republicans for Obama: Leach spreads message Oct 7, 2008
With Boone the hometown of former First Lady Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Leach related the situations that former President Dwight D. Eisenhower faced. As tension mounted with the Soviet Union in 1956, war seemed inevitable. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Local teens reach across the Pacific Oct 6, 2008
Nominated by a teacher or others to take part in the program, the teens recently spent roughly two weeks in Japan as student ambassadors through People to People International, the exchange program founded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower with the express purpose of enhancing international understanding and friendship. And it seems the trip fulfilled the organization's founding purpose: The student ambassadors said that, while the occasional cultural misstep occurred, the trip which included... (Santa Maria Times)
Navy Sailor Killed Aboard Ship Oct 6, 2008
- At approximately 8:16 p.m. on October 4, a Navy Sailor working on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) was hit by a plane and died. The Sailor's name is being held pending next of kin notification. (WTKR.com, VA)
FDR and the Great Deflation Oct 5, 2008
The Dow would not actually return to pre-crash levels until Dwight D. Eisenhower was well into his first presidential term. Amity Shlaes, in her fascinating book a must read these days The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, gives us a snapshot of the situation half a decade into the politics, policies, and promises of the New Deal. (Townhall.com)
The Curtain on the Last Act Oct 4, 2008
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson revealed sharp contrasts as warrior and professor. Ike was president of Columbia University, but everybody knew him as the general who managed the landings at Normandy and led the allies to Berlin. (Townhall.com)
Boris Yefimov, 108, political cartoonist satirized Soviet foes Oct 3, 2008
In his later years he told the story of Stalin personally ordering him in 1947 to draw General Dwight D. Eisenhower arriving with a large army to claim the North Pole. Stalin made his own corrections to the cartoon, in red crayon. (Boston Globe)
President Bush Meets with Representatives of American Businesses on the Economic Rescue Package Oct 3, 2008
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary October 2, 2008. THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank the job creators who have joined me here today to talk about the state of the economy and the need for the House of Representatives to pass the bill that passed the Senate last night with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. (White House News Releases)
Bobby Bowden: 500 And Counting Oct 3, 2008
Both Bowden and Paterno also received an even greater honor when they were presented with the organization's very highest distinction, the Gold Medal, joining the likes of Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and H. Norman Schwarzkopf. 14 straight top five finishes in the AP poll from 1987-2000. (Seminoles.com)
• US to build new embassy in suburban London Oct 3, 2008
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower had his headquarters on the square during World War II, when the area became known as "Little America.". The U.S. presence has not always been appreciated by the embassy's neighbors. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Volunteer has a need to stay busy Sep 25, 2008
Mrs. Yehle has been volunteering for the Fort Gordon Red Cross Station at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center since 2000 ... ORGANIZATION: American Red Cross, Fort Gordon Station at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Mickey Vernon, a Delco treasure, is dead at 90 Sep 25, 2008
"As a kid, I have vague recollections of seeing him at Shibe Park. I think he was playing for Indians then because I remember having a baseball signed by all the Indians. My father worked at Sun Oil with his father. As a kid you're like a puppy dog - wow, a major-league player. He was a very genuine then, and years later when I told him who my father was, he immediately remembered. He even remembered my mother's name." When Vernon played in Washington, President Dwight D. Eisenhower made it... (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Collection shows off campaign memorabilia Sep 25, 2008
Letters from presidents, including Teddy Roosevelt, Rutherford B. Hayes, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bill Clinton have also been displayed for the UTC community. The department of art recently received a collection of Polaroid photographs from American pop artist Andy Warhol. (The University Echo, TN)
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Reasons to vote for Obama-Biden Sep 19, 2008
Doris wrote on Sep 15, 2008 8:50 PM:" Sad to say, but the last good Republican President we had was Dwight D. Eisenhower. Reagan, Ford, and Bush One were mediocre. Another was a crook and of course this last one is inept. ". prophet wrote on Sep 15, 2008 7:10 PM:" It seems the repuplicans are all right with the idea of just printing more money to pay for the Bush "doctrine". The elder Bush promised "read my lips, no new taxes". Then proceded to pass the largest tax increase the U.S. has ever... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
DAR promotes Constitution Week beginning September 17 Sep 18, 2008
The resolution was later adopted by the U. S. Congress and signed into Public Law No. 915 on August 2, 1956, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The aims of the celebration are to (1) emphasize citizens' responsibilities for protecting and defending the Constitution, preserving it for posterity; (2) inform the people that the Constitution is the basis for America's great heritage and the foundation for our way of life; and (3) encourage the study of the historical events which lead to the framing... (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)
Anti-amnesty session draws a dozen people Sep 18, 2008
US Citizen wrote on Sep 18, 2008 7:21 AM:" Here is a little history lesson for Javier Castorena, of Mason CityIn 1954 General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the President (Republican) and there was an operation to deport illegal immigrants back to Mexico. What was the name of that operation? It was called OPERATION WETBACKWebster Dictionary defines wetback as a Mexican laborer who enters the U.S. illegally. Alluding to the practice of swimming or wading the Rio Grande to enter the U.S.The... (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Abe, Ike, et al. Sep 17, 2008
The former depicts Abraham Lincoln, his back to the audience, making a wisecrack that has his Republican poker-playing pals Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and George W. Bush laughing hysterically. Similarly, the latter canvas features Andrew Jackson sharing laughs and good times with Democratic chums Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter and Bill... (Townhall.com)
Local DAR encourages observance of Constitution Week Sep 16, 2008
Following the passage of the resolution by both Houses of Congress, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued his proclamation on Aug. 19, 1955. "The first observance of Constitution Week was so successful that, on Jan. 5, 1956, Sen. Knowland introduced a Joint Resolution to have the President designate Sept. 17-23 annually as Constitution Week," Amos said. (Troy Messenger, AL)
Martin Tytell, at 94; was wizard of the typewriter Sep 14, 2008
There, at the Tytell Typewriter Co., he often worked seven days a week wearing a white lab coat and a bow tie, catering to customers such as the writers Dorothy Parker and Richard Condon, the newsmen David Brinkley and Harrison Salisbury, and the political opponents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai E. Stevenson. Letters addressed only to "Mr. Typewriter, New York" arrived there, too. (Boston Globe)
The Bigger Pictures Sep 13, 2008
Close-ups of Dwight D. Eisenhower and poet Ezra Pound were considered cruel for how vulnerable those esteemed figures look. A large picture of Ike captures a grim expression, while Pound is pictured with his eyes tightly closed. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Let a president be your tour guide Sep 12, 2008
Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford and Ronald Reagan are buried on the grounds of their respective presidential libraries and museums. And all those presidents, except Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, whose wives are still alive, are buried alongside their wives. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Talk of the Town: What are those 11 secret herbs and spices anyway? Sep 12, 2008
The resolution was later adopted by the U.S. Congress and signed into public law in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Thayer said NSDAR chapters pursue three major goals historic preservation, promotion of education and patriotic endeavors. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
