FREE ESSAY ON EISENHOWER

EISENHOWER

XI.
1. Eisenhower's goals were to break the dead lock in peace negotiations by going to
Korea, facilitate the passing of the Cold War by dealing with the USSR, and in
communicating so well with oversea relations, he turned out to be an excellent foreign
policy maker.
2. Eisenhower was an open-minded individual who listened to all sides before decisions
were made. He promoted peace, wanted to eliminate blame, wanted to help others, and
wanted to make the UN effective as a force. Eisenhower went to Korea to have a peace
talk, he signed a treaty in Manila to create SEATO, protected all anti-Communists as
stated in the Eisenhower doctrine, and in doing so, extended Americans hand out to
foreign countries. On the other hand, he had no tolerance for extreme Rightists or
Leftists.
3. When critical decisions needed to be made, they were all made after careful weighing
of consequences. For example, during the Suez Canal crisis, the US worked through the UN
and demanded a cease-fire, which would have turned into something huge if we didn't.
Also, Eisenhower did everything he could to resolve conflict and end disputes, which
would be agreed upon by today's society.
4. Eisenhower appointed mixed people to important positions. Some were very good, others,
such as Secretary of Treasury Robert Anderson, got into trouble. Some of his better
appointments are George M. Humphrey and Marion Folsom.
5. The president instituted no major policies of his own (besides the Eisenhower
doctrine), but continued the domestic and foreign programs of his democratic
predecessors. His relationship with Congress was pretty balanced, for there were no major
disagreements. They did, however, work together in order to pass the Civil Rights Act of
1957.
6. Eisenhower was the first Republican since Herbert Hoover, and he therefore brought his
party back to a central position in American politics. He continued the good policies as
those presidents before him, making them part of a national consensus. Eisenhower handled
challenging problems well, for he did everything in his power to keep the peace and keep
our nation fair.
7. Eisenhower was respected by the people of his day, for he was remembered as the
commander whom brought us through WWII. He embodied honor, courage and integrity for
some, although others were not nearly as fond of him. Others did not believe he was
capable of running a country.
8. Eisenhower's greatest success was his ability to deal with foreign policy. For
example, he really worked on improving the UN, he believed in helping other countries and
nations out, he helped to resolve the Korean War, he helped create SEATO, and he proposed
the Eisenhower doctrine. His greatest failure was involving domestic issues. He did
nothing to fix the problems of the sluggish economy, which was characterized my mild
inflation, rising unemployment, and periodic recession. These symptoms just worsened over
his administration, although they never grew to the point where legislation was needed.
9. Eisenhower was very influential with his effects on later generations. First of all,
he brought the Republican Party back into the presidency after a long row of Democrats.
Also, he exercised America dealings with foreign policy, and made it fairer to the other
nations.
10. I would give Eisenhower a 7, for although he didn't do much to help our economy, he
did portray a popular and charismatic campaign and persona that was needed to bring us
through the Cold War. Eisenhower showed very peaceful and fair actions towards foreign
policy, such as during the war, in Korea, the treaty signed in Manila, and his
associations with the UN. Last, he was pretty inexperienced, for he really didn't have
any idea what to do when Castro came into power in Cuba during 1959. Hoping it would go
away, he pretended the problem was not there.