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Eisenhower retained his enormous popularity from the war, as was seen in his campaign slogan, "I Like Ike". Eisenhower's public support, coupled with the unpopularity of Truman, allowed him to win comfortably with 55.18% of the popular vote and carry every state outside of the South; he even managed to carry Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, and ...
Eisenhower's close friend, investment dealer Clifford Roberts, referred to "Citizens for Eisenhower" as a name under which "all the mavericks can gather". [54] The "Ike for President" political advertisement by the Citizens for Eisenhower committee. Republican admirers coined the phrase "I Like Ike" (referring to Eisenhower's nickname, "Ike"). [55]
In doing so, Eisenhower was popular among the liberal wing of the Republican Party. [297] Conservative critics of his administration thought that he did not do enough to advance the goals of the right; according to Hans Morgenthau, "Eisenhower's victories were but accidents without consequence in the history of the Republican party." [299]
Despite the doubts of the Sunday Star and Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Virginia voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Dwight Eisenhower, over the Democratic nominee, former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson and States' Rights Party nominee Andrews. Eisenhower ultimately won the national election with 57.37 percent of the vote.
Eisenhower ultimately made his decision to run under strong pressure from supporters and polls showing that, as Smith puts it: “With Ike heading the ticket, the GOP would not only retain the ...
Eisenhower hoped that the appointment of Brennan, a liberal-leaning Catholic, would boost his own re-election campaign. Opposition from Senator Joseph McCarthy and others delayed Brennan's confirmation, so Eisenhower placed Brennan on the court via a recess appointment in 1956; the Senate confirmed Brennan's nomination in early 1957. Brennan ...
Dwight D. Eisenhower Time in Office: Jan. 20, 1953 - Jan. 20, 1961Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander during World War II and served as president for most of the 1950s. He ...
From March 11 to June 3, 1952, delegates were elected to the 1952 Republican National Convention.. The fight for the 1952 Republican nomination was largely between popular General Dwight D. Eisenhower (who succeeded Thomas E. Dewey as the candidate of the party's liberal eastern establishment) and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio, the longtime leader of the conservative wing.