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The Eisenhower administration placed a high priority on undermining Soviet influence on Eastern Europe, and escalated a propaganda war under the leadership of Charles Douglas Jackson. The United States dropped over 300,000 propaganda leaflets in Eastern Europe between 1951 and 1956, and Radio Free Europe sent broadcasts throughout the region.
The United States foreign policy of the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration, from 1953 to 1961, focused on the Cold War with the Soviet Union and its satellites. The United States built up a stockpile of nuclear weapons and nuclear delivery systems to deter military threats and save money while cutting back on expensive Army combat units.
Providing for the Administration of the Ryukyu Islands June 5, 1957 285 10714: Amending the Selective Service Regulations June 13, 1957 286 10715: Revoking Executive Order No. 9775 of September 3, 1946 June 17, 1957 287 10716: Administration of the International Cultural Exchange and Trade Fair Participation Act of 1956 June 17, 1957 288 10717
Dwight David Eisenhower [a] (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), also known by his nickname Ike, was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961.
Llewelyn Sherman Adams (January 8, 1899 – October 27, 1986) was an American businessman and politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of an 18-year political career that also included a stint as the 67th governor of New Hampshire.
When the 1952 Republican National Convention opened in Chicago, most political experts rated Taft and Eisenhower as about equal in delegate vote totals. Eisenhower's managers, led by both Dewey and Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., accused Taft of "stealing" delegate votes in Southern states such as Texas and Georgia, and claimed that Taft's leaders in those states had unfairly ...
July 29 – The Senate votes 63 to 30 in favor of emergency administration admitting 209,000 aliens to the US. [10] August 12 – Soviet Union conducts first test of a thermonuclear weapon. [11] October 30 – Eisenhower approves NSC 162/2, which defines Cold War national security policy during the Eisenhower administration. [12]
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, right, shown here with President Eisenhower in 1956, became identified with the doctrine of "massive retaliation.". The New Look was the name given to the national security policy of the United States during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.