Dwight D. Eisenhower

Yesterday, June 6, 1944, from 6:30 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. , the American, Canadian, and British Allied powers invaded Normandy. They decided to do this when it was undeniable that Hitler wasn’t going to surrender to the Allies. General Douglas MacArthur finally decided it was time to do something big that would lead to Hitler’s surrender. So, like a stampede of water buffalo, the powers rushed onto Normandy’s land. They spread out over a 60 mile coast, covering 5 beaches, codenamed Juno, Gold,…

President Richard Nixon overall was an effective president. He accomplished many thing while in office. For example he created many new alliances. He ended a war. He had great Domestic and foreign policies. He made many laws that passed. Lastly he is one of the many people who made America the way it is today. Richard Nixon had a pretty good Background. Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974 when he became the only U.S. president to resign the office.…

President Truman and the United States Government had many alternatives to dropping the atomic on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945. The United States could take part in a land invasion of Japan in order to fight surrender out of them. Waiting for Russia to break their Japanese neutrality act and attack Japan was also a very viable option presented to Truman while he was deliberating dropping the atomic bombs. Unfortunately, there were very good reasons why both of these options were…

into victory, both personal and political. President John F. Kennedy took office in November of 1960. The Cold War was under way, and he came into office with a refreshing welcome from the American people, replacing the departing president Dwight D. Eisenhower who was 70 at the time. Even as a Senator, Kennedy was bored by the issues that only involved Massachusetts, and was more enthralled with the international challenges we were threatened with by the Soviet Union’s growing nuclear…

President John F. Kennedy, a man looked at with such respect and honor was not all he was made up to be. President Kennedy's administration was overall not beneficial to the United States due to his association with organized crime, his martial infidelities, and his ordering of The Bay of Pigs. JFK was involved with many illegal affairs that shouldn’t have gone unnoticed throughout his presidency. The president also had multiple affairs with numerous women. These selfish actions caused him to…

public projects to provide jobs for “idle workers” (“Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal”). The largest and most prominent of the projects created was the Civilian Conservation Corps from the Emergency Conservation Work Act. The Civilian Conservation Corps, typically referred to as the CCC, gave 500,000 young men work. In return for their work, the workers would receive an education, food, and money to send home to their families (“Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal”). A second…

(disambiguation), and Jack Kennedy (disambiguation). John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy, White House color photo portrait.jpg 35th President of the United States In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson Preceded by Dwight D. Eisenhower Succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson United States Senator from Massachusetts In office January 3, 1953 – December 22, 1960 Preceded by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Succeeded by Benjamin A. Smith II Member of the U.S. House of…

Robert Dallek’s biography “John F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life” is a number one national bestseller, and is one of the most well-known biographies highlighting the life of the John F. Kennedy. The book focuses on Kennedy’s childhood, political career, and mostly his presidency. It clarifies key issues during this time such as the Bay of Pigs debacle, the terrifying Cuban Missile Crisis, nuclear test ban, race for space, and other controversial issues that took place during Kennedy’s time in…

what works and does not work for you as you lead others. Prior to this assignment, I had read many books on leadership, mostly theoretical with examples to emphasize their points, but not on any one individual person. I actually selected Franklin D. Roosevelt by accident. My intent was to…

Harry S. Truman became the 33rd President of the United State on April 12, 1945. Truman had only been vice-president for 12 weeks when President Franklin D. Roosevelt [FDR] died suddenly and catapulted Truman into the presidency. Truman had not been aware of the nature of Roosevelt’s long illness and knew little about crucial issues relating to the development of the atomic bomb, the increasing conflict with the Soviet Union and other wartime problems. Truman told the media, “I felt like the…