Eisenhower Quotes

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In my lifetime, we've gone from Eisenhower to George W. Bush. We've gone from John F. Kennedy to Al Gore. If this is evolution, I… — Lewis Black
Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and… — Stephen Ambrose
I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as likable and admirable as Lewis and Clark, or Eisenhower. — Stephen Ambrose
President Eisenhower has given up golf for painting. It takes fewer strokes. — Bob Hope
The day before my inauguration President Eisenhower told me, You'll find that no easy problems ever come to the President of the United States. If… — John F. Kennedy
Once he makes up his mind, he's full of indecision. - On Dwight D. Eisenhower — Oscar Levant
Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most — Ethel Merman
Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to… — Stephen Ambrose
President Eisenhower saw it coming, and it is here. Patriotism no longer exists among many of these corporations. Some companies have more economic clout than… — Byron Dorgan
I have worked with Presidents since Eisenhower. We serve together. — John Dingell
It was a Republican, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who first protected the Arctic Refuge to balance the oil development at Prudhoe Bay with responsible conservation. — Robert Dold
I'm undoubtedly a liberal, which means that I'm in almost total agreement with the Eisenhower-era Republican party platform. — Rachel Maddow
Eisenhower had run the Army; he knew all the ways decision making can go off the rails, and insisted on collective debate precisely to prevent… — Nancy Gibbs
Eisenhower advocated a variety of strong actions which he had never taken when he was president. Maybe this was just the pattern of former presidents;… — Nancy Gibbs
If Wellington epitomizes the English gentleman, Eisenhower epitomizes the natural American gentleman. — John Keegan
Arnold Palmer has what I call an 'Eisenhower smile'. Those two men, they'd smile and their whole faces would look so pleasant; it was like… — Byron Nelson
With the Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, this is the Eisenhower-era revisited. It's ostrich time, where people are looking for comfort rather than challenge… — David Fricke
Dwight D. Eisenhower changed America forever with the creation of the interstate highway program. — Joel Garreau
Eisenhower admitted that the budget can't be balanced and McCarthy said the communists are taking over. You don't know what to worry about these days… — Bob Hope
So the reason that the Bay of Pigs failed was that the original promise made by Eisenhower was not kept by the subsequent Administration. It… — E. Howard Hunt

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