Word: nationalism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...must our great nation lower itself to the position of consorting with thugs of Nikita Khrushchev's ilk? Since when did we condone oppression, murder, genocide and every other heinous crime known to civilized man by wining and dining the living symbol of tyranny? Why must we risk the integrity of our great nation by staking our Chief Executive to a game of poker with an opponent who is dealing from his own marked deck...
...defined as hungry-eyed, U.S. Presidents in general have shown one serious weakness: they dislike extended portrait sittings. And by the same token artists are apt to strike Presidents as being somewhat heedless of time and the proprieties. The classic case of this mutual difficulty came early in the nation's history, when Gilbert Stuart first set George Washington on canvas. "Now, sir," Stuart cheerily began as he took up his brush, "you must let me forget that you are General Washington and that I am Stuart the painter!" The President's bone-chilling rejoinder: "Mr. Stuart need...
Down to Milestone. It was in September 1955, with the U.S. economy flourishing and the nation filled with a confidence he had helped create, that Eisenhower suffered a heart attack. In June 1956, not long back on the job, he underwent surgery for ileitis. The months after that must have seemed to Ike just one damn thing after another. Overwhelmingly reelected, he had no sooner presented his program than his respected Treasury Secretary George Humphrey undercut him by publicly blurting out fears about a "hair-curling" depression; Ike failed to rebuke Humphrey, and the year's legislative battles were...
Briefly, the President rallied: less than three weeks after his stroke, he flew to Paris to attend a NATO conference. In a strong State of the Union message, he mobilized the nation to meet the challenge of Sputnik. But now the recession was coming closer to home-3,400,000 unemployed in December; 4,500,000 in January; 5,100,000 in February. Wearily, Dwight Eisenhower flew to George Humphrey's Milestone Plantation in Georgia, sat before a fire for the best part of seven days, made no pretense at performing presidential functions (TIME, March...
...journey. Said he to close friends: "I'll do anything to achieve peace within honorable means. I'll travel anywhere. I'll talk to anyone. This is what I want to do." And it is just what he was doing, backed by the strength of his nation and his own achievements as President...