Ike’s Biggest Fan - M. B. Zucker, Author
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Award-Winning Author of Historical and Psychological Fiction. Fan of Dwight Eisenhower, Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and Tolstoy.
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It's release day for "The Middle Generation: A Novel of John Quincy Adams and the Monroe Doctrine!"
This novel is about Adams' time as Secretary of State and portrays his forgotten showdown with Europe over South American independence.
#HistorialFiction
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What’s the coolest photo of any President and why is it this one?
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A photo of when Stalin learned about Operation Barbarossa.
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“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.”
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
6th June 1944
D-DAY
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Ike, Patton, and Truman in Germany. 1945.
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Ike visiting Taiwan in 1960. He is with Chiang Kai-Shek and his wife.
Ike is the only President to have visited Taiwan and is credited with saving the country twice from Mao (in 1955 and 1958).
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Ike speaking to 5th graders in Gettysburg in 1964.
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So good at keeping the peace no one realized he was doing it.
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The birthday boy responds to McCarthy
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Ike and Mamie playing scrabble. Ike often kept a dictionary on hand because Mamie frequently made up words.
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Ike visiting the American cemetery in Normandy. 1964.
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54 years ago, the world lost one of the greatest leaders in its history. Few people have ever done as much for humanity as a whole.
“I’ve always loved my wife. I’ve always loved my children. I’ve always loved my grandchildren. And I’ve always loved my country.”
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When asked in 1954 if he still wanted to attend an event despite the chance of rain, Ike replied, “you decide. I haven’t worried about the weather since June 6, 1944.”
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“Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.”
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Ike and JFK at Camp David, after the Bay of Pigs.
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If one looks at WW2 and the Cold War as one long three sided conflict between democracy, fascism, and communism, Ike emerges as the main architect of democracy’s victory.
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In the Eisenhower White House, the brown suit meant the President was in a bad mood.
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The main architect of democracy’s victory in the 20th century.
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Ike was the first President to visit a Mosque
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Ike in December, 1944
One of the five best photos of him.
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Ike and his American team.
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The right side of history captured in an image:
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Ike with three of his brothers in 1966
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Ike said his most important decision was launching the Normandy invasion, his hardest decision was running for President, and his best decision was marrying Mamie.
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Ike and Churchill driving around Gettysburg
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Happy 200th birthday to Ulysses Grant, the greatest American general, who subdued the Confederacy and fought to expand civil rights for former slaves as President.
His generalship influenced the military for generations, including Ike’s strategies in World War II.
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Ike and Churchill at the Rhine, 1945
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The letter Franklin Pierce sent to Lincoln after Willie died.
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Happy 66th anniversary to the Interstate Highway System, Ike’s greatest domestic policy achievement and one of the greatest economic policies of any President.
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Ike and Walter Cronkite in a German bunker at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy. 1964.
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Time magazine’s drawing of Ike and Nixon after they won their first election.
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“You boys must be crazy. We can’t drop another one of those terrible things on Asians for a second time in less than ten years. My G-d.”
-Ike’s response when his NSC and the French government advise him to launch a nuclear strike at communist forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.
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This was one of my favorite Ike photos when I first became interested in him. It was his profile picture in a WW2 encyclopedia I read over and over
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Today we remember the passing of a good man, who only cared about fulfilling his duty to his country and humanity.
Perhaps no military or political leader in history ever did more good for the world as a whole. More importantly, he remained kind at heart. He remained Ike.
RIP
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Today we remember the passing of John Quincy Adams, the greatest global American of the 19th century and the fiercest anti-slavery President until Lincoln. He was a giant among the second generation of Americans and is one of the greatest leaders this country has ever produced.
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Imagine being right about everything
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Ike’s statue in the Capitol, representing Kansas.
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Churchill and Ike during the White House years.
As in WW2, they disagreed on most strategic questions but maintained a powerful mutual respect.
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An Ike quote from 1954. It was considered a “pushback” against Joe McCarthy without mentioning the Senator.
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What’s your favorite Ike photo?
This is mine.
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“For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Ike with Queen Elizabeth II
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Ike’s support of the Civil Rights Movement continued and grew in the 1960s, after he left office. He supported Kennedy’s civil rights initiative and endorsed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He campaigned for African-American candidates throughout the decade.
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Ike having a wonderful time with his men in France. July 1944.
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Ike, LBJ, Truman, and the Kennedys at Eleanor Roosevelt’s funeral.
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The Mount Rushmore of best foreign policy presidents, in my opinion
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Lincoln and Grant adopted one another’s political and military views, respectively, forming a coherent philosophy that was pro business, pro civil rights, and utilized overwhelming force against threats. Ike absorbed this philosophy and updated it for the 20th century.
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A thread on Lawrence of Arabia, as portrayed by Peter O’Toole, and why I consider him the greatest character in film history.
Spoilers ahead! /1
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Ike giving Patton his third star.
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Ike and his son, John. June 1945.
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Another Eisenhower family Thanksgiving photo
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“You have completed your mission with the greatest victory in the history of warfare. You have commanded with outstanding success the most powerful military force that has ever been assembled… You have made history, great history for the good of mankind.”
-George Marshall
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May Ike be with you and with the world this week.
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Ike explaining how a cannon works to members of Congress at Gettysburg
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Ike giving the Distinguished Service Cross to fighter pilots
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My favorite photos of Ike’s generalship and presidency
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So effective at keeping the peace he made history’s most dangerous decade look boring
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#OTD
in 1916, Ike and Mamie got engaged!
In his proposal, Ike said, “the country will always come first. You will come second.”
Such a romantic.
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Ike’s two great achievements were leading liberal democracy against the ultimate tyranny and keeping the peace at a time of maximum tension between the superpowers when nuclear weapons were still seen as conventional weapons.
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Ike and Patton approach Army headquarters in Luxembourg, April 1945.
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Ike and JFK meeting at Camp David after the Bay of Pigs. Ike’s advice on having advisors debate before making a decision influenced JFK’s decision to form the Executive Committee during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Ike was the first President to ride in a helicopter 🚁
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If I ever make a best Ike photos ranking, this will probably be in the top 5
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Ike and MacArthur during the Bonus March. Ike advised MacArthur against using force against the marchers and was ignored. This was a turning point in their relationship for the worse.
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Woodrow Wilson at Gettysburg for the 50th anniversary of the battle. This event, and his speech, is considered a peak of Lost Cause promotion.
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Ike’s D-Day message to the troops.
Most servicemen found it cheesy.
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Ike saw war as tragic, not heroic. No general of WWII cared more about the lives of his soldiers. He wanted to spare them and prioritized their lives higher than any objective besides ultimate victory.
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