Dwight David Eisenhower (1953- 1961)
Dwight D. Eisenhower was offered
the nomination of President by both parties and turned them down.
Eisenhower felt that politics was a profession, one he did not think he was qualified for. The only experience Eisenhower had was in the military.
Eisenhower looked upon the Presidency as a noble and complicated job.
The American public identified with Ike as a father figure and national
war hero. A poll in 1952 by Roper “found that Eisenhower was the
most admired of all Living Americans.”
