Portraits of Power - Eisenhower - Years of Caution
Narrated by Herny Fonda
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; he had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942--43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944--45 from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO.
World War II, General Montgomery, D-Day, Normandy landings, Liberation of France and victory in Europe, Drew Middleton, Correspondent of the New York Times, De Gaulle, Churchill, Roosevelt
"I intend to have nothing whatsoever to do with partisan politics. I will never seek political office."
Potsdam Conference, Truman, civilian cover, military, 1948, Eisenhower became President of Columbia University, russian threat, Republican, Richard Nixon, Joseph McCarthy, visit to Korea, 1953, Korean War, French Indochina, China, communism, heart attack, Nikita Khrushchev, Nikita Chruschtschow, Hungary, Suez invasion, Suez canal, John Foster Dulles, Chance for peace speech, Suez crisis, Lebanon, Beirut, Operation Blue Bat, Cold War, Harold Macmillan, U-2 incident, U-2, spy plane, Soviet Union airspace, Fidel Castro, Cuba, CIA, Kennedy,
Drew Middleton, narrated by Henry Fonda
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