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Eisenhower was a domineering and difficult man, with no private vices, and the Presidency was far from his first rodeo. He said "no" even to elites, often and harshly, even though he was philosophically on their team. Mostly... His MIC speech was a peek behind part of the curtain.

There hasn't been a remake of that movie. He wouldn't rise beyond Lt. Col. today.
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Sandor Clegane 1y ago

Kind of shows you how useless the position is though, the best that could be done was to give a brief warning...

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Low Information Voter 1y ago

If you read "Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner", among other books, Eisenhower did manage to slow the progression of the disease while in office, thus allowing an economic boom, infrastructure development, and real wage increases. And he avoided being corralled into global nuclear war more than once.

But yes, his warning was his only lasting achievement.

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Sandor Clegane 1y ago

I don't think they care about the bandaids too much because they can just rip them off again a little later.