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May 31, 2024 · Eisenhower selected as his running mate Sen. Richard M. Nixon of California, who had strong anticommunist credentials. Among the pledges of the Republicans was to end the Korean War and to support the Taft-Hartley Act, which restricted the activities of labor unions.
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May 31, 2024 · Eisenhower, who went on a “nonpolitical” inspection tour of the country in mid-October, took an active part in the last week of the campaign, when Eisenhower and Nixon appeared together in New York City. Until then, however, the president had seemed to stay in the background.
May 31, 2024 · Although some Republicans sought to have Nixon replaced on the ticket, audible opposition on the convention floor proved nonexistent, and the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket was easily renominated.
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1 day ago · Eisenhower was incensed, stating, “General, all you’re saying is that I’m a liar, and I am not a liar, and so I’d like to go back to the United States right away.”. Eisenhower also said, “This misunderstanding caused considerable resentment, and never again were we on the same warm and cordial terms.”. This was not the first time ...
1 day ago · In the spring of 1956, Eisenhower publicly announced that Nixon would again be his running mate, and Stassen was forced to second Nixon's nomination at the Republican Convention. Unlike 1952, conservative Republicans (who had supported Robert A. Taft against Eisenhower in 1952) did not attempt to shape the platform.
2 days ago · With the support of Thomas E. Dewey and other party leaders, Eisenhower narrowly prevailed over Taft at the 1952 Republican National Convention. He selected youthful California Senator Richard Nixon as his running mate.
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May 28, 2024 · Nixon, who remained confident in his debating ability and who found no "graceful" way to decline, accepted Kennedy's challenge and rejected Eisenhower and other Republicans' advice, sure he could master the medium he had used so successfully before to defend his reputation. Furthermore, he was anxious to take advantage of free television time.
