The Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Reichard, Gary W.; Richardson, Elmo R.

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“…He even boasted to aides that he knew more about foreign policy than did his Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles (p. 72). 46 Even though very time-consuming, chairing Council meetings might well have been the President's favorite official function. 47 The overall organizational structure that Eisenhower had created was put to its most serious test by his 1955 heart attack since the period of recuperation lasted for several months.…”

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The impact of presidential illness on the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Gilbert

2012

Politics and the Life Sciences

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In March 2008, I published an article in this journal that examined the ways in which the White House managed the news--and minimized the political impact--of Dwight D. Eisenhower's massive 1955 heart attack. In addition, the analysis explored the manner in which Eisenhower himself, in handling this issue, had brilliantly "manipulated his medical team, safeguarded his image, cajoled his staff, confused the press, managed his advisers, dominated his party, and ran a campaign that was virtually impossible for the opposition to counteract" (p. 18). This article expands on my previous work by considering the ways in which Eisenhower's ill health had significant public policy repercussions that went beyond the immediate political effects evaluated in 2008. These included the drawbacks associated with Eisenhower's concept of "Team Government," a tragic war in the Middle East, a serious deterioration of the U.S. relationship with three very close allies and, finally, the beginnings of a presidentially led effort to add a much needed "presidential disability" amendment to the United States Constitution. These latter effects have been studied here through use of primary source materials located at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, commentaries written by Eisenhower himself, members of his family and other close associates and the voluminous secondary literature that has appeared over the years focusing on the Eisenhower presidency.

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The impact of presidential illness on the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Gilbert

2012

Politics and the Life Sciences

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Epilog und abschließende Bemerkungen

Gnad¹

1997

Konfrontation Und Kooperation Im Kalten Krieg

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It's the Institutions, Stupid! Why Comprehensive National Health Insurance Always Fails in America

Steinmo¹,

Watts²

1995

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

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We argue that the United States does not have comprehensive national health insurance (NHI) because American political institutions are biased against this type of reform. The original design of a fragmented and federated national political system serving an increasingly large and diverse polity has been further fragmented by a series of political reforms beginning with the Progressive era and culminating with the congressional reforms of the mid-1970s. This institutional structure yields enormous power to intransigent interest groups and thus makes efforts by progressive reformers such as President Clinton (and previous reform-minded presidents before him) to mount a successful NHI campaign impossible. We show how this institutional structure has shaped political strategies and political outcomes related to NHI since Franklin D. Roosevelt. Finally, we argue that this institutional structure contributes to the antigovernment attitudes so often observed among Americans.

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The Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower

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The impact of presidential illness on the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower

The impact of presidential illness on the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Epilog und abschließende Bemerkungen

It's the Institutions, Stupid! Why Comprehensive National Health Insurance Always Fails in America

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