HIST 112 1st Edition Lecture 30Eisenhower Part 1Outline of Last Lecture I. TrumanII. Cold WarOutline of Current LectureI. Contrast of 1950s and 1960sII. Run up to Election of 1952III. Election of 1952Current LectureKey Terms Consensus Managerial liberalism Dwight D. Eisenhower “I Like Ike” Interstate Highway System Peace and ProsperityContrast of 1950s and 1960s 1950s to the conservatives Time of innocence Leave it to Beaver Anxiety because they know that time won’t last 1960s to the conservatives Lots of anxiety Rock n roll Vietnam FeminismThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Race riots, civil rights 1950s to liberals More realistic than Leave it to Beaver Urban life Segregation 1960s to liberals Brought liberation to people 1950s sources of depression War, atomic war Rat race of life Economy Have everything, but still unhappy Dexedrine antidepressant adRun up to Election of ‘52 US had been in crisis mode since 1929 Truman (democrat) had grown unpopular (66% disapproval rate) In hindsight, historians agree Truman was a good president Problems Korean War – many think unnecessary Republicans capitalize on this Maybe there are communists in government and Truman isn’t doing anything about it Senator McArthy Truman decides not to run in ‘52 Democrats nominate Adlai Stevenson Southern democrats Incredibly conservative, segregationist NE Republicans more liberal than democratic counterparts Nominating parties actually matter Actually fighting to choose candidate Make backroom deals 1952 GOP nominations Conservatives – Robert Taft Others – Eisenhower Ike chooses Nixon as VP to get conservative vote Nixon well known for pumpkin papersEisenhower Campaign of ‘52 “I like Ike” campaign slogan Irving Berlin composes song –very catchy Run against failures of democrats (Korea, communism, corruption) first campaign to target women Nixon – accused of accepting $18,000 in gifts from political supporters Ike considers dropping him Uses TV brilliantly to redeem himself 30 min speech Talks about what he’s been accused of Lays out personal finances – very humbling Only accepted one gift – Checkers the dog Nixon is just like you; not a lot of money, cares for his family first Overwhelming victory 55% of popular vote Ike wins 3 Southern states which is huge for GOP Because he appealed to southern
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