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What exactly does this sentence mean: "The Eisenhower family was descent of Forbach."? Dmharvey Talk 00:06, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Other Wikipedia articles show Hayes, Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison as general in the GAR. Harrison's was a brevet generalcy, but I'm not sure of the others. In any event, they were generals _during wartime_, which contradicts the claim in this Eisenhower article that he was the first since Grant. Something needs to be fixed somewhere....
The article says: "He was named David Dwight, but quickly began to go by his middle name." Doesn't that mean he should really be called D. Dwight Eisenhower, and not Dwight D. Eisenhower? How did he write his own name? John Anderson 07:16, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
It's misleading to categorize Eisenhower as a Jehovah's Witness, since it's clear he dissociated himself from it in 1915. I've removed the category. DJ Clayworth 15:23, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
We should think about breaking the article do to file size.
"Awards and decorations" could go to its own page, would that be enough? It is not very big, just a long list.
The logical break would be:
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Feedback? WikiDon 08:11, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
Why does the article begin this way when the next president, Kennedy, was decorated for his actions involving PT-109? for that matter, George HW Bush (aka Bush41) was a decorated WW2 fighter pilot. I realize that having had two draft dodgers (or at least sliders) in office in a row may create some sour feelings, but that's no reason to ignore facts.
There is some word-for-word copying between this article and
http://www.adherents.com/people/pe/Dwight_Eisenhower.html
But I don't have time to investigate further. —the preceding unsigned comment is by 68.40.43.141 (talk • contribs) 11:22, December 9, 2005
Future President Dwight Eisenhower injured his knee trying to tackle Thorpe during that game.
Eisenhower recalled of Thorpe in a 1961 speech. "Here and there, there are some people who are supremely endowed,""My memory goes back to Jim Thorpe. He never practiced in his life, and he could do anything better than any other football player I ever saw."[1][2]
I added to the quotes section a passage from Ike's London Guild Hall Address, one of the greatest of short American speeches (he wrote it himself). This may not have been the best quote--it's so full of memorable passages that I found it hard to choose. If someone can find a better one, be my guest.--20 March 2006
Why was he called "Ike"--Scott3 03:23, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
Worth mentioning - Washington was commissioned with the rank of Lieutenant General in 1798 with the idea he would command the Army in the event of an potential war with France. Washington was promoted posthumously to General of the Armies of the United States by special act of Congress in in the 1970's with date of rank July 4th, 1776. Grant was returned to the rank of general on the Army retired list to provide him with an income in his final years but died two months later. Eisenhower was re-commissioned to his previous rank of General of the Army because officers of 5-star rank were permitted to remain on active duty for life.
I do. Its a fact about Eisenhower which should be recorded for posterity. Two hundred or more years from now the Wikipedia database will be the foundation for all knowledge about the human race. Where do you think the computer on Star Trek got all its information from anyway? Remember - something doesn't have to be "interesting" to be important.
--Easter Monkey 16:21, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
This article was formerly listed as a good article, but was removed from the listing because a trivia section in bullet points definitely doesn't count as good prose, and nor does an enormous list of awards. If the 'trivia' is genuinelt trivial it doesn't need to be here, while if it's relevant it should go where it is relevant rather than being shunted out to a section which implies it's not relevant. Worldtraveller 15:57, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
I don't think I am the right person to write the summary of Eisenhower's sponsoring a coup, spending $20M American taxpayer dollars, in Iran, overthrowing Mohammad Mossadegh, but surely it should be here. In his book All the Shah's Men, Stephen Kizer goes into great detail about it. It, he says, is the root of our problems with Iran and the Middle East, including terrorism, since then. 1950s. I see already the Eisenhower bio is too long. However, my gosh, isnt this important?
If it makes anyone feel better, I also edited Jimmy Carter's bio with referencing how he toppled the Shah and made the huge mistake of enabling Khomeini to take power (which he later realized was a big mistake). And that was edited out too... Someone is NOT allowing any references to Iran in any of these presidential bio's ...is there any way a new page could be started "role of US presidents in Iranian Internal Politics"? Is that a way to do it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.145.113.189 (talk) 03:25, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
As noted above, the Trivia section of this article was one reason for its original delisting as a good article. Also, it does not conform to Wikipedia:Trivia#Recommendations for handling Trivia. I would like to discuss (a.) whether the information should be kept, and (b.) if it should be kept, where it should be merged. My recommendation regarding how to handle each of the nine bulleted items, in order, is as follows:
Your feedback would be appreciated. Regards, Accurizer 02:40, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
For being on hold for over a week.--SeizureDog 11:09, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
For some time I have been working on revisions to the Bricker Amendment article. I finally posted it and have a PR at Wikipedia:Peer review/Bricker Amendment/archive1. I'd welcome comments. I know all those references may seem extravagant, but I'm hoping to get it as an FA and those voters want lots of footnotes. PedanticallySpeaking 16:24, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
I see this statement in the legacy section:
Didn't LBJ balance the 1969 budget? Or am I thinking of something else?--Idols of Mud 17:33, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
There is no way LBJ balanced the 1969 budget. He was too busy fighting a war and funding massive social programs. Maybe he submitted a balanced budget but it wasn't balanced after the money was spent.
I removed this catagorey because I've never seen anything to confirm it, and whoever added it did not cite a source. From all the biographies I've read of this man, his family was of ethnic German Alsatian descent, and not of Jewish background.
I agree that I think he was German but what the heck was this bizarre claim that he picked up the nickname "terrible Swedish Jew"? I'm not even going to post any of the websites that make this claim but they show a picture of Eisenhower with those words in the yearbook at West Point. Is this some kind of inside joke because it's not funny. Frankly, I think it's antisemitic. Jtpaladin 19:10, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Putting WikiProject Texas here so the bot will not retag it. Ingrid 14:56, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
A section on this topic was deleted 20:08, 5 October 2006 Flcelloguy. Was the objection to the way the section was written, or the quality of the references or lack thereof, or does the editor doubt the role of the US in the overthrow of the eader of Iran and the installation of the Shah?Edison 03:00, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
How the heck can we completely overlook this massive inhumanity perpetrated by the Allies and executed by Eisenhower? Eisenhower was a merciless lunatic as underlined by this tragedy. We know what this operation was all about and what Eisenhower's part was in it. We know that millions of innocent men, women, and children were slaughtered because of this, among other such operations, under direct order from Eisenhower. This was a post-WWII action that is one of the greatest horrors for which Eisenhower was responsible. And, this is not just German prisoners of war but people from all over Eastern Europe. How can we gloss over this issue?
I can't attest to the quality of these websites but certainly they are a good start in which to open a broader perspective of the "Dark Side" of Eisenhower:
http://worldaffairsbrief.com/keytopics/Keelhaul.shtml
http://www.serendipity.li/hr.html#Keelhaul
http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance34.html
http://www.cyberussr.com/hcunn/for/us-germany-pow.html
These are just a few of many links where solid sources can be found to write an acceptable section devoted to Eisenhower's part in this atrocity. I know a few articles exist in Wikipedia regarding the German soldier starvation, Operation Keelhaul, etc. but they are devoid of reference to Eisenhower's part in them. Certainly, work to be done. Jtpaladin 00:00, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
The illusion of control. The presumption that at the very moment the Reich surrended, Eisenhower somehow had immediate and total control of an entire war-devastated continent is ludicrous. Europe was devastated. The allies had won, but no one was in control and the ensuing economic chaos took years to sort out. And in the process many refugees and destitute Germans died of untreated disease, hunger, cold ect. It was horrible, but to blame Eisenhower for all of this is stupid and simplistic beyond belief.
Only someone suffering from ideological erosion of their logical thought process would lunge for such a conclusion.
Sean7phil (talk) 00:43, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
See the above page for a discussion on the notability of a visit and speeches by Winston Churchill and Eisenhower to Richmond, Virginia on March 8, 1946. It seems to me that the visit is not sufficiently notable for inclusion, which means the fair use image Image:Churchill and Eisenhower.jpg will need to be removed. I will wait a few days before removing it in the event another editor feels differently. Accurizer 01:23, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Image:EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait.jpg I'm not an expert, but his shoulder patch reads like a SHAEF. Does this mean Chief of Staff? If yes, please write it in a clearer way. Hope I didn't misunderstand something that already explains it. FloK 07:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
Ike was a 5-star "General of the Army" when he was appointed Army Chief of Staff in 1945. This portrait is from the time he was head of SHAEF, before his '44 promotion to 5-star status.Joe Blaznalis, The Fashion Plate of Professional Thumb-Wrestling 05:41, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
SHAFE stands for Supreme Headquarters Allied Forces Europe. This was the what Eisenhower commanded during the European campaign. The Army Chief of Staff does not wear a patch on his left shoulder (where soldier's wear the patch of the current unit of assignment) as the Headquarters of the US Army does not have a patch. I have seen pictures of Ike taken after the war where he is wearing the SHAFE patch on his left shoulder when it should be worn on his right shoulder where soldiers wear what is officially called "Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Former Wartime Service" (which is commonly called a "combat patch"). While Ike was not following the regulations I am sure he was very proud of his service with SHAFE and this should be considered a forgiveable sin. (JMG)
Where is his cabinet? Did someone delete it or was it never in this article? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.189.197.44 (talk) 17:20, 28 January 2007 (UTC).
The last years these were minted was 1978, not 1979 (in 1979 the Susan B. Anthony dollar started). Corrected this.75.70.125.3 06:29, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
"This assignment would prove valuable preparation for handling the egos of Winston Churchill, George S. Patton and Bernard Law Montgomery during World War II."
At the very least, this requires infomation/sourcing to back it up. Mythiran 14:54, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
The fact that Churchill, Patton and Montgomery had termedous egos falls into the catagory of common knowledge and needs no supporting documenation any more than the fact that JFK was assasinated on November 22nd, 1963. (JMG)
Citations are most definitely needed for the material in the religion section. Removal of these will be considered vandalism, and will be reverted as such. K. Scott Bailey 19:58, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Someone replaced the entire article with "elephant" so I deleted it. I'm sorry but I don't know how to replace the original article. Currently, it's blank. Ole 22:43, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
There is a significant amount of vandalism with random letters being inserted near the beginning of the article. Perhaps it should be protected. Makerowner 18:22, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
After mentioning "military-industrial complex":
"The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted."
Is completely omitted from the speech. Why is it?
This was a sizable part of the point he was putting across. Leaving it out completely misrepresents Eisenhower.
Thanks. Gnatinator 10:50, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Removed claim of false Armageddon prediction under the "Religion" section, since it was not cited and it is a major claim, when putting it back put citation immediately along with it. (unsigned comment)
Removed link to high school because it directs you to a different high school than the one mentioned in this article. A page should be made for the Dwight D. Eisenhower High School in Blue Island, Illinois if so desired. Jason947 00:52, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
I made that graph, maybe you would like to put it on the page.
--Jean-Francois Landry 17:12, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
But in the source code, there are several more sections after the trivia section (Footnotes, external links etc.) which are not visible in the article. can somone with more wiki experience fix it? --Captain Proton 09:39, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
Didnt Eisenhower help break up the bonus march if so why isnt it in here? 69.136.162.114 13:08, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
He was serving as an aide to then Army Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur and was present during the expulsion of the Bonus Marchers. It should be mentioned. (JMG)
No mention of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, the National Council on Aeronatuics, or the founding of NASA? Just a short mention that the "Space Race" started during Ike's term, and nothing more? This was a significant chapter in American history and Ike's presidency so it would be useful if a couple of paragraphs could be crafted summarizing this period at the dawn of the Space Age. - Dravecky 15:41, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
One more thing, Dwight D. Eisenhower told his wife on his deathbed that he loved her. His final words, however, were: I have always loved by country And, he once told Mamie Doud that she came second, after his country. (*SSF*CK) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.109.227 (talk) 23:31, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
His state funeral was unique because it was presided over by Richard Nixon, who was Vice President under Eisenhower and was serving as President of the United States.[26]
A peace treaty has never been signed. North and South Korea are still technically at war. Eisenhower ended American involvement in the war effective with the cease fire, which came about with the U.N.'s acceptance of India's proposal for an armistice. Don't give Ike more credit than he has coming to him. User:71.92.108.197 (talk) 04:23, 13 September 2007
Obviously this is an issue of semantics. Should conflict break out on the Korean peninsula, no one could claim it was directly related to the war of the 1950s. I think, some 50 years later, it is safe to say that Eisenhower ended the Korean war, regardless of whether the means by which he ended were a guaranteed terminal at the time it happened. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.160.75.69 (talk) 05:28, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
OK he ended the Korean Conflict (the fighting and the killing) but not technically the war...
Sean7phil (talk) 00:50, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
I was immediately struck by the fact that in 2 portraits he wears only 3 ribbons, in contrast to lesser officers who wear so many. What are the decorations he displays? Too Old 10:51, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Can someone construct a "reconstruction" of Ike's ribbons, like the one in the Douglas MacArthur article. That stuff is great and invaluable (well, at least to cranks like me!) Stuff like that makes Wiki not only unique, but valuable (and fun!). Joe Blaznalis, The Fashion Plate of Professional Thumb-Wrestling 05:30, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
After World War Two Ike was entitled to wear 20 or more ribbon - about 10 American and an equal or greater number of foreign awards. Ike normally wore only only 3 ribbons (Army Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit which were the only US decorations (as opposed to service medals) which he recieved. Ike would sometimes wear more ribbons on formal occaisions. Ike was fairly modest in the way he wore his uniforms (as opposed to Patton and Montgomery) and was not of the "if you've got it flaunt it" school of award wearing. (JMG)
So one person invented the origins of his family in the Saarland, the other person dreamed up the origins in the Odenwald, only one paragraph apart from each other. How in the world is anyone ever going to believe anything of the hyperreality that Wikipedia creates with nonsense like this? Perhaps after all he was from Munich.... What a load of crap again. 69.205.58.226 14:56, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Can someone construct a table of date of rank, like the one in the Douglas MacArthur article. I love that stuff!Joe Blaznalis, The Fashion Plate of Professional Thumb-Wrestling 05:32, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
The Eisenhower presidential museum notes that he has a less than stellar military career until he was "discovered" and fast tracked to general from Lt. Colonel. This should be added. How should we word it?
The article presently doesn't mention his health barring the cause of his death. Lord Owen notes that his heart attack in 1955 led to a new level of openness about the health of presidents. He was one of the first to receive warfarin as a medical treatment - nowadays it would be unthinkable to use a more-or-less experimental compound on a head of state, see Link 1959. JFW | T@lk 10:08, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Maybe, but Gallup states he was the "most admired man" for 1967 and 1968.[4] One of only a few times the sitting President didn't win the honor. (Granted this might in part be because of LBJ's unpopularity)--T. Anthony (talk) 11:29, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
Ike has fallen and risen in surveys of historians, and does not generally appear in presidential "top 5" and "top ten" lists I've seen. Jvol (talk) 19:52, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
This has become seen as a prescient warning for many historians around the globe. Should it not have a mention in the BLP? Or have I missed it? Mr.grantevans2 (talk) 23:59, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
Powers getting shot down over Sverdlosk on a CIA/USAF mission on May Day, 1960, upset Eisenhower's 1958-1960 plans for a Nuclear Test Ban treaty. Upcoming Big Four summit talks in Paris were cancelled. This should be in the article. Binksternet (talk) 20:15, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
The statement that "Dwight D. Eisenhower (and his six brothers) attended Abilene High School" is incorrect, since one of the brothers -- Paul -- died in infancy. (See page 69 of Michael Korda's 2007 biography "Ike".) Thus, only five of his brothers also attended Abilene High School. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Latinsq (talk • contribs) 01:22, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
The entry says "Dwight David Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower", but the Early Life section says "born Daniel Dwight Eisenhower". The Eisenhower Presidential Center website doesn't mention his birth name [5] Does anyone know more about this? Not only is it in poor form for an article to be contradicting itself, there are no sources for either name. Joliefille (talk) 03:40, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
It should be added, that the original spelling of his German surname was EISENHAUER, meaning swaging iron or steel. [6] AJV 16:16, 18 February 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hyperboreer (talk • contribs)
Hyperboreer (talk) 22:59, 18 February 2009 (UTC)Eisenhower's paternal ancestors can be traced back to Hans Nicolas Eisenhauer, whose surname is German for "iron worker."[6] Hans Eisenhauer and his family emigrated from Karlsbrunn (Saarland), Germany to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1741. Descendants made their way west. Eisenhower's family settled in Abilene, Kansas in 1892. His father David Eisenhower was a college-educated engineer.[7] Eisenhower graduated from Abilene High School in 1909.[8]
Exactly what is 'Dynamic Conservatism'? What follows looks to me like a description of big government liberalism -- nothing conservative in the whole section. 14:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
R K Hudson (talk) 21:24, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
Mention should probably be made somewhere about Eddie Slovik, the 24-year-old WWII private executed for desertion. His article says that Eisenhower signed the death orders in order to discourage desertion. Interesting, and important for this article.--Gloriamarie (talk) 03:34, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
The image was previously tagged for deletion because "This file is an exact duplicate of another file from the Wikimedia Commons. Unless it is currently protected from editing, this media file may qualify for speedy deletion..." Also, the portrait was a commission, signed by the artist, the artist was not an employee of the government, therefore he retains copyright. That the image comes from a US Army Website does not mean it is public domain, especially since apparently it comes from a book. If the person posting can provide better source info to establish public domain, then he can repost, and I'll find another spot for the one I replaced it with. J M Rice (talk) 08:03, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
This may just be a minor point and may have nothing to do with making this a better article, but I noticed that in the first section Eisenhower's role as a Genearl comes before his role as a President. Isn't he better known as a President? Should it say "President of the United States aand Allied Commander"? or something like it, or should it stay "Allied Commander and President...."? Any ideas? --Jojhutton (talk) 19:12, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
The article mentions he went to Camp Meade in Maryland but every other source says Fort Meade. Not sure if it's a big deal but I'm just mentioning it. Also, the article says that Dwight was executive officer to Gen. Fox Conner but every other source says he was chief of staff. Again, I was just observing and wasn't sure if these were incorrect or what. --ShutUpSarahSmith (talk) 21:06, 30 October 2008 (UTC)Sarah Smith
"The word "expeditionary" was dropped soon after his appointment for security reasons." Why? What "security reasons" were there for this name change? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.230.177.44 (talk) 17:13, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
The statement that Eisenhower "rose to temporary (Bvt.) Lieutenant Colonel in the National Army" is erroneous. This was not a "brevet" rank; brevet ranks had been abolished many years before. The term "temporary rank" is appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.232.28.15 (talk) 04:19, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi. The 'Korea, Communism and Corruption' mentioned in the 'Entry into Politics' section seems to be referred to in several books etc. as 'K1C2', and someone else has created an article about the K1c2 formula, referring to this theme. I was going to redirect the article to this section, then realised that the abbreviation wasn't actually mentioned, so the redirect may be confusing. Does anyone know if this abbreviation is suitable for inclusion in the article ? Since this is a major article about a well-known figure, I thought I'd better check before I made any edits :-) CultureDrone (talk) 15:36, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
The article contains a link to Arms race, in reference to that to which the article refers as the Arms Race. However, the page "Arms race" does not apply to any single arms race. Perhaps the link ought to be redirected to Nuclear arms race, which specifically refers to the USA-USSR conflict. Does anyone oppose such a change? Penthamontar (talk) 01:34, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
Citation was needed for President Eisenhower's post-president rating in the "Legacy" section, so here it is: http://www.c-span.org/PresidentialSurvey/Overall-Ranking.aspx —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.188.33.26 (talk) 00:10, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Should it be noted in the introduction that he was the last president born in the 19th Century? Rs09985 (talk) 16:59, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
It's not very funny, this really should be on Wikipedia, put it on Pee Review and I'll give you more indepth review. --Projectmayhem666 (talk) 13:23, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Was he general —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.37.66 (talk) 22:42, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
This article states that Eisenhower gave orders to camera crews to ensure proper documentation of Nazi death camps was on file for use in war crimes tribunals. This fact is not sourced. Searches on Google point back to the 2008-update of a 2007 chain letter (see snopes for 'eisenhower' and 'holocaust'), along with a more recent chain powerpoint that's been making the rounds. Just curious as to whether anyone has an actual source on this order or if it's something that's simply accepted as common knowledge? 75.176.75.209 (talk) 01:42, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
I added a citation to the executive order, which was covered in an article in the Advocate, which is a national Gay newsmagazineAllyn (talk) 01:11, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Why Is there no section on this page about The Eisenhower Administration's active involvement in the overthrow of the democratically elected government in Iran in 1953 in order to Install the king and extract favourable oil deals and (perhaps) deal with the communist threat of the Tudeh party? This is well documented by historians and is now in the public domain. A copy of the declassified CIA report can easily be found on a google search —Preceding unsigned comment added by MRNORTHWOODS (talk • contribs) 04:51, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
After his presidency, Dwight founded a student program called "People to People" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Erich184 (talk • contribs) 20:27, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
I cannot help but realize that Eisenhower's decision to overthrow the Democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran Mohammed Mossadegh, in favor of a military regime lead by the Shah, has been ignored from his entry on Middle East policy. A great deal of "blow back" has occurred due to his decision to create a military regime in order to stop a so-called "Arab" leader from controling oil reserves from British corporations. This was also part of Eisenhower's military strategy around the world. And one of the first occurrences of militaristic American foreign policy in the modern world. Persianlor (talk) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.228.43.46 (talk) 16:05, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
A very minor correction is required in the 4th paragraph of the WW II section. The final sentance states that Russian Casualties were 80,000. This is incorrect. The actual casualties were very different.
80,000 dead and 362,000 total Russian casualties = wikipedia, "Battle for Berlin" (and associated citations to these figures)
or
100,000+ dead, and 352,425 total Russian casualties = Hastings,(2004), pp.548
are two examples of what the figures should read and could be changed to...
prehaps being a bit anal about such as small error... but like wiki to be accurate! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.106.50.32 (talk) 15:27, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
The section on Civil Rights seems to take a far too sanguine view of Eisenhower. Indeed, his support for the Brown decision didn't go as far as a single word spoken in defense of it. His role in Little Rock should never be ignored, but neither should it be exaggerated. Eisenhower was compelled by duty to act in 1957, not by conscience. Eisenhower's role in desegregating the District of Columbia does nothing to mitigate against his general States' Rights leanings on Civil Rights. I'm not looking for Eisenhower to be excoriated here, I just think the section should be balanced by providing a bit of context.209.244.31.37 (talk) 20:38, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
And of course, there's no need to argue about Wikipedia's "no original research" policy, since there are enough reliable sources. See, for example:
Pach, Chester J. and Elmo Richardson. Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1991).
or
Ambrose, Stephen E. Eisenhower: Soldier and President (2003).
Both works contain extensive descriptions of Eisenhowers role regarding Civil Rights, and both works clearly state that his behavior was a disgrace, even though they both got a generally positive view of his presidency. Unfortunately, I cannot quote them myself, since right at this moment, I 'm forced by the inaedequacy of my local library to use German translations, but anyone who wants to improve the article will find enough material in these books, escpecially in the chapters "The Hazards of Deliberate Speed" (Pach) and "Little Rock and Sputnik" (Ambrose), if I recall correctly. --141.35.189.38 (talk) 15:33, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
203.8.131.32 (talk) 22:37, 9 July 2009 (UTC)I am very surprised that this article makes no reference to the very large input by members of Augusta National - in particular Clifford Roberts. He was Ike's closet friend (Ike reserved a room at the White House for him) Roberts and a member Robinson were the ones who were in France with Ike and advised him that the committee of Augusta National members (including Bobby Jones) recommended to Ike that he issue a statement one way or the other abouting running. the article should give some recognition to W. Alton (Pete) Jones who largely funded the campaign via Roberts and others. All in all I believe some reference should be included in this otherwise excellent article on Ike.
Cheers, Darryle Knowles, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
In the first paragraph, in the sentence "In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO," "Supreme Commander" needs to be capitalized. It is simply a short form of "Supreme Allied Commander, Europe" (SACEUR), or whatever it was first called in 1951. He was the Supreme Commander of what became (or what already was) the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE). Eisenhower had previously been (in 1944-45, maybe earlier, maybe later, too) the Supreme Commander at the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF).
There is some confusion about these floating around, and I have even seen "SHEAF" - of which there was no such thing.98.67.163.150 (talk) 16:33, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Can we add something about Eisenhower`s role in Operation Ajax (Overthrow of Dr.Mossadegh - democratically elected PM of Iran who nationalized the oil and was subsequently overthrown by British & US interests).
Or how about something on the death of Patrice Lumumba
or im sure you guys want to keep a halo above his head, just like the churchill wiki page. leave the criticism out —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ditc (talk • contribs) 04:26, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
This article on Ike does not state that he sent 900 military advisers to Vietnam, starting in 1950. He also sent large sums of funding, and arms, to fight the Northern Communist's rule. In actuality, Eisenhower was responsible for getting the US into the military involvement with Vietnam, and he was also responsible for the installation of Ngo Dinh Diem as the leader of South Vietnam.
There are still too many young people in the US, that think it was all Kennedy's actions that got the US involved. I think if this article wishes to tell Ike's history, they should tell it all, and not selected portions of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Craxd (talk• contribs) 20:53, 19 July 2009 (UTC) --Craxd (talk) 20:56, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Hey all, I'll be reviewing this article for possible GA status. Cheers, Nikkimaria (talk) 18:38, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
No issues noted
I'd just like to add that the "Legacy" section needs further referencing and content. The contrast between liberal historians of the 60s and 70s and contemporary historians needs references, and preferably also names and quotes to back it up. I also agree that the awards sections need to be put into prose. The same goes for "Tributes and memorials", which is essentially a list. Wikipedia is not a directory, such a list needs not be comprehensive; a prose section describing the most important ones is enough. Lampman (talk) 20:54, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
"Upon full discovery of the death camps that were part of the Final Solution (Holocaust)"
This is plain wrong and should be corrected. The British and Americans discovered horrific conditions in the camps they liberated in Western Germany, but these were not the Holocaust camps, which were in Poland.78.151.128.58 (talk) 20:19, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
It also shows a citation needed for him ordering camera crews to document the camps. Ive seen the videos that have him reading the document he signed issuing that order. You can find it on youtube. It may be a part of the BBCs massive world war 2 documentary or the World at War documentary. Anyways you can find it on some sites,you tube included. Please someone add the proper citations, I don't know how and if it wasn't 6am i'd do it myself. Thank you so much.
PS all the camps count as holocaust camps. Although you can divide them into concentration camps like Mathausen and extermination camps like Treblinka. Auschwitz of course was concentration first, extermination towards the ends.
"You did not bear the shame. You resisted. Sacrificing your life for freedom,honor and justice." - German resistance memorial. 11:20, 23 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shankar69 (talk • contribs)
Could someone please add info as to which party President Eisenhower represented as president in the introduction to the aticle. It's quite annoying not finding such vital info in the intro. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.89.217.75 (talk) 17:50, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
Eisenhower was a republican. He was generally considered to be of the moderate wing of that party. The term "Main Street" republican was sometimes used in those days for moderate republicans. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.51.138.69 (talk) 21:46, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
The military medals displayed on this page can't be correct; they include the Spanish War Service Medal and Spanish Campaign Medal, but that war happened before Eisenhower was 10 years old. It looks like the medals displayed here are the right ones: [[7]], but I'm not sure where to find an authoritative list to verify.Habfan29 (talk) 17:47, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
There is nothing about his much criticised decision to leave Berlin to Stalin nor his betrayal of his allies Britain, France and Israel during Suez crisis in favour of appeasement —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.20.123.101 (talk) 01:43, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
Most authors (Ambrose, Korda, etc) I've read defend his decision to leave Berlin to the Russians (who lost what, 300K soldiers in taking it for Stalin's glory?) as a brave, militarily correct decision. I don't think today there's much criticism of it (though at the time there may have been).
On Suez, I think he made an unpopular but correct decision in order to preserve the viability of the UN, which was near and dear to his heart. I wouldn't say he was appeasing anyone... right or wrong, Britain was tha aggressor and did it without the support of the UN security council.
Perhaps both these issues merit discussion, but I'd contest anything that just said they were "much criticised" without explaining the issues and contemporary views on them. 71.197.183.28 (talk) 23:16, 4 February 2010 (UTC)Davepl
I've tagged this new section for neutrality. A most cursory reading of Other Losses suggests that its findings have not gone unchallenged. Perhaps the section will benefit from a fuller account of the controversy re: the book's claims. JNW (talk) 20:28, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
If Bacque was sufficiently proven wrong, why does this section still exist? It seems like the rebuttal from the commission warrants removing the whole section, unless we're going to maintain the (demonstrably incorrect) opinions of every single author. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.197.183.28 (talk) 23:20, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
Unsure if it should be included but found it surprising that after having fought against Nazi propaganda claiming he was Jewish during the African campaign (by pointing out he had no Jewish ancestry), and after facing the same claims by German anti-Semites after the war during German reconstruction, he returned to America and had political opponents use the same tactics against him during his Presidential run (despite knowledge of the Concentration Camps). The pervasiveness of anti-Semitism in this period continues to astonish.
Eisenhower & the anti-communist crusade - Page 27 Jeff Broadwater - History - 1992 “LK Smith tried to appeal to anti-Semitism by branding Eisenhower as Jewish”
Dwight D. Eisenhower - Page 70 Jean Darby 2004 “It made Eisenhower uneasy. Political opponents also began circulating rumors ... that Eisenhower was hiding the fact that he was Jewish.” —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.101.113.3 (talk) 17:37, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
In the article at the end of the third paragraph of "End of Presidency" it is stated that " Eisenhower, who was the oldest elected president in history at that time, thus handed power over to the youngest elected president."
This statement, while true, is misleading as Teodore Roosevelt was the youngest president due to the death of Mckinley and not election.
While the statement is factual by virtue of the phrasing the claim is not supported by the reference provided (#41) as no mention of the numerical ranking of age or dates of birth are provided in the source material. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.238.45.160 (talk) 20:43, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
could someone please find something about where eisenhower went to elementary/middle school? that would be very useful!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.21.71.70 (talk) 02:55, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
Since he spent WWI in Pennsylvania and never went to Europe, I'd like to know the basis for the statement that he was the "last WWI veteran to serve as President". He is not a WWI veteran. Simply being the military during time of a war doesnt make you a veteran of that war, plenty of people were in the military that never went to Vietnam or Korea and so are not vets of those wars (otherwise we'd have to say GW Bush is a Vietnam vet...)Camelbinky (talk) 16:39, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
A recent addition to the end of the introduction looks poorly constructed. I'm not even sure what the author intended to say... BusterD (talk) 00:33, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
Done
Quoting the article: "More dramatically, in July, 1958, he sent just under 15,000 Marines and soldiers to Lebanon as part of Operation Blue Bat, a non-combat peace keeping mission to stabilize the pro-Western government and to prevent a radical revolution from sweeping over that country. They left in October 1957." I know U.S. marines have been praised for achieving impossible feats now and then. But is one of these feats time travel? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.94.174.86 (talk) 15:40, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
The article states "In October 1952, the Eisenhower administration declared racial discrimination a national security issue". Given that Eisenhower was elected in November of 1952 this can not be true. Was it October of 1953? This should be fixed.
Thank you 76.31.233.110 (talk) 15:13, 3 May 2010 (UTC) Peter Schaeffer
An IP editor is edit warring to establish Eisenhower's father as being Jewish. The sources are very unreliable, being hit pieces found at self-published web pages. For the 1952 book Eisenhower: the man and the symbol, Eisenhower told biographer John Gunther that he knew of no Jewish ancestors. Gunther wrote on page 77, "as far as Eisenhower knows he has no Jewish ancestors at all; there is no record of a drop of Jewish blood in the family. Sometimes, however, he has been called Jewish by stupid detractors." That should settle the question. Binksternet (talk) 19:41, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
As President, Eisenhower threatened to use nuclear weapons, forcing China to agree to a cease-fire of the Korean War[2].
This is inaccurate and misleading, and I removed it. It has now been restored, with the addition of a source found on Google Books that was apparently skimmed very briefly by the editor, because the source he added actually confirms what I said in the first place:
"the nuclear plan was being translated into vague -- very vague -- diplomatic pressure on the enemy.
Faint Signals, Ambiguous Results ... The only evidence about the role of nuclear threats in achieving the settlement is circumstantial and has been cited selectively by those who denigrate it and by those who see it as crucial. ... The evidence does not permit precise conclusions about the coercive efficacy of the nuclear signal ... Without knowledge of Chinese deliberations it is impossible to confirm or dismiss a linkage between the U.S. signal and the Chinese decision to conclude negotiations"
It is true that Eisenhower and his advisers claimed after the fact that a nuclear threat forced China to the table, it is far from clear that this is true, and they had obvious political reasons to say that this was so. EvanHarper (talk) 04:30, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
I started to clean up the opening section, but I don't have the access or the time to find the sources for it, or correct all the language. It could still use a lot of cleaning up, with refinances and a more truly neutral tone. Heynow09 (talk) 04:37, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
Ive heard alot of stories about Eisenhower having something to do with the CIA plotting the assassination of Patrice Lumumba and establishing a corrupted government in Congo for some time in order to get alot of diamonds. I feel as though this article may be a bit based on... lets say only the american view. Maybe the article would be more justified if it also had his interest in Congo. Also, I was looking for this information on this article but I did find it on Patrice Lumumbas's article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.252.143.4 (talk) 15:59, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
No link to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower(CVN-69) Should be added. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.214.44.131 (talk) 00:42, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
I am German and I saw in the article that the name is translated as "iron worker" or "iron craftsman". I think both are wrong. The translation of "Eisen" as "iron" is correct, but "Hauer" has another meaning. A "Hauer" is a "miner", a man who works in mines. The origin word is the verb "hauen"; it means "to hack", "to hew". The "Hauer" is the man who hacks or hews. The ancestor of Dwight D. Eisenhower was a man who worked in a mine and extracted iron ore. He didn't work as an ironsmith, armorer or similar professions.
In the german Wikipedia is an article about the profession of the "Hauer" de:Hauer (Bergbau). The first sentence of the article (I try to translate): A Hauer is a profession in the mining and means a miner who extracts treasures of the soil out of stone. 92.77.158.244 (talk) 20:48, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
§Did not Ike try to pass the Civil Rights Act but was blocked by the Senate Majority Leader at the time. Who was that evil person? Could it have been LBJ. Yes the same LBJ that later gets credit for the Act. WestTxDan (talk) 17:04, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
There should be some mention of Eisenhower's role is suppressing the Bonus Army. 46.116.170.251 (talk) 19:25, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
Under the Legacy section, the quote, "Every gun that is made, every warship launched..." is wrongly cited (and linked) as having come from his Farewell Speech given in 1961. The quote actually comes from The Chance for Peace speech Eisenhower gave to the American Society of Newspaper Editors on April 16, 1963. http://www.eisenhowermemorial.org/speeches/19530416%20Chance%20for%20Peace.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.146.70.57 (talk) 01:32, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
This article of late has been getting a lot of vandalism and I believe should be changed to semi-protected at least for six months. Kierzek (talk) 13:38, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
Is it true that Elizabeth Dilling called Eisenhower "Ike the kike," and if so, what was her reason/motivation for doing so... is there a Jewish ancestor in his family tree? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.24.105.33 (talk) 23:43, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
{{edit semi-protected}} Delete "Among the 10 best U.S. Presidents"; it presents a bias.
99.12.182.184 (talk) 08:56, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
http://spectator.org/archives/2011/02/14/eisenhowers-religion —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.142.218.26 (talk) 05:13, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
He was born David Dwight Eisenhower and it should be in the beginning paragraph. 76.90.16.81 (talk) 00:26, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
The "olive branch" sentence should be at the beginning of the paragraph. It would be better to start by saying, "Eisenhower held out an olive branch to the Soviet Union following Stalin's death, but the Cold War escalated during his presidency". (92.20.36.89 (talk) 15:59, 18 May 2011 (UTC))
At the very beginning of this article, it states:
"During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45, from the Western Front."
I submit that there is a serious omission in his responsibilities as described herein. Eisenhower was also largely responsible for the planning of Operation TORCH, the invasion of North Africa in 1942. See either the Wikipedia article on Operation TORCH or the book by Rick Atkinson, "Army At Dawn" (http://www.liberationtrilogy.com/army_at_dawn.htm). Indeed, lessons learned from TORCH were probably responsible for the subsequent success of the invasion of Normandy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy) without which the earlier proposed invasion of France in 1942 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sledgehammer) would have very likely failed.
Thank you.
Tonyalfrey (talk) 19:34, 3 June 2011 (UTC) Tony Alfrey tonyalfrey@earthlink.net
Following the war during the occupation of Germany, Eisenhower adopted a policy of starvation and torture of POWs, which included machine gunnings, being bulldozed into mass graves alive, and beatings. He circumvented Geneva Conventions by reclassifying the prisoners as disarmed enemy forces insted of prisoners of war. He ended Swiss protection of German interests, ended International Red Cross monitoring and their food parcels to the prisoners, as well as the Unitarians, Quakers, YMCA, and other organizations; removed the German Red Cross from the American occupation zone, while his subordinate General Marshal banned mail to and from the prisoners; and ordered the execution of family members trying to provide food to the prisoners.
Within the American occupied zone in Germany some 200 concentration camps existed for the prisoners, in which the records of the camps were destroyed. 10 years after the war ended, Germany could not account for 1.7 million POWs who were alive at the end of the war. Historian Stephen Ambrose acknowledged the brutal conditions of the concentration camps shielded from the West and ignored by their media, and corroborated works on the topic by James Bacque.[10][11]
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Under the "World War II" section, we have the following sentence:
"The 8th Army had advanced across the Western Desert from the east and was ready for the start of the Tunisia Campaign."
Here, "8th Army" links to the page for the US 8th Army, whereas it should go to the page for the British 8th Army: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_8th_Army — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guinnessmonkey (talk • contribs) 20:56, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
There are a number of areas where images need to be cleaned up. See WP:Image
To begin with, In the family section the text is overcrowded. To alleviate this, I have replaced the following pic of Mr/Mrs. Eisenhower with the image of Mamie. Carmarg4 (talk) 12:47, 5 July 2011 (UTC) File:Eisenhower with Mamie.jpg|thumb|upright|Eisenhower with his wife Mamie on the steps of St. Mary's UniversityofSan Antonio, Texas, in 1916, where Eisenhower was at the time a football coach.
I have removed the following statue image to eliminate overcrowding in the WW II section. It also is not as significant as the other images remaining per WP:image. Carmarg4 (talk) 20:24, 6 July 2011 (UTC) File:Ike Statue at West Point.JPG|right|upright|thumb|Eisenhower Monument at West Point
I removed the following image from the presidency section to eliminate overcrowding. It also lacks the significance of remaining images per WP:image Carmarg4 (talk) 21:04, 6 July 2011 (UTC) File:Franco eisenhower 1959 madrid.jpg|thumb|Francisco Franco and President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Madrid in 1959
I have removed the following images to eliminate overcrowding; they also lack the significance of remaining images - per WP:image Carmarg4 (talk) 14:02, 7 July 2011 (UTC) File:Dwight Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev and their wives at state dinner 1959.png|left|thumb|From left to right: Nina Kukharchuk, Mamie Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev and Dwight Eisenhower at a state dinner in 1959/ File:VonBraunEisenhower.jpg|thumb|left|Wernher von Braun briefs President Eisenhower in front of a Saturn 1 vehicle at the Marshall Space Flight Center dedication on September 8, 1960.
I have removerd the following image due to overcrowding and lack of significance compared to what remains - per WP:image. Carmarg4 (talk) 14:43, 7 July 2011 (UTC) File:JFK & Eisenhower meeting 1961.jpg|thumb|left|Eisenhower with President Kennedy in 1961
I have removed the following image, not comparable in significance to what remains> Carmarg4 (talk) 18:37, 7 July 2011 (UTC) File:Eisenhower 67-475-19.jpg|thumb|Eisenhower leaving the White House after a visit with President Johnson in 1967.
I have removed the following image sections, titled Eisenhower on U.S. Coinage and Eisenhower on U.S. stamps, which assumed disproportionate space and were insignificant to the scope of the article - per WP:image and WP:length. Links to articles devoted exclusively to these images have been added in the article. Note that consensus has been established in other presidential biography articles (e.g. Lincoln, Garfield) that these images should be included by reference to external links. Carmarg4 (talk) 19:11, 7 July 2011 (UTC) (Eisenhower on U.S. Coinage) File:Eisenhower dollar obverse1.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Dollar coin issued by the United States Mint from 1971 to 1978 commemorating Eisenhower Eisenhower's picture was on the Eisenhower Dollar|dollar coin from 1971 to 1978.ref name="redbook" Cite book| last = Yeoman | first = R.S. | authorlink= Richard S. Yeoman |editor= Kenneth Bressett | title = 2008 Guide Book of United States Coins | publisher = Whitman Publishing | location = Atlanta | year = 2007 |edition= 61st | isbn = 0794822673 | pages=218, 294 Nearly 700 million of the copper-nickel clad coins were minted for general circulation, and nearly 50 million uncirculated and proof coinage|proof issues (in both copper-nickel and 40% silver varieties) were produced for collectors. eisenhowerdollarguide.com/eisenhower-dollar-mintages/ |title=Eisenhower Dollar Mintages He reappeared on a United States commemorative coin|commemorative silver dollar issued in 1990, celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth, which with a double image of him showed his two roles, as both a soldier and a statesman. name="redbook" The reverse of the commemorative depicted his home in Gettysburg. name="redbook" As part of the Presidential $1 Coin Program, Eisenhower will be featured on a gold-colored dollar coin in 2015. usmint.gov/mint_programs/$1coin/index.cfm?action=schedule |title=Presidential Dollar Coin Release Schedule |accessdate=May 24, 2008 |publisher=United States Mint (Eisenhower on U.S. Postage) File:Eisenhower 1969 Issue-6c.jpg|thumb||155px 1st Eisenhower stamp Issue of 1969 File:Eisenhower 1990 Issue-25c.jpg|thumb|180px Issue of 1990 Like all presidents before him, Eisenhower was soon to appear on US Postage after his death in 1969. Only seven months later, a commemorative stamp in his honor was first issued on Eisenhower's birthday, October 14, 1969, at the U.S. Post Office in his home town of Abilene, Kansas. Other issues honoring Eisenhower followed in the early 1970s. The last postage stamp (to date) featuring Eisenhower was a commemorative stamp issued in 1990. In all there are six postage stamps issued by the U.S. Post Office in this president's honor. Scott Specialized Catalogue of US Stamps style="font-size:9pt">See also:US Presidents on US postage stamps
I have removed the following image to eliminate overcrowding and for insignificance per WP:image Carmarg4 (talk) 19:35, 7 July 2011 (UTC) Image:Gen. Eisenhower Avenue, Shreveport, LA IMG_2360.JPG|150px|left|thumb|Many streets across the United States are named for Eisenhower, including this residential avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, Louisiana.
I have removed the following image for lack of significance per WP:image and WP:length Carmarg4 (talk) 19:41, 7 July 2011 (UTC) File:wiki eisenhower.JPG|175px|thumb|Stamp issued by the United States Postal Service|USPS in 1969 commemorating Dwight D. Eisenhower
I have removed the following image - section is too small plus link is provided. Carmarg4 (talk) 11:58, 8 July 2011 (UTC) File:Eisenhower Civitan World Citizenship Award.JPG|175px|thumb|The Civitan World Citizenship Award
I suggest removal of the quote his biggest foreign policy mistake was not supporting UK and France. The ref is a new paper article and I can find not statement anywhere other then a BBC article. Please provide a second source. Jacob805
Historian Andrew Roberts' excellent book shows that Eisenhower greatly regretted opposing his allies during the Suez Crisis. Vice President Nixon and Secretary of State Dulles also greatly regretted forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw since it saved Nasser and helped the Soviets. Dr Kissinger has called the Suez Crisis America's greatest foreign policy mistake. I remember reading in a biography of Harold Macmillan that Eisenhower quickly began to have doubts about his actions once the crisis was over. Nixon in his autobiography says that Eisenhower told him personally that he felt he had made a mistake, in the forlorn hope that Egypt would become more pro-American. The letters between Eden and Eisenhower in the summer of 1956 show that the president admitted he was in favour of using military force to remove Nasser, but only after every other option had been seen to fail. Many historians have concluded that if Eden had kept the Americans more informed, and not drawn up a plan with France and Israel in secret, then Eisenhower would not have opposed the invasion so strongly. Nixon, for his part, concluded the main reason why the Eisenhower administration had to oppose its allies in November 1956 was because it meant they could not simultaneously condemn the brutal Soviet invasion of Hungary. He also wrote that he learnt from mistakes the US made in the Suez Crisis so that he could deal with the Middle East more effectively during his own presidency, and in particular during the Yom Kippur War. (92.7.26.128 (talk) 11:38, 12 February 2011 (UTC))
On another note, I think the article should at least mention Eisenhower's treatment of the Hungarian Revolution. It was a significant occurence and deserves mention.
Agreed. That was the main reason why he could not support his allies at Suez, while simultaneously condeming the Soviet invasion of Hungary. (HantersSpade (talk) 15:52, 23 March 2011 (UTC))
I am simply going to remove it. There is no source for Eisenhower saying that it was his "greatest mistake". Nixon, in "Nixon, A life" claimed that Eisenhower later regretted his handling of the Suez. Nixon isn't a great source in the first place, but Nixon didn't claim that Eisenhower thought it was his greatest mistake. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edmarshall3 (talk • contribs) 20:17, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Eisenhower expressed regrets over his handling of the Suez Crisis to Jewish Republican fundraiser Max M. Fisher in October 1965. This is mentioned on page 302 of "Eisenhower and Israel: U.S.-Israeli relations, 1953-1960" by Isaac Alteras. (92.7.1.69 (talk) 15:14, 23 July 2011 (UTC))
Personally I think it is right to mention Eisenhower's regret over his handling of the Suez Crisis in the foreign policy section, but it doesn't need to be in the introduction. There has been a great revision of how people view the Crisis in recent years, particularly in light of the Gulf War and other events. At the time Eisenhower's main concern was to prevent a wider war - it has never been verified whether the Soviet threat to intervene was genuine or merely a bluff, especially as Nasser was very anti-Communist and both France and the UK had nuclear weapons. (92.7.1.69 (talk) 16:10, 23 July 2011 (UTC))
although his many knighthoods and honors don't make him Sir Ike, should he have post nominal letters? 98.206.155.53 (talk) 02:46, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
Certainly, it is included for all UK prime ministers. (92.7.1.69 (talk) 16:21, 23 July 2011 (UTC))