Talk:Dwight D. Eisenhower

Semi-protection

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)

Changed to semi-protected for now, due to the recent amount of vandalism; this for a trial period of time. Kierzek (talk) 02:20, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Well, apparently I did not set it correctly as the vandalism has continued. Maybe another can fix it. Kierzek (talk) 18:52, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Source for reactivation post-Presidency

http://eisenhower.archives.gov/All_About_Ike/Post_Presidential/Post_Presidential.html (The website is not Firefox compatible, use IE Tab if using Firefox)

Racial slur against Eisenhower

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)

Point of view

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. Also 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))

Edit request from 99.12.182.184, 18 February 2011

{{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)

It's a claim that's supported by various panels [1], [2], [3]. Rather than delete it, sources can be added to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JNW (talk • contribs) 04:54, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Not done. The statement in the opening blurb links to the Historical rankings of United States Presidents article which has an enormous amount of references. As long as that article is linked, there's no need to duplicate all of them in this article as well. Suffice it to say, apparently, historians really do rank Eisenhower in the top ten list of US Presidents. Banaticus (talk) 00:40, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Well, the rankings do and have changed over time. Ike really has only consistently been in the top ten since the Siena 1994 poll. So it would be more correct to say, "since the 1990's" or "the majority of current historians". However, it is not something I feel very strong about; just setting the record straight, herein. Kierzek (talk) 02:47, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

More religious than previously thought?

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)

post-nominals

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)