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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (20583)4/6/1999 1:09:00 AM
From: BlueCrab  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
>>The years of being Supreme Allied Commander without incurring the wrath of all the enormous egos around him had taught him a thing or two about how to get things done.<<

A VERY MINOR disagreement here. Ike incurred PLENTY of wrath, just never wrath of someone above himself on the pecking order. From 1943-45 the American SHAEF folks hated him, from D-Day until EOH Monty's staff hated him. Ike knew when to duck and when to roar, two very important things for a POTUS to know. He also knew how to portray himself; had Nixon absorbed one scintilla of that knowledge, we would be treating Nixon as we now treat Reagan. Sure would love to have seen that reversal.



To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (20583)4/6/1999 7:52:00 AM
From: Ish  Respond to of 71178
 
I should have said very little charisma until WWII. Ike's charisma was more like a grandfather rather than a used car salesman like we have now. People both here and abroad trusted Ike, a great help when dealing with foreign powers.

I still have a button that says "I like Ike". Wear it every election.


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