Dwight Eisenhower

What Would Eisenhower Think?

King Politics (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

When he left office, President Dwight Eisenhower warned us of the dangers of military-industrial complex . I wonder what Ike would think of Barry McCaffrey .

Jeff Madrick: The Republican Presidential Recession Record

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

Here's the count. You decide. Dwight Eisenhower: 2 recessions Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford: 2 recessions Ronald Reagan: 1 recession George H.W. Bush: 1 recession...

The Rev George Docherty: inspired change to the US Pledge of Allegiance

Times Online (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The moment of fame for the Scottish-born pastor George Docherty occurred in 1954 with a sermon that persuaded President Dwight Eisenhower to include the words “under God” in the US Pledge of Allegiance. On February 7, 1954, with Eisenhower sitting in Abraham Lincoln’s pew in the historic Washington Presbyterian Church, a few blocks from the White House, Docherty asserted that “to...

• George Docherty, Pastor Who Influenced Pledge, Dies at 97 - New York Times
• "Under God" Catalyst Dies - Blog from the Capital
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NBC Keeps Using "Military Analyst" with Financial Interests in War

TODAY ON VOT3R - Politics STORIES (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

by Deb Cupples | During his farewell address in 1961, the late President Dwight Eisenhower warned America to "guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." No doubt, if the late President is looking down upon our nation from a...

Rev. George M. Docherty, 97, boosted 'under God' in Pledge

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

ALEXANDRIA, Pa. - The Rev. George M. Docherty, 97, whose sermon before President Dwight Eisenhower helped push Congress to insert the words under God into the Pledge of Allegiance, has died.

Under God

Mazurland Blog (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

... Docherty met with success after preaching a sermon on the subject on an occasion when President Dwight Eisenhower was in the congregation. From the pulpit that morning, he said the pledge was missing "the characteristic and definitive factor in the American way of life. Indeed, apart from the mention of the phrase 'the United States of America,' it could be the pledge of any Republic....

LA Times Pinhead: Joe McCarthy Is the Father of Conservatism

JammieWearingFool (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

... lost the Republican presidential nomination to Wendell Willkie in 1940, Thomas Dewey in 1948 and Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, three men who were regarded as much more moderate than he.McCarthy was another thing entirely. What he lacked in ideology -- and he was no ideologue at all -- he made up for in aggression. Establishment Republicans, even conservatives, were disdainful of his...

• Republicans' 'McCarthy gene' - Political Animal

Death Notice - Rev. George M. Docherty

Synergy (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

... from that initial sermon, but he delivered it again on Feb. 7, 1954, after learning that President Dwight Eisenhower would be at the church. The next day, Rep. Charles G. Oakman, R-Mich., introduced a bill to add the phrase "under God" to the pledge, and a companion bill was introduced in the Senate. Eisenhower signed the law on Flag Day that year.

The history behind “Under God”

Sibby Online (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

... from that initial sermon, but he delivered it again on Feb. 7, 1954, after learning that President Dwight Eisenhower would be at the church. The next day, Rep. Charles G. Oakman, R-Mich., introduced a bill to add the phrase "under God" to the pledge, and a companion bill was introduced in the Senate. Eisenhower signed the law on Flag Day that year.

'Under God' pastor Docherty dies at 97

The Eagle Nation (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

... from that initial sermon, but he delivered it again on Feb. 7, 1954, after learning that President Dwight Eisenhower would be at the church.The next day, Rep. Charles G. Oakman, R-Mich., introduced a bill to add the phrase "under God" to the pledge, and a companion bill was introduced in the Senate. Eisenhower signed the law on Flag Day that year.

“under God” pastor passes away

Opinion of a Minion (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

... blocks from the White House. On Feb. 7, 1954, he delivered it again after learning that President Dwight Eisenhower would be at the church. Congress inserted the words a few months later. If only Eisenhower had gone somewhere else.. walked his dog or something .. maybe the U.S. wouldn’t be so close to theocracy now. Posted in religiosity Tagged: American politics, Christianity,...

Pastor who helped get "under God" in Pledge dies

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

... from that initial sermon, but he delivered it again on Feb. 7, 1954, after learning that President Dwight Eisenhower would be at the church.

The next day, Rep. Charles G. Oakman, R-Mich., introduced a bill to add the phrase "under God" to the pledge, and a companion bill was introduced in the Senate. Eisenhower signed the law on Flag Day that year.

Under God — Now with God

Badger Blogger (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

... blocks from the White House. On Feb. 7, 1954, he delivered it again after learning that President Dwight Eisenhower would be at the church. Congress inserted the words a few months later.

Rev. George M. Docherty Who Helped Get “Under God” in Pledge Dies

One Angry Man (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

... blocks from the White House. On Feb. 7, 1954, he delivered it again after learning that President Dwight Eisenhower would be at the church. Congress inserted the words a few months later. Ken Maddox of OneAngryMan.com How Obama Got Elected Video (MUST SEE) YOU GOTTA SEE THIS! Sarah Palin Interview at the Turkey Farm Lindsay Lohan Video “Our First Colored President” Missing from this...

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Fair Proxy Web (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

... 2,659; New Philadelphia, 6,213 and Uhrichsville 4,582. Nov. 20, 1952: President-elect Dwight Eisenhower named Charles Ervin his secretary of defense. Ervin spent younger years in Mineral City before becoming president of General Motors. Nov. 19, 1825: The death sentence of John Funston was handed down by a jury of his peers. Funston was convicted of the murder of William Cartmell,...