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Eisenhower

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Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A member of the Republican Party, he was born in Kansas and rose to prominence as a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II. Eisenhower served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, overseeing the successful D-Day invasion and the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.

Quotes by year · 195319611,836 total · peak 1954 (575)
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Sep 3, 1954

It is merely that the Federal Government is doing its part in trying to be your good partner.

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Sep 3, 1954

I spent a long time in the Army, and we had textbooks that told why a commander should go around and visit the people who were doing the actual fighting--this was to inspire the troops.

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Sep 3, 1954

Let's not make Washington the master of any free American, either through unnecessary direct intervention in his business, or through the indirect method of getting control of all of the power and other resources that he needs in order to…

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Sep 2, 1954

The Canadian Government protested the proposed authorization when it was under consideration by the Congress, and has continued its objection to this bill in a Note to the Department of State dated August 24, 1954.

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Sep 2, 1954

I HAVE WITHHELD my approval of H.R. 3300, 'To authorize the State of Illinois and the Sanitary District of Chicago, under the direction of the Secretary of the Army, to help control the lake level of Lake Michigan by diverting water from…

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Sep 2, 1954

I have withheld my approval from H.R. 2236, entitled 'An Act to provide for a Commission to regulate the public transportation of passengers by motor vehicle and street railroad within the metropolitan area of Washington, District of…

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Sep 2, 1954

I am unable to approve the bill because (1) existing diversions are adequate for navigation on the Illinois waterway and Mississippi River, (2) all methods of control of Lake levels and protection of property on the Great Lakes should be…

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Sep 2, 1954

Surveys are now under way by the International Joint Commission and the Corps of Engineers to determine the best methods of obtaining improved control of the levels of the Great Lakes and of preventing recurrence of damage along their…

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Sep 2, 1954

Its failure to include the Virginia segment of the metropolitan area within the jurisdiction of the proposed Commission is a fundamental deficiency.

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Sep 2, 1954

In the absence of any substantial grounds for this differentiation, the measure is unacceptable even as a temporary expedient.

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Sep 2, 1954

I HAVE WITHHELD my approval from H.R. 9728, 'To revise, codify, and enact into law, title 21 of the United States Code, entitled 'Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics.'

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Sep 2, 1954

This bill is also unsatisfactory because it extends, without sufficient safeguards, the authority of the Federal Government to matters that have, hitherto, been considered as primarily the concern of the District of Columbia and of the…

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