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- 81: The United States Government
- ... Reagan patriotically served his country (unlike some other presidents) as a captain in the army. It was soon after this that he became active in Democratic politics, supporting Harry S. Truman for president in 1948 and Douglas over Nixon in the California senatorial race in 1950. In 1952, Ronald Reagan married actress Nancy Davis, a contract actress for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ... New York Franklin D. Roosevelt 1936 1937-1941 Democrat New York Franklin D. Roosevelt 1940 1941-1945 Democrat New York Franklin D. Roosevelt 1944 1945 Democrat New York Harry S. Truman 1945-1949 Democrat Missouri Harry S. Truman 1948 1949-1953 Democrat Missouri Dwight D. Eisenhower 1952 1953-1957 Republican Pennsylvania Dwight D. Eisenhower 1956 1957-1961 Republican Pennsylvania John F. Kennedy 1960 1961-1963 Democrat Massachusetts ...
- 82: The Reflections Of Gore Vidal
- ... blood. He has family ties to John F. Kennedy, through Jackie Kennedy, with whom he shares a stepfather and Al Gore, who is Vidal s cousin. Vidal describes Kennedy and Truman as the most dangerous presidents of this century (Salon 3). Vidal thinks that Truman was dangerous because he feels that Truman started the Cold War, putting the lives of millions of Americans in jeopardy. Kennedy made Vidal s most dangerous presidents list for instigating the Cuban missile crisis, but he ...
- 83: Gender
- ... was only able to finish a half a year in the trade school before leaving for America. Once Helen and her family had arrived in 1979, she took classes at Truman College to learn secretarial skills. Helen completed two years at Truman College and left for California with her new husband. Once in California, Helen once again took courses, but this time to be a nurse's assistant. Helen worked in a ... in order for Helen's mother to take care of Erik so that Helen can obtain a full-time job. Helen was able to take advantage of her education from Truman College and obtain a position with the insurance branch of Montgomery Ward's. Helen's position includes the duties of entering insurance claims and customer service. In this department, ...
- 84: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... Blacks had crept in America's national past time; more radical social changes were soon to come. Disenfranchised blacks finally found a leader dedicated to their cause in Harry S. Truman. After hearing of a lynching of black war veterans, Truman was suddenly tuned in to the heated crisis in the southland. Despite persistent tries to advance the cause of the blacks, Truman was repeatedly shot down by a conservative congress. The boiling discontent felt by the blacks since the days of slavery could not be silenced so easily. The war had ...
- 85: The Crucible And Mccarthyism
- ... be seen in the era of McCarthyism. If one was accused by Senator Joseph McCarthy of being a communist their lives were ruined. This process became known as blacklisting. President Truman once said "Character assassination is their stock in trade." (Lately 229). This shows how those accused of communism had their lives taken away from them. Whether it be an accusation ... were to afraid to voice their opinions and express the remorse that they felt. One of the few people that said what they felt about McCarthy and McCarthyism was President Truman. He was quoted as saying " Rise up and put a stop to this terrible business Take the lead against the hysteria that threatens the government from within." (Lately 228). This displays Truman's call for help in disabling the anti-Communist Joseph McCarthy. Within both the Salem witch hunts and the anti-Communist movement there is a visual sign of sympathy ...
- 86: The War in Vietnam
- ... communist anywhere, at home or abroad, was, by definition, and enemy of the United States. Drawing an analogy with the unsuccessful appeasement of fascist dictators before World War II, the Truman administration believed that any sign of communist aggression must be met quickly and forcefully by the United States and its allies. This reactive policy was known as containment. In Vietnam ... first to rid their country of the Japanese and then, after 1945, to prevent France from reestablishing its former colonial mastery over Vietnam and the rest of Indochina. Harry S. Truman and other American leaders, having no sympathy for French colonialism, favored Vietnamese independence. But expanding communist control of Eastern Europe and the triumph of the communists in China's civil ... of Southeast Asia. The outbreak of war in Korea in 1950 served primarily to confirm Washington's belief that communist aggression posed a great danger to Asia . Subsequent charges that Truman had "lost" China and had settled for a stalemate in Korea caused succeeding presidents to fear the domestic political consequences if they "lost" Vietnam. This apprehension, an overestimation of ...
- 87: John F. Kennedy
- ... of his elements. Kennedy usually backed bills sponsored by his party but would sometimes show independence by voting with the Republicans. He also joined with the Republicans in criticizing the Truman administration’s handling of China. In China, the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek, which had been supported by the United States, was unable to withstand the advance of Communist ... By the end of 1949 government troops had been overwhelmingly defeated, and Chiang led his forces into exile on Taiwan. The triumphant Mao formed the People’s Republic of China. Truman’s critics, including Kennedy, charged that the administration had failed to support Chiang Kai-shek against the Communists. Despite Kennedy’s wavering within his own party platform, John F. Kennedy ...
- 88: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- ... of his elements. Kennedy usually backed bills sponsored by his party but would sometimes show independence by voting with the Republicans. He also joined with the Republicans in criticizing the Truman administration’s handling of China. In China, the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek, which had been supported by the United States, was unable to withstand the advance of Communist ... By the end of 1949 government troops had been overwhelmingly defeated, and Chiang led his forces into exile on Taiwan. The triumphant Mao formed the People’s Republic of China. Truman’s critics, including Kennedy, charged that the administration had failed to support Chiang Kai-shek against the Communists. Despite Kennedy’s wavering within his own party platform, John F. Kennedy ...
- 89: Billy Graham
- ... the American people. Eisenhower was a very religious man."(Graham 99) On the other hand, not all presidents considered Graham as high as others have in the past. President Harry Truman called Graham a "counterfeit". Some people have said that one statement may have lost him his re-election attempt the following year, because the people thought so very highly of Graham.(Harold Bloom, 1999) One anonymous reporter even stated after Truman lost the election "You don't run for office among us by proclaiming your skepticism or by deprecating Billy Graham." Graham has never been accused of intellectualism, profound spirituality or ...
- 90: Containment Policy
- ... good points but many more bad points.Kennan's depiction of communism as a "malignant parasite" that had to be contained by all possible measures became the basis of the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and National Security Act in 1947. In his Inaugural Address of January 20, 1949, Truman made four points about his "program for peace and freedom": to support the UN, the European Recovery Program, the collective defence of the North Atlantic, and a “bold new program ...
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