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John Quincy Adams - tons of great source material, and despite his lackluster Presidency, he was arguably one of the most qualified Presidents that we ever had and his service as a congressional rep in fighting slavery
Not talked about in the video; during the Cuban Missile Crisis JFK called Eisenhower and they talked about how to handle the situation. JFK fondly referred to him as general and both of their concerns were squarely on resolving the crisis. That kind of respect between political rivals is unheard of today. A time when being American was more important than being Republican or Democrat.
That would be lovely perhaps having 3 or 4 parties could aid in that, aswell as self-funding canadates who are willing to hear all types of concern, sounds to me Eisenhower's super power was letting everyone speak in his circle and decerning the right course of action.
In that era the parties were primarily a methodology to campaign for office without having 5 or 6 men vying on the final general election ballot leading to ties. It was also a way to organize caucuses and committees in Congress. Judges appointed from the same president would have very diverse views and legal minds. They were more concerned with nominating educated men of high character than who would vote a certain way on a potential case. After election typically officials would work together and worry about party again in a few years when they started campaigning....the year of the election....not 4 years before it. That started to change with LBJ and Nixon....and the new influence of national TV that emerged as a news leader the day JFK was shot. National media like football games and a final superbowl grudge match....you live in a TV world. It is the neon god we praise.
I met a soldier who went on d-day. He told me ike was holding back tears the night before when he went to visit the troops. Ike knew he was sending a lot of soldiers to die and couldnt take the guilt.
@Mr. Beat Never forget the sacrifices those soldiers made for us yes, also never forget the evil of the men who murdered them aka the German Nazi soldiers and the German socialist Nazi party.😡
Eisenhower was definitely right about the dangers of the military industrial complex and the monetization of brutal wars, sadly many of his successors didn’t heed his warning.
At the end of his Presidency, he had realized in had participated in helping create a monster. Future Presidents indeed didn't do anything to reverse it, I wouldn't say because they didn't WANT to, but perhaps they felt they weren't able to change such a massive systemic problem.
It was mainly Bush and LBJ that didn't learn these lessons. I would say most of the Presidents did a fair job of staying out of wars. Yeah Clinton was pressured into a couple small ones in the 90's, but they were of limited scope. In hindsight, Clinton probably should have avoided those wars. And Obama should have avoided intervention into Libya. Both were Presidents weak on foreign policy and their inexperience showed. But as I said, those were conflicts of limited nature, nothing compared to what LBJ and Bush did. edit: I forgot about Bush sr. Involvement in the Gulf war was questionable (it did lead to the 9/11 attacks), but at least he knew when to stop it. My main issue is how the media became so enamored with the military industrial complex in all these cases. I felt in many cases they were not being very objective. And I see this today with CNN and the Ukraine war. Reporters have lost any sense of objectivity and seem to support policy no matter what.
My dad was one of the brave soldiers of D-Day. Those young men experienced things no person should witness. I am in awe of my dad's strength and bravery. He lived through it and came home to Worcester Mass where he met and married my mom, and raised a wonderful family. He lived 96 incredible years.
Your kids are precious and don't worry, one day they'll develop an appreciation for history and all the trips you took them on...just not on this day. Keep up the good work Mr. Beat!
Dwight was also correct in the fact that there would eventually be holocaust deniers who denied that the holocaust happened and he showed those pictures to prove that the holocaust did really happen.
Very few people deny the holocaust took place. Where they differ in opinion is in the number and scope that is reported by the media. The media will have you believe that only Jews were persecuted.
What Eisenhower had photographed were the results of the incessant bombings of everything that moved in Germany. Consequently supplies were not able to reach the camps. Thus starvation and disease prevailed in many.
well to be fair there were already deniers of the holocaust before it ended, Hanna reitich. one of the few woman in the luftwaffe. confronted herman goering about the prosecution of jews within german territory and he deflected it as a British attempt at making germany look horrible
I think it is interesting that Grant was elected President after the Civil War, then Eisenhower was elected after WWII. I wonder if a military general could ever be elected again. In the political landscape of today, I'm not so sure.
"I Like Ike" is quite a wholesome slogan for a tough, war veteran president. I wasn't alive for the 1950s elections, but I've always liked to imagine crowds of people with signs chanting it. I'll bet it was a lot nicer than how candidates and their supporters act in today's election seasons...
@@iammrbeat No, society "overall" was not meaner. The aspects you want to focus on were less fair. The laws were bad regarding Blacks, but generally not difficult to comply with, except hotels. And when complied with, there usually was not any problem. Segregation works, it is just wrong and led to inequality and perpetuates a myth of racial superiority. Lynchings were abominable, but not common. We experience a lot more murders today. Homosexuals had to stay quiet, but that was a very small part of the population, certainly not qualifying as "overall". People mostly treated one another much better back then. One of the biggest changes was just 15-20 years ago or so. I took the same field trip class at the same college where we went to see some National Parks twice 7 years apart? The first was before cellular phones/smartphones. That first time people talked to each other, made friends, everyone knew virtually everyone else by the end of the trip, even the Japanese foreign student became everyone's friend. The second time was starkly different. Total silence. Just texting. And each time people got out of the van, they were on their phone, talking only to the people they cared about. Intergenerational and intercultural communication was absolutely nonexistent. The contrast was sickening. This isolation and shunning is far more pervasive than segregation ever was.
I saw a clip a couple years back of Eisenhower being interviewed by several reporters shortly after the Kennedy assassination. I was struck that all the reporters addressed him as "General" rather than "Mr. President".
Ike always preferred his title of general over being called Mr President, he always believed he made more of an impact as a military man than as the commander in chief
Not surprising for war heroes, actually. People still called De Gaulle Général even when he was president because that’s what he was most remembered for, and in today’s France, if you talk about “The General”, they immediately know who you’re referring to.
My son (5th grade) reluctantly selected Eisenhower for a school project - he wanted JFK but someone else already took him. We really enjoyed your video and learned a lot! I think my kid got lucky and I got lucky finding your channel. Thank you!
At first I thought 40 minutes was too long to watch a video on Eisenhower, but I loved every minute of it. You’ve definitely convinced me he was a top president.
@@ImperiumMagistrate he is literally known to people who know history as a "do nothing president". Eisenhower was far from that. Easily a top 5 president. Interstate/Highway system. School integration. Managing to keep the United States and USSR from going crazy and nuking the crap out of each other for 2 consecutive terms when tensions were at all time highs.
@@CurtTheRed Putting tin pot dictators in power, destabilizing latin america, two failed coups (Cuba and Iran), 2 major recessions, threw mccarthy under the bus after supporting him, allowing Castro to take power need I go on?
I'm not an American but I can't no express my admiration and respect for Dwight Eisenhower the guy saved the world at least three times, not a lot of people can say the same
he saved the white world while destroying everyone else's world. You would not be saying this if you were Vietnamese, Egyptian, Iranian/Persian. Masa Amini's blood and that of any protesters who the fascist Iranian government kills is partially on Ike's hands for supporting the coup against Mossadegh. The "immigration crisis" Americans complain so much about is ALSO on Ike's hands for destroying the countries where the immigrants come from because he didn't like the people they democratically elected.
It is insane how many people don't comprehend the "military industrial complex " as he states how important it is to "comprehend it"in his farewell speech.Just a tiny hint...it doesn't always pertain to the "military" 😉
The military is morally neutral it can have good intervention, it can have bad intervention. The real problem are profiteering companies who lobby the federal government for further budget increases
It wasn’t too long after WW2 that Eisenhower was president and he must’ve saw how much influence and power they amassed after WW2. So yes he was most likely talking about the MIC.
Then it can be also said that Jefferson laid down the foundations of the US in the North American continent, while Theodore Roosevelt built America's place in the world stage.
I agree with the sentiment although I feel like you could argue that Teddy Roosevelt made the presidency one of the world’s most powerful offices. In an age of robber barons and big corporations, TR really transformed the presidency and reinforced its power.
Very well done. Eisenhower is one of those presidents whose reputation grows after the fact (Truman is another). I am pleased that this is so. I noticed after his death that it was a British journal that proclaimed him the soldier-statesman of the century, an assessment which still stands. A great general and a great president.
A fun fact: Eisenhower was a close friend of Gregori Zhukov, the main general of the red army, he even organised unmarked undyed Coke to be shipped of to the soviet union disguised as vodka for Zhukov since he loved the beverage. Had Zhukov gotten the chair of General secretary instead of Krushcev tensions between the US and USSR would have normalised mutch faster.
I hope we have someone like you here in my country (Philippines) who has the savant skills in presenting historical facts without too much bias in their judgment and commentaries. I've search YT for something like your content but I found but only few but only short-form videos (usually under 3 mins only). Although we've been taught about our history, I hope there's someone here in UA-cam that will post in-depth analysis and presentation of our country's President accomplishments and balanced criticisms.
I wrote my senior thesis on Ike's farewell address. Reading his personal correspondence at the Library in Abilene was probably the highlight of my college career.
I recently met a WW2 veteran who served in the Battle of the Bulge. He was completely inspirational and eye opening. I had no idea Eisenhower was involved!
It was Eisenhowers broad front strategy (which was a failure) that directly lead to the Ardennes disaster. Eisenhower wasted men and material in secondary campaigns all through autumn 1944 which lead to a weakening of the American front line and this allowed the Germans to punch through and inflict nearly 100,000 casualties on the Americans.
I'm from KCKS and on a whim I went to Abilene and visited the Eisenhower museum. Totally worth every penny. My God, this man kept every single thing he was ever given. It's impressive.
Where have a heard THAT comment before? (Although I agree the channel is insightful, that comment is copied by so many people and it's overwhelming but nobody will change regardless, the appreciation is eternal)
Since I took a week off work before our wedding in Fremont, NE, my husband & I only had 3 days for our honeymoon in 2005. We saw the Stuhr museum in Grand Island on the 1st day, then dropped down to Salina, Lindsborg & Abilene on the 2nd & 3rd days (that's when we saw the Eisenhower museum), before returning to Topeka.
It's nice to see Eisenhower getting some appreciation, he's one of the best leaders of all time and more politicians nowadays should aspire to be as impactful, and influential just like him!
@@philgiglio7922 I would argue that Lyndon B. Johnson was better as JFK struggled to get the ball rolling for the new civil rights act, while Johnson has enough influence (and dirt on others) to get his way which is why the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed less than a year after Kennedy's unfortunate assassination. It's likely it would've taken longer if Kennedy was still in office and you could also argue the Cuban missile crisis would've never happened if Kennedy didn't launch the Bay of Pigs invasion, but who knows? History is very complex!
Arguably the last great republican president. ✌🏻🇺🇸 *addendum- that’s just my opinion, as obviously there are positive aspects to be found in almost every presidential administration, no matter the party affiliation if you look hard enough. I meant overall
Probably the most underrated POTUS of all time. He started the space program and integrating schools which most people give credit to Kennedy incorrectly. The interstate highway system is the most beneficial thing to all of us thanks to Ike's time in WW2 and seeing the ease at which the germans moved troops and equipment on the Autobahn. His closing speech not just on the military industrial complex but also big Pharma becomes more prescient each year. Truly one of our best leaders.
Another thing that influenced his decision on building the interstate highway system was his participation in 1919 to test the ability of the army to move equipment by road across the United States. It took 62 days to travel from Washington, DC, to San Francisco.
@@toastnjam7384 didn't know that. I've always been under the impression of what he saw in WW2. The allies had such a hard time moving men and equipment by way of such bad muddy and narrow roads and Ike was astounded by the way the Germans moved with ease on their Autobahn.
He set in motion the Iranian revolution, jihadism & the struggles in Latin America. He fueled McCarthyism & Nixon & made Vietnam inevitable. And he was only able to integrate the military because the Democrats had already made Civil Rights theIr cornerstone in 1948, whereby the Southern delegates quit and now it's America vs. Racism. And this is all built on 5 decades of black activism. Presidents & politics are always last in social change. And nobody thinks Kennedy did this. That's literally a Prager U lie... claiming a lie.
@@java4653 so who was a great POTUS? If you're going to say LBJ, or FDR I certainly know where you're politically aligned. If you're going to vomit info on global interference funny you're not mentioning Woodrow Wilson. Our involvement on the world stage and the wonderful Federal Reserve as well as the federal income tax can blamed on him. Truman creating the CIA and the true enemy the deep state should be high on your list. Funny, both are Dems. Are they bad too? For all the ills of Ike his final address to the nation detailing the military industrial complex should receive praise even from you.
In early 1952 a group of prominent Republicans, led by Thomas Dewey, visited Eisenhower at NATO headquarters. They assured him that, without doubt, 1952 would be a Republican year and the leading Republican candidate for the nomination was Robert Taft, an isolationist who questioned US participation in NATO. This horrified Eisenhower who was a huge supporter of NATO. Eisenhower agreed to become a Republican candidate - to stop Taft.
It convinced him to run for President not run as a Republican. Ike played coy and appeared apolitical for many years, but the truth is he had been a non registered Republican for many years. It was part of him being a tactician to hold his political cards so close as to not tip his hand, because he had to deal with people from all political factions and ideologies as an Army officer and it prevented, for the most part, politics from getting in the way of doing the job at hand. When Truman offered to step aside in 1948 for Ike to seek the Democratic Nomination, Ike declined the offer saying "I'm an old Kansas Republican."
Definitely do more of these biographies, they're really fun to sit back and watch! And yes, even as someone who would've likely voted Stevenson (especially in 1956 with Kefauver as VP), I think overall Eisenhower did really well, with his action on civil rights and his investment in highways being major pluses; and of course his prescience on the MIC deserves appreciation too. I think LBJ or Truman would be interesting presidents to cover next. In particular, LBJ's time as leader of the Senate Democrats and Truman's early career with the Pendergast machine might be video-worthy in their own rights.
Holy crap Mr Beat. I am learning so much from your videos. I’m in my 30s now but I did graduate high school as valedictorian. Not many of my teachers were great, but I wish I had a history teacher like you!
So happy you included your Eisenhower song, probably my favorite one of your presidents songs. These videos about the whole lives of specific presidents are super interesting, please keep making them!
I remember reading about Eisenhower during my US History class in my sophomore year of college. The more I found out about him, the more I respected him, however it is also hard for me to rank him as high as you do because my entire family comes from Guatemala, and they had to grow up during the disastrous civil war that was a result of that 1954 coup that Eisenhower allowed to happen. I admit it is a personal bias against him, but if it weren't for the government overthrows in places like Guatemala and Iran (as well as some other things), he would be a Top 5 president for me. Regardless, fantastic video as always!
When I found out about what happened in Guatemala and Iran, I was also angry. That said, we must always remember that rarely can we pin 100% of blame on one person, but 100% of the time we can count on leaders being misguided to make mistakes.
@@iammrbeat That is true. The general environment and sentiment of the time as well as many other factors are what lead to such things happening in the first place. I can't put all the blame on Eisenhower for what happened in Guatemala and Iran, but he also does hold a lot of responsibility for the decisions he makes as a leader, and ultimately his decisions in those cases were misguided. But even then there is so much about Eisenhower I respect and your visit proves that. I didn't even know that he predicted future holocaust deniers and ordered heavy documentation as a result. I appreciate your insight
My grandmother met him while he was first campaigning for president (I believe she would have been in elementary or early middle school at that time.) I feel quite lucky to have a link to him.
My father was a journalist who interviewed Dwight Eisenhower circa 1949. He said the future president thought my dad looked too young to be a journalist. In 1987, I interviewed Al Gore. I could tell by his expression he thought the same thing of me. My Dad was about 24 when he encountered Ike. I was 28 when I interviewed Gore. History repeats.
The kids in your classes (not to mention UA-cam viewers) are really lucky. Your history is very thorough and fair. It's also really interesting. If history isn't interesting, kids won't pay attention.
Like I've mentioned before, the ONLY problem I have with Eisenhower is the excessive number of nuclear weapons tests that he approved during his administration. The vast majority of those tests, most notably Castle Bravo, were totally unnecessary and caused long-term, and in some cases, permanent environmental damage. If it weren't for those nuclear weapon tests, he would definitely be an S-tier president. But because of that, he'll always be in A-tier in my view.
Tbh, nearly everything we now know about the long term effects of nuclear detonation and bomb use, that you speak of, were not known until after those tests and studying their use and effects. Speaking of nuclear bomb use, he was against the use of using nuclear bomb us in the Korean war, against MacArthur's urgings, and, like in the video, was against the use of in China. Most of the arguments of against nuclear use speak in hindsight. Yes, I know the destructive use of them is almost incomprehensible with terrible loss of life but the choices and decision back then are not cut and dry as books and videos make it out to be. What should be focused on in knowing what the use of nuclear use entails and making the decisions from there, Eisenhower made the right calls for no more loss of life in their destructive use.
Fun fact, at the same time Dwight was president of the US, his brother Milton was president of Penn State, which has led to some fun myths around campus. The most well known one is that their mother used to send the two of them cookie care packages, but because Dwight kept getting them sooner than his brother, that’s what led Milton to establish a zip code for campus in order to get his cookies sooner. It's definitely not true (Ida died before either son took those offices), but it is likely that the familial tie helped with the establishment of that independent zip code
Hey Mr. Beat! I recently moved to Kansas and couldn’t help but think about you a few times! I love it here so far and am excited to see what the cultures have in store!!!
Excellent video! I’ve really been looking forward to this one and you didn’t disappoint! Great documentary on his life and I love how you showed us how he rose through the ranks of becoming a 5* general. I’m a little bias towards him because he helped establish the Interstate Highway System, which I think is the best Highway system in the world! I also love how the logo for the IHS also features the 5 stars as an homage to him and his achievements. Visiting his library and museum in Abilene, Kansas is on my bucket list! Can’t say enough good things about this man. He makes me so proud to be an American. America and the world is better because of him. Definitely one of the most important figures in history. Thank you so much for this video. Can’t wait to showcase my next video which features the first section of interstate to open under the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.
I am certainly biased toward hi as well. I'm glad you and I agree about his greatness. Now everyone go subscribe to InterstateKyle!! New video about Topeka up on Friday!
The Interstate Highway System is my selling point for Ike as a great president. I remember hearing he was very impressed with the Autobahn. I thought the Autobahn was just one very fast road, until I got to drive in Germany, and then I was impressed! Driving through Frankfurt au Main at 120 KPH was ca-razy!
The Interstate Highway System is truly the best highway system in the world. Notice how the design has never changed over the years (besides the slight changes to advancing guardrail technology and rumble strips). They’re made with strict rules and regulations and have opened up nationwide travel.
My Grandmother gave me a biography of President Eisenhower in Junior High(1983). It was the first biography I remember reading and the beginning of my love for history. Thank you for your content.
I have huge respect for Ike, I love how he put Anthony Eden in his place with the Suez Crisis. He showed that Eden completely mismanaged what happened. It shows he messed up when the President condemns the UK government about something they did. Ike was rightly very angry with Eden
I literally just watched all 40 minutes of this while riding the train from Manhattan this has to be one of the most interesting documentaries I’ve watched!
Fun fact: Adelaide Stevenson was from Bloomington Illinois ( where I live) and his tomb is very hard to find because I know the cemetery he is buried in, but there are no signs and he has just a normal headstone.
Great video! One major thing you overlooked is my favorite thing about Ike was his views on overseas military bases and the relationship between overseas bases and the nuclear arsenal. Ike was strongly opposed to overseas bases and supported increasing the American nuclear arsenal as a deterrent to war so that he could end the U.S. occupation of Europe and Asia and close the bases. He only got half of his goals though, the nuclear arsenal increased but the overseas bases stayed. As an opponent of overseas bases myself (and before you say it I am a military veteran, too) I really wish Ike could have completed his goal and we taxpayers wouldn’t be paying for golf courses in Japan today. Another thing I would have pointed out was the correlation between his civil rights record and the election results. The only states that voted against Ike both times were southern states which were also pro-segregation, hence the animosity between southern leaders and Ike. Either way great video!
The ramp-up in nuclear brinkmanship by Eisenhower, even when things cooled off a bit with Stalin's death, is really pretty insane and definitely not to Ike's credit.
What to say. I was a graduate of the US National War College and was a strategic planner. Been to Europe. Been to Korea. Been to Vietnam. Was the US rep. to a NATO working group. So the idea that the US should not have overseas bases is offset by the fact that the countries, where we have bases, actually want US bases. Why? It's called the "tripwire strategy." They think that if they have US bases, and the enemy attacks, then the US will have to be involved. If the US were not there then they would be alone to face the enemy. So they have a two-faced policy. They publicly decry US presence, but privately want the US forces. It's complicated.
Interestingly, Gene Kopelson wrote a book that delved into the little discussed but pivotal mentor/protege relationship between Eisenhower and Reagan called “Reagan's 1968 Dress Rehearsal: Ike, RFK, and Reagan's Emergence as a World Statesman”.
@@brandonjade2146 Maybe I am also a little bit biased, because President Reagan did a lot for my country…There is even a statue of him in front of our Parliament…FDR sold my country to Stalin and I will not forgive it…The Reagan administration did everything possible to make my country a free nation and every citizen despite the political orientation has a very good opinion about Reagan…. And Teddy Roosevelt was a great president because of his domestic achievements…
as a i have now been licensed for about 8 months now and he highways are still terrifying to me, i got to give him credit for the interstate system. one of the most crucial decisions in american history in my opinion!
14:35 "Ike was basically the polar opposite of MacArthur" I feel like even saying like this is an understatement lol. MacArthur was such a diva and LOVED to give quotes for the newspapers and actually (sort of, kinda, maybe) ran for president, which isn't allowed while still in the military. He also became so popular in Australia that most boys born after the war were named Douglas. Hmm, this comment actually became more about the general than Ike. I wonder if Mr Beat has a video on him...
Many of us raised in the 1950s remember that time fondly as a period of stability, economic growth, and great innovation. Ike steadied the ship of state and symbolized the strength and wisdom of our country. Yes, there were many challenges that America faced but with Ike at the helm, we were confident we would not only make it through, we would become better as a nation. My two favorite decades of my life have been the 50s and the go-go 80s.
My dad served under Ike in Operation Torch and Operation Husky, and also saw action in the Battle of the Bulge, and he thought very highly of Eisenhower as a general, and later as President. When my mom and dad got married, the wedding was in the Gettysburg church where the Eisenhowers worshiped, and was on Father’s Day, so there were flowers in the church courtesy of Ike in memory of his father for Father’s Day, and my dad liked to tell people that Ike had put flowers in the church the day he got married. (He would always clarify that the flowers were for Father’s Day, not for his wedding, but he liked to tell the story to give the initial impression that they were for him)
If you get the chance, read Murray Kempton's "The Underestimation of Dwight D. Eisenhower" in the September 1, 1967 issue of Esquire Magazine. All Eisenhower scholars point to this insightful essay as beginning the reassessment of Ike. I was born in the first year of his Presidency, and I agree: we've not seen another like him.
Have you ever thought about doing a video surrounding both president Johnsons and what the country would have looked like if neither assumed office/what their legacies are like? It's eerie how they were both put into office almost exactly 100 years between each other and how their legacies were both defined by how they handled civil rights issues/wars each inherited from their predecessors.
As a sephardic jew myself, my father my whole life told me to thank Dwight D Eisenhower for commanding that as many photographs and footage of the concentration camps be taken because there would be naysayers in the future. My Aunty Kitty died peacefully in her sleep yesterday who was the last remaining Holocaust in my family after my Aunt Didi passed away a few months ago. They could tell you all the atrociousness they saw as children.
Great video! Along with your Hoover doc, it'd be real neat if you made this a series where you do an extended focus on presidents. Don't know if you have much of an interest in FDR or Truman, but would love something on those two. I do consider both as great, but as with many, I still have some hangups on choices that were ultimately their decisions. Whether or not said choices were widely approved by the public at the time, they were ultimately in charge and it is hard to decide if those should diminish their highly regarded legacies.
Not getting involved in the Hungarian revolution was a terrible injustice. The Hungarian people were depending on us and we just left them to be massacred.
Eisenhower set in motion so many negative dominoes. Mr.Beat is a typical Bush War Compromised thinker. Let's be honest, the moral rot of that war is how we get to Trumpism. And here is a high school history teacher telling us the architect of our ongoing , reenergized blowback chaos.... saved thd world.
THEY DONT DESERVE OUT MILITARY. IF THEY WANT TO BE DEFENDED THEN THEY CAN SPEND THEIR OWN MONEY ON THEIR MILITARY RATHER THAN ON COMMUNIST FREE HEALTHCARE. UKRAINE CHOSE FREE HEALTHCARE OVER PROTECTION IT ISNT OUR JOB TO SAVE THEM
Yall are so naive. The simplicity and strategic vocabulary yall use to boil down things to fit your narrative causes a logical fallacy here, Mr. Beat also has a video on logical fallacies btw. If you think Dwight was a bad leader you simply dont understand logistics and are just your basic naive adolescent (atleast mentally.)
@@zumptt IF YOU WANT TO DEFEND YOURSELF THEN USE YOUR OWN TAXES FOR YOUR OWN MILITARY. WE AMERICANS EARN OUT HARDEARNED MONEY TO PAY FOR OUR MILITARY NOT URS. USA SHOULD LEAVE NATO
Thanks for this video Mr. Beat! It helped me with my research for a project for school. I was really anxious and overwhelmed about the project but your video helped relieve that anxiety and really broke it down. Thank you.
Great video, Mr. Beat!! One thing I would say is I think his relationship with Earl Warren and the Brown vs. Board decision is a little complicated. He actually tried to convince Earl Warren to not desegregate schools, and by the end of his presidency he said that appointing Warren was the biggest mistake he ever made. That being said he still did appoint maybe the best chief justice in U.S. history, and Brown vs. Board might not have happened without him.
It's very on-brand for Ike that the greatest achievement of his presidency was something he fought against tooth and nail and and bitterly regretted having enabled
I love how small towns always really celebrate when a leader is from there. I live in South Australia, and driving through a tiny town in my state called Bordertown, there are lots of banners for prime minister Bob Hawke, memorials, a statue, his old home is a museum. I love it!
This was such a nice video! Very informative and it also felt like a vlog. But really though, Ike was basically a true American hero in every sense of the word! It's kinda sad seeing how the general public seems to have forgotten about him. His name should be as synonymous as Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, or Kennedy. Aside from that, what an amazing life he had! Playing baseball and football when he was young, joining the military, training soldiers, commanding troops and moving up through the ranks, then everything he did as president. The man was a natural born leader. We need someone as good as him today in 2022.
This story is truly inspiring. I watched it a while back and am coming back for the sources to read more on him. I've watched a lot of your videos of the years and hope to keep seeing you grow.
I'm a huge fan of roads and freeways in my state of Michigan, so when I think of Eisenhower and his presidency, I think of how he created the interstate system, which created a whole nationwide network of highways that can not only connect cities easier than regular federal highways, but also brought cities together in which other routes couldn't! This is why Eisenhower's among MY favorite presidents!
Dwight Eisenhower is one of the best POTUS we've had post WWII but him allowing the CIA to have so many interventions under his presidency is perhaps his lowest point as commander and chief in my opinion
I’m really enjoying this video so far. However, a little bit of clarity on the military portion. You made a comment about how it was unusual that Ike had never been a commander above a battalion level prior to reaching the rank of Brigadier General. I guess it’s a little unusual, but it really just means that his role as a Colonel was as an executive officer (or something like that) at a very high unit level. Army officers typically are only in command positions at the ranks of Captain (company), Lieutenant Colonel (battalion), and Colonel (brigade or maybe higher) before reaching Brigadier General. Tl;dr - it’s slightly different than average, but not really that weird. Source: I’m enlisted so I know the rank structure
What an amazing video! I'm a business student so unfortunately my passion for history often goes unquenched, however, this video really did it! So much quality information! I can firmly say I like Ike!
This was quality???? You need to study much harder or sorry for the poor SOB that hires you. Do you ever ask questions about history? Why did France and Britain declare war on Germany for attacking Poland when Russia had the exact same thing? Russia during the war used it's scare resources to try to take Finland, a neutral country. Ike never questioned what Stalin did, although many Brits did. Ike allowed a coup attempt on Cuba, and was successful in Guatemala and Iran. He spread misery in those countries which is still reflected today. (Iranians revolted against the Shah and set up a theocracy that is firmly an enemy of the US even today. Good job there! The democratically elected government he overthrew in Guatemala and set up a fascist government in its place is basically still there today. It back in the 1980s with Reagan's support started a program of randomly killing villages in the countryside to control them. The people rebelled of course. The eventually called a cease fire but that government is still in place today and they have again started the same program leading to, could you guess, thousands of Guatemalans fleeing to the US seeking political asylum. Thank you Eisenhower and Reagan. The mess they made years ago they now try to blame on Biden. Sorry, I don't mean to insult you. I'm a retired attorney. Back in the 80s I traveled to Mexico as part of a graduate course on Liberation Theology and met with refugees from Guatemala and El Salvador. Later as a lawyer, I won an asylum case of woman fleeing Guatemala and heard the most horrendous stories which I was able to back up with hundreds of news stories from the US media. If you think this is quality, you really need to study harder or find a better school.
Take a look at Grant, another great general and leader of men. He also suffered from similar slander against his presidency up until recently. Great vid from a fellow Kansan 👍
Nicely done! I have to believe the General would be pleased. If anyone thinks the 50s (yes, I was there) were sleepy and boring, this video clarifies how dangerous they really were. Thanks for doing it. I have been to Abilene as well. Time to go back.
Another fact about Ike, the 101st Airborne Division is or was basically Ike's own fire brigade both in WWII and in peacetime later when he was the president, in WWII Ike sent the 101st to control, hold and stabilize the important crossroads town of Bastogne when the Germans carried out the surprise Ardennes offensive, secondly in peacetime, as the president he sent the reactivated 101st Division to escort African-American students in Little Rock.
I really want a film of Ike's 1919 trans-continental army convoy. Where wild hijinks ensue, and rugged old rural farmers give Ike deep knowledge. Or at least say a lot of mantras to him that sound deep but might not mean much.
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John Quincy Adams - tons of great source material, and despite his lackluster Presidency, he was arguably one of the most qualified Presidents that we ever had and his service as a congressional rep in fighting slavery
@@Nemy10X Awesome suggestion
Millard Fillmore
Calvin Coolidge.
James Maddison
Not talked about in the video; during the Cuban Missile Crisis JFK called Eisenhower and they talked about how to handle the situation. JFK fondly referred to him as general and both of their concerns were squarely on resolving the crisis. That kind of respect between political rivals is unheard of today. A time when being American was more important than being Republican or Democrat.
That would be lovely perhaps having 3 or 4 parties could aid in that, aswell as self-funding canadates who are willing to hear all types of concern, sounds to me Eisenhower's super power was letting everyone speak in his circle and decerning the right course of action.
In that era the parties were primarily a methodology to campaign for office without having 5 or 6 men vying on the final general election ballot leading to ties. It was also a way to organize caucuses and committees in Congress. Judges appointed from the same president would have very diverse views and legal minds. They were more concerned with nominating educated men of high character than who would vote a certain way on a potential case.
After election typically officials would work together and worry about party again in a few years when they started campaigning....the year of the election....not 4 years before it.
That started to change with LBJ and Nixon....and the new influence of national TV that emerged as a news leader the day JFK was shot.
National media like football games and a final superbowl grudge match....you live in a TV world. It is the neon god we praise.
Bush, Obama and Clinton have stood on stage many times. Don't judge the state of our nation based on the division Trump created.
That isn’t what happened. JFK dismissed eisnehower’s advice and Eisenhower viewed Kennedy as a pretentious rich boy.
@@danielpruitt8550why don’t you explain how exactly more parties would improve anything
I met a soldier who went on d-day. He told me ike was holding back tears the night before when he went to visit the troops. Ike knew he was sending a lot of soldiers to die and couldnt take the guilt.
What a tough call to make. We must never forget the sacrifices those soldiers made for us on that day.
@@iammrbeat ...long maintained that Any man that hit the beach that morning deserves a Silver star
He was a clown can’t belive u actually like that president
@@Promislandzion well technically, i was speaking about his generalship and not presidency. In any case, i dont agree.
@Mr. Beat Never forget the sacrifices those soldiers made for us yes, also never forget the evil of the men who murdered them aka the German Nazi soldiers and the German socialist Nazi party.😡
Eisenhower was definitely right about the dangers of the military industrial complex and the monetization of brutal wars, sadly many of his successors didn’t heed his warning.
Didn't several regime changes and such occur during his time as president?
At the end of his Presidency, he had realized in had participated in helping create a monster. Future Presidents indeed didn't do anything to reverse it, I wouldn't say because they didn't WANT to, but perhaps they felt they weren't able to change such a massive systemic problem.
@@TrocaTheNero yup.
yet sadly he also did the coup of Guatemala
It was mainly Bush and LBJ that didn't learn these lessons. I would say most of the Presidents did a fair job of staying out of wars. Yeah Clinton was pressured into a couple small ones in the 90's, but they were of limited scope. In hindsight, Clinton probably should have avoided those wars. And Obama should have avoided intervention into Libya. Both were Presidents weak on foreign policy and their inexperience showed. But as I said, those were conflicts of limited nature, nothing compared to what LBJ and Bush did.
edit: I forgot about Bush sr. Involvement in the Gulf war was questionable (it did lead to the 9/11 attacks), but at least he knew when to stop it. My main issue is how the media became so enamored with the military industrial complex in all these cases. I felt in many cases they were not being very objective. And I see this today with CNN and the Ukraine war. Reporters have lost any sense of objectivity and seem to support policy no matter what.
My dad was one of the brave soldiers of D-Day. Those young men experienced things no person should witness. I am in awe of my dad's strength and bravery. He lived through it and came home to Worcester Mass where he met and married my mom, and raised a wonderful family. He lived 96 incredible years.
Thank you sincerely for sharing that and God bless your father
When did your dad pass away?
Rest in peace to the brave soldier your dad was
God bless you father!! He lived an epic and extraordinary life.
Your kids are precious and don't worry, one day they'll develop an appreciation for history and all the trips you took them on...just not on this day. Keep up the good work Mr. Beat!
I hope so! And thank you!
What a sweet comment! I was thinking the same thing! 🥹❤️
Dwight was also correct in the fact that there would eventually be holocaust deniers who denied that the holocaust happened and he showed those pictures to prove that the holocaust did really happen.
Very few people deny the holocaust took place. Where they differ in opinion is in the number and scope that is reported by the media. The media will have you believe that only Jews were persecuted.
What Eisenhower had photographed were the results of the incessant bombings of everything that moved in Germany. Consequently supplies were not able to reach the camps. Thus starvation and disease prevailed in many.
well to be fair there were already deniers of the holocaust before it ended, Hanna reitich. one of the few woman in the luftwaffe. confronted herman goering about the prosecution of jews within german territory and he deflected it as a British attempt at making germany look horrible
@@BobCassidy lol true
People also forget that holocaust did not only involve jews.
I think it is interesting that Grant was elected President after the Civil War, then Eisenhower was elected after WWII. I wonder if a military general could ever be elected again. In the political landscape of today, I'm not so sure.
I doubt it. Only because war generals have a bad image infront of the public nowadays.
Colin Powell was the closest we got in modern times.
@@ghandibanks ratio
I sure we can get elected to the presidency though only if they are holding another position like Secretary of State or Defense
@@iammrbeatAbsolutely.
"I Like Ike" is quite a wholesome slogan for a tough, war veteran president. I wasn't alive for the 1950s elections, but I've always liked to imagine crowds of people with signs chanting it. I'll bet it was a lot nicer than how candidates and their supporters act in today's election seasons...
Everything really was more wholesome when it came to elections back then. That said, society overall was meaner, but that's for another video. :)
@@iammrbeat I would love to see that video. I think people really underestimate how culture effects politics and foreign policy
@@iammrbeat Yea the whole black people and women barely having any rights thing~
@@iammrbeat No, society "overall" was not meaner. The aspects you want to focus on were less fair. The laws were bad regarding Blacks, but generally not difficult to comply with, except hotels. And when complied with, there usually was not any problem. Segregation works, it is just wrong and led to inequality and perpetuates a myth of racial superiority. Lynchings were abominable, but not common. We experience a lot more murders today. Homosexuals had to stay quiet, but that was a very small part of the population, certainly not qualifying as "overall". People mostly treated one another much better back then. One of the biggest changes was just 15-20 years ago or so. I took the same field trip class at the same college where we went to see some National Parks twice 7 years apart? The first was before cellular phones/smartphones. That first time people talked to each other, made friends, everyone knew virtually everyone else by the end of the trip, even the Japanese foreign student became everyone's friend. The second time was starkly different. Total silence. Just texting. And each time people got out of the van, they were on their phone, talking only to the people they cared about. Intergenerational and intercultural communication was absolutely nonexistent. The contrast was sickening. This isolation and shunning is far more pervasive than segregation ever was.
"Segregation works"
I saw a clip a couple years back of Eisenhower being interviewed by several reporters shortly after the Kennedy assassination. I was struck that all the reporters addressed him as "General" rather than "Mr. President".
Ike always preferred his title of general over being called Mr President, he always believed he made more of an impact as a military man than as the commander in chief
The same was true of Colin Powell. He preferred to be addressed as General rather than Mr. Secretary.
Not surprising for war heroes, actually. People still called De Gaulle Général even when he was president because that’s what he was most remembered for, and in today’s France, if you talk about “The General”, they immediately know who you’re referring to.
My son (5th grade) reluctantly selected Eisenhower for a school project - he wanted JFK but someone else already took him.
We really enjoyed your video and learned a lot! I think my kid got lucky and I got lucky finding your channel. Thank you!
Aw. Thanks for the nice comment! :)
At first I thought 40 minutes was too long to watch a video on Eisenhower, but I loved every minute of it. You’ve definitely convinced me he was a top president.
40 minutes is probably too long. lol But thank you so much for the kind feedback!
@@iammrbeatEisenhower was overrated
Pro tip: listen at 2x speed👍
@@ImperiumMagistrate he is literally known to people who know history as a "do nothing president". Eisenhower was far from that. Easily a top 5 president. Interstate/Highway system. School integration. Managing to keep the United States and USSR from going crazy and nuking the crap out of each other for 2 consecutive terms when tensions were at all time highs.
@@CurtTheRed Putting tin pot dictators in power, destabilizing latin america, two failed coups (Cuba and Iran), 2 major recessions, threw mccarthy under the bus after supporting him, allowing Castro to take power need I go on?
I'm not an American but I can't no express my admiration and respect for Dwight Eisenhower the guy saved the world at least three times, not a lot of people can say the same
Eisenhower was him
I agree(k).
he saved the white world while destroying everyone else's world. You would not be saying this if you were Vietnamese, Egyptian, Iranian/Persian. Masa Amini's blood and that of any protesters who the fascist Iranian government kills is partially on Ike's hands for supporting the coup against Mossadegh. The "immigration crisis" Americans complain so much about is ALSO on Ike's hands for destroying the countries where the immigrants come from because he didn't like the people they democratically elected.
Not to mention he predicted and warned against the military industrial complex.
Bullshit.
It is insane how many people don't comprehend the "military industrial complex " as he states how important it is to "comprehend it"in his farewell speech.Just a tiny hint...it doesn't always pertain to the "military" 😉
The military is morally neutral it can have good intervention, it can have bad intervention. The real problem are profiteering companies who lobby the federal government for further budget increases
You mean industrialists... aka capitalists?
It wasn’t too long after WW2 that Eisenhower was president and he must’ve saw how much influence and power they amassed after WW2. So yes he was most likely talking about the MIC.
"You always want to go to 'History Things,' "
"Yeah, they're fun!"
"Stop it," -- "No they're NOT!"
Hilarious
They will later find themselves quoting him, and all the history they learned and appreciate that he taught them important stuff.
I sincerely hope that my kids will grow up to love history like I do.
Eisenhower is easily one of my favorite historical figures. Men like him make me proud to be an American. 🗽
I agree!
@@iammrbeat OH MY GOD!!! Thank you *SO* much for replying to my comment, you're one of my favorite UA-camrs Mr. Beat!
lol
He wasn't a historical figure when I started elementary school. He was the actual president.
@@heronimousbrapson863 That's awesome!
Washington set the standard for the office, Lincoln upheld and preserved it, and Eisenhower cemented it as the most powerful office on the planet.
I've never heard it put like this, but I dig it.
And then trump shat all over the office
Lincoln preserved the Union, but not the office? The office he pushed way beyond what it was envisioned.
Then it can be also said that Jefferson laid down the foundations of the US in the North American continent, while Theodore Roosevelt built America's place in the world stage.
I agree with the sentiment although I feel like you could argue that Teddy Roosevelt made the presidency one of the world’s most powerful offices. In an age of robber barons and big corporations, TR really transformed the presidency and reinforced its power.
Very well done. Eisenhower is one of those presidents whose reputation grows after the fact (Truman is another). I am pleased that this is so. I noticed after his death that it was a British journal that proclaimed him the soldier-statesman of the century, an assessment which still stands. A great general and a great president.
Thanks Alec, and I agree with the assessment that he was the soldier-statesman of the century.
A fun fact: Eisenhower was a close friend of Gregori Zhukov, the main general of the red army, he even organised unmarked undyed Coke to be shipped of to the soviet union disguised as vodka for Zhukov since he loved the beverage. Had Zhukov gotten the chair of General secretary instead of Krushcev tensions between the US and USSR would have normalised mutch faster.
I believe you meant to say Georgy...
I hope we have someone like you here in my country (Philippines) who has the savant skills in presenting historical facts without too much bias in their judgment and commentaries.
I've search YT for something like your content but I found but only few but only short-form videos (usually under 3 mins only).
Although we've been taught about our history, I hope there's someone here in UA-cam that will post in-depth analysis and presentation of our country's President accomplishments and balanced criticisms.
I wrote my senior thesis on Ike's farewell address. Reading his personal correspondence at the Library in Abilene was probably the highlight of my college career.
If you interpret that address as a warning made in good faith then you might be an intensely gullible person
I recently met a WW2 veteran who served in the Battle of the Bulge. He was completely inspirational and eye opening. I had no idea Eisenhower was involved!
It was Eisenhowers broad front strategy (which was a failure) that directly lead to the Ardennes disaster. Eisenhower wasted men and material in secondary campaigns all through autumn 1944 which lead to a weakening of the American front line and this allowed the Germans to punch through and inflict nearly 100,000 casualties on the Americans.
"Nazinsky" learning about WW2: Holy shit, that was an Eisenhower joint?!!?!
@@11555Rambler lololol 😂
I'm from KCKS and on a whim I went to Abilene and visited the Eisenhower museum. Totally worth every penny. My God, this man kept every single thing he was ever given. It's impressive.
" could we do something not history related"
*Tosses them out of the car*
😂
Can we just appreciate that mr.beat teaching us about presidents
:)
Beet
Where have a heard THAT comment before? (Although I agree the channel is insightful, that comment is copied by so many people and it's overwhelming but nobody will change regardless, the appreciation is eternal)
Yeah let’s appreciate a UA-camr for… making UA-cam videos? I guess?
I’ve been to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum several times, and it’s always a great experience.
That's awesome. Yeah, it's one of the better museums imho
@@iammrbeat Have You Had A President Commenting You Recently I Don’t think so. Edit: I Haven’t Watched Much Of Your Video. But I Like Your Channel.
Since I took a week off work before our wedding in Fremont, NE, my husband & I only had 3 days for our honeymoon in 2005. We saw the Stuhr museum in Grand Island on the 1st day, then dropped down to Salina, Lindsborg & Abilene on the 2nd & 3rd days (that's when we saw the Eisenhower museum), before returning to Topeka.
I think it’s crazy that Mr. Beat replies to so many comments, you deserve more subscribers
That's really kind of you to say. Also, I reply to so many comments because my viewers are pretty amazing people. :)
You make me love history, thank you for these engaging videos Mr. Beat :)
Fun fact: I listened to this video on my way back from the Eisenhower Library 👍🏻love the content. Keep it up!
It's nice to see Eisenhower getting some appreciation, he's one of the best leaders of all time and more politicians nowadays should aspire to be as impactful, and influential just like him!
Haven’t had a president better than him since
Well put there!
@@itscat7723 ...jfk came close... another combat vet, as was Nixon
@@philgiglio7922 I would argue that Lyndon B. Johnson was better as JFK struggled to get the ball rolling for the new civil rights act, while Johnson has enough influence (and dirt on others) to get his way which is why the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed less than a year after Kennedy's unfortunate assassination. It's likely it would've taken longer if Kennedy was still in office and you could also argue the Cuban missile crisis would've never happened if Kennedy didn't launch the Bay of Pigs invasion, but who knows? History is very complex!
@@TaxEvasionUSBJ’s biggest issue was the Vietnam war, unfortunately it overshadows a lot of what LBJ did.
Eisenhower definitely is one of our best presidents we have ever had.
I'm glad you agree :)
Eisenhower is definitely one of our presidents we have ever had
Arguably the last great republican president. ✌🏻🇺🇸
*addendum- that’s just my opinion, as obviously there are positive aspects to be found in almost every presidential administration, no matter the party affiliation if you look hard enough. I meant overall
@@Pretermit_Sound Nah I definitely agree
No he isn’t he was mediocre. He couldn’t even pass the Lord’s Prayer without LBJ
Great work I wish we had more politicians like Ike. Also I've been enjoying the editing. Gives me a chuckle
Thank you Nick!
Probably the most underrated POTUS of all time. He started the space program and integrating schools which most people give credit to Kennedy incorrectly. The interstate highway system is the most beneficial thing to all of us thanks to Ike's time in WW2 and seeing the ease at which the germans moved troops and equipment on the Autobahn. His closing speech not just on the military industrial complex but also big Pharma becomes more prescient each year. Truly one of our best leaders.
I feel like historians are recognizing him more than ever, which is great. Despite his flaws I feel LBJ falls more into that underrated category
Another thing that influenced his decision on building the interstate highway system was his participation in 1919 to test the ability of the army to move equipment by road across the United States. It took 62 days to travel from Washington, DC, to San Francisco.
@@toastnjam7384 didn't know that. I've always been under the impression of what he saw in WW2. The allies had such a hard time moving men and equipment by way of such bad muddy and narrow roads and Ike was astounded by the way the Germans moved with ease on their Autobahn.
He set in motion the Iranian revolution, jihadism & the struggles in Latin America. He fueled McCarthyism & Nixon & made Vietnam inevitable. And he was only able to integrate the military because the Democrats had already made Civil Rights theIr cornerstone in 1948, whereby the Southern delegates quit and now it's America vs. Racism. And this is all built on 5 decades of black activism. Presidents & politics are always last in social change. And nobody thinks Kennedy did this. That's literally a Prager U lie... claiming a lie.
@@java4653 so who was a great POTUS? If you're going to say LBJ, or FDR I certainly know where you're politically aligned. If you're going to vomit info on global interference funny you're not mentioning Woodrow Wilson. Our involvement on the world stage and the wonderful Federal Reserve as well as the federal income tax can blamed on him. Truman creating the CIA and the true enemy the deep state should be high on your list. Funny, both are Dems. Are they bad too? For all the ills of Ike his final address to the nation detailing the military industrial complex should receive praise even from you.
Your videos have gotten so good man, excellent work. Entertaining subtle details aplenty
In early 1952 a group of prominent Republicans, led by Thomas Dewey, visited Eisenhower at NATO headquarters. They assured him that, without doubt, 1952 would be a Republican year and the leading Republican candidate for the nomination was Robert Taft, an isolationist who questioned US participation in NATO. This horrified Eisenhower who was a huge supporter of NATO. Eisenhower agreed to become a Republican candidate - to stop Taft.
It convinced him to run for President not run as a Republican. Ike played coy and appeared apolitical for many years, but the truth is he had been a non registered Republican for many years. It was part of him being a tactician to hold his political cards so close as to not tip his hand, because he had to deal with people from all political factions and ideologies as an Army officer and it prevented, for the most part, politics from getting in the way of doing the job at hand.
When Truman offered to step aside in 1948 for Ike to seek the Democratic Nomination, Ike declined the offer saying "I'm an old Kansas Republican."
Definitely do more of these biographies, they're really fun to sit back and watch! And yes, even as someone who would've likely voted Stevenson (especially in 1956 with Kefauver as VP), I think overall Eisenhower did really well, with his action on civil rights and his investment in highways being major pluses; and of course his prescience on the MIC deserves appreciation too.
I think LBJ or Truman would be interesting presidents to cover next. In particular, LBJ's time as leader of the Senate Democrats and Truman's early career with the Pendergast machine might be video-worthy in their own rights.
Thanks for the feedback. You have definitely swayed me a bit.
@@iammrbeat perhaps a series on the issues and policies of the administrations?
Dwight D Eisenhower is my personal favorite. Not often you see both sides of the political aisles of that time share love for one particular man.
Most definitely. Then again, it was a much different time.
I love how this isn't just a video about what makes Ike so great, but also a whole biography of his life and times.
Holy crap Mr Beat. I am learning so much from your videos. I’m in my 30s now but I did graduate high school as valedictorian. Not many of my teachers were great, but I wish I had a history teacher like you!
So happy you included your Eisenhower song, probably my favorite one of your presidents songs.
These videos about the whole lives of specific presidents are super interesting, please keep making them!
It's not his song. He's sharing it's existence
@@bl-ni1iu It is my song. I made it. Unless you are getting philosophical or quantum on me?
Right on. Thanks so much!
You completely changed my, rather vague, ideas about Eisenhower. Thanks for this informative video. Greetings from the Netherlands
I remember reading about Eisenhower during my US History class in my sophomore year of college. The more I found out about him, the more I respected him, however it is also hard for me to rank him as high as you do because my entire family comes from Guatemala, and they had to grow up during the disastrous civil war that was a result of that 1954 coup that Eisenhower allowed to happen. I admit it is a personal bias against him, but if it weren't for the government overthrows in places like Guatemala and Iran (as well as some other things), he would be a Top 5 president for me. Regardless, fantastic video as always!
When I found out about what happened in Guatemala and Iran, I was also angry. That said, we must always remember that rarely can we pin 100% of blame on one person, but 100% of the time we can count on leaders being misguided to make mistakes.
@@iammrbeat That is true. The general environment and sentiment of the time as well as many other factors are what lead to such things happening in the first place. I can't put all the blame on Eisenhower for what happened in Guatemala and Iran, but he also does hold a lot of responsibility for the decisions he makes as a leader, and ultimately his decisions in those cases were misguided. But even then there is so much about Eisenhower I respect and your visit proves that. I didn't even know that he predicted future holocaust deniers and ordered heavy documentation as a result. I appreciate your insight
@@iammrbeat Imagine holding presidents responsible for the actions of the people they appoint and empower
Eisenhower is my 5th favorite President. Great video on a great man by a great UA-camr
Ike was just big chillin and vibin fr what a g
My grandmother met him while he was first campaigning for president (I believe she would have been in elementary or early middle school at that time.) I feel quite lucky to have a link to him.
That's awesome!
My father was a journalist who interviewed Dwight Eisenhower circa 1949. He said the future president thought my dad looked too young to be a journalist.
In 1987, I interviewed Al Gore. I could tell by his expression he thought the same thing of me. My Dad was about 24 when he encountered Ike. I was 28 when I interviewed Gore. History repeats.
@@brianarbenz1329 and everybody clapped
The kids in your classes (not to mention UA-cam viewers) are really lucky. Your history is very thorough and fair. It's also really interesting. If history isn't interesting, kids won't pay attention.
Like I've mentioned before, the ONLY problem I have with Eisenhower is the excessive number of nuclear weapons tests that he approved during his administration. The vast majority of those tests, most notably Castle Bravo, were totally unnecessary and caused long-term, and in some cases, permanent environmental damage. If it weren't for those nuclear weapon tests, he would definitely be an S-tier president. But because of that, he'll always be in A-tier in my view.
Tbh, nearly everything we now know about the long term effects of nuclear detonation and bomb use, that you speak of, were not known until after those tests and studying their use and effects. Speaking of nuclear bomb use, he was against the use of using nuclear bomb us in the Korean war, against MacArthur's urgings, and, like in the video, was against the use of in China. Most of the arguments of against nuclear use speak in hindsight. Yes, I know the destructive use of them is almost incomprehensible with terrible loss of life but the choices and decision back then are not cut and dry as books and videos make it out to be. What should be focused on in knowing what the use of nuclear use entails and making the decisions from there, Eisenhower made the right calls for no more loss of life in their destructive use.
Did we really need THAT many atmospheric tests to figure that out?
Guatemala?
The one big negative of Eisenhower’s presidency in my opinion, was the CIA-backed coup in Iran in 1953, which his administration approved.
haha bomb go boom make loud noises and pretty lights 💥💥💥💥💥
Imagine if Richard Nixon used the "I like Ike" campaign", using "I like Dick".
Fun fact, at the same time Dwight was president of the US, his brother Milton was president of Penn State, which has led to some fun myths around campus. The most well known one is that their mother used to send the two of them cookie care packages, but because Dwight kept getting them sooner than his brother, that’s what led Milton to establish a zip code for campus in order to get his cookies sooner. It's definitely not true (Ida died before either son took those offices), but it is likely that the familial tie helped with the establishment of that independent zip code
Hey Mr. Beat! I recently moved to Kansas and couldn’t help but think about you a few times! I love it here so far and am excited to see what the cultures have in store!!!
Excellent video! I’ve really been looking forward to this one and you didn’t disappoint! Great documentary on his life and I love how you showed us how he rose through the ranks of becoming a 5* general. I’m a little bias towards him because he helped establish the Interstate Highway System, which I think is the best Highway system in the world! I also love how the logo for the IHS also features the 5 stars as an homage to him and his achievements. Visiting his library and museum in Abilene, Kansas is on my bucket list! Can’t say enough good things about this man. He makes me so proud to be an American. America and the world is better because of him. Definitely one of the most important figures in history. Thank you so much for this video. Can’t wait to showcase my next video which features the first section of interstate to open under the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.
I am certainly biased toward hi as well. I'm glad you and I agree about his greatness. Now everyone go subscribe to InterstateKyle!! New video about Topeka up on Friday!
I do love me some fellow interstates
The Interstate Highway System is my selling point for Ike as a great president. I remember hearing he was very impressed with the Autobahn. I thought the Autobahn was just one very fast road, until I got to drive in Germany, and then I was impressed! Driving through Frankfurt au Main at 120 KPH was ca-razy!
He definitely wanted the U.S. to compete with the Autobahn
The Interstate Highway System is truly the best highway system in the world. Notice how the design has never changed over the years (besides the slight changes to advancing guardrail technology and rumble strips). They’re made with strict rules and regulations and have opened up nationwide travel.
My Grandmother gave me a biography of President Eisenhower in Junior High(1983). It was the first biography I remember reading and the beginning of my love for history.
Thank you for your content.
I always come back to this video, Dwight Eisenhower is probably my favorite President and this video always reminds me why
Great vid Mr. Beat! He may now be my new fave president.
Also from one musician to another, beautiful harmonies at the end 👌
Yes! I love Eisenhower he’s one of my favorite presidents
I never knew Lenin was a fan of Eisenhower lol
I have huge respect for Ike, I love how he put Anthony Eden in his place with the Suez Crisis. He showed that Eden completely mismanaged what happened. It shows he messed up when the President condemns the UK government about something they did.
Ike was rightly very angry with Eden
I literally just watched all 40 minutes of this while riding the train from Manhattan this has to be one of the most interesting documentaries I’ve watched!
Fun fact: Adelaide Stevenson was from Bloomington Illinois ( where I live) and his tomb is very hard to find because I know the cemetery he is buried in, but there are no signs and he has just a normal headstone.
Very entertaining yet so packed with information
Great video about a great president
Thank you!
0:05, ah, that was a pleasant throwback
Great video! One major thing you overlooked is my favorite thing about Ike was his views on overseas military bases and the relationship between overseas bases and the nuclear arsenal. Ike was strongly opposed to overseas bases and supported increasing the American nuclear arsenal as a deterrent to war so that he could end the U.S. occupation of Europe and Asia and close the bases. He only got half of his goals though, the nuclear arsenal increased but the overseas bases stayed. As an opponent of overseas bases myself (and before you say it I am a military veteran, too) I really wish Ike could have completed his goal and we taxpayers wouldn’t be paying for golf courses in Japan today.
Another thing I would have pointed out was the correlation between his civil rights record and the election results. The only states that voted against Ike both times were southern states which were also pro-segregation, hence the animosity between southern leaders and Ike.
Either way great video!
The ramp-up in nuclear brinkmanship by Eisenhower, even when things cooled off a bit with Stalin's death, is really pretty insane and definitely not to Ike's credit.
Yeah, it's almost like he didn't really care that much about stopping the second thing or something
What to say. I was a graduate of the US National War College and was a strategic planner. Been to Europe. Been to Korea. Been to Vietnam. Was the US rep. to a NATO working group. So the idea that the US should not have overseas bases is offset by the fact that the countries, where we have bases, actually want US bases. Why? It's called the "tripwire strategy." They think that if they have US bases, and the enemy attacks, then the US will have to be involved. If the US were not there then they would be alone to face the enemy. So they have a two-faced policy. They publicly decry US presence, but privately want the US forces. It's complicated.
Thank you MrBeat, for another great video for everyone. 😊
Thank you for this. I was 2 when he started and 10 when he ended. Being a little kid, I was surprised that he wasn't staying permanently.
Eisenhower accomplished so much in his life! He should 100% be talked about more and many young men should look up to him.
Indeed. As a General he accomplished even more than as a president.
I am not an US American - but Eisenhower and Reagan are my favorite presidents of the US in the 20th Century…Great video!
what do u think about the roosevelts?
@@brandonjade2146 T. Roosevelt = 👍👍👍 ///FDR=👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
Interestingly, Gene Kopelson wrote a book that delved into the little discussed but pivotal mentor/protege relationship between Eisenhower and Reagan called “Reagan's 1968 Dress Rehearsal: Ike, RFK, and Reagan's Emergence as a World Statesman”.
@@blablablablablabla8914 i agree, what makes u feel that way
@@brandonjade2146 Maybe I am also a little bit biased, because President Reagan did a lot for my country…There is even a statue of him in front of our Parliament…FDR sold my country to Stalin and I will not forgive it…The Reagan administration did everything possible to make my country a free nation and every citizen despite the political orientation has a very good opinion about Reagan…. And Teddy Roosevelt was a great president because of his domestic achievements…
as a i have now been licensed for about 8 months now and he highways are still terrifying to me, i got to give him credit for the interstate system. one of the most crucial decisions in american history in my opinion!
Hang in there with driving. I was a slow learner myself, especially with merging. :) But yeah, the interstate was a net positive in my opinion.
merging is my arch nemesis. i have become a master of navigating though.
14:35 "Ike was basically the polar opposite of MacArthur"
I feel like even saying like this is an understatement lol. MacArthur was such a diva and LOVED to give quotes for the newspapers and actually (sort of, kinda, maybe) ran for president, which isn't allowed while still in the military. He also became so popular in Australia that most boys born after the war were named Douglas.
Hmm, this comment actually became more about the general than Ike. I wonder if Mr Beat has a video on him...
Many of us raised in the 1950s remember that time fondly as a period of stability, economic growth, and great innovation. Ike steadied the ship of state and symbolized the strength and wisdom of our country. Yes, there were many challenges that America faced but with Ike at the helm, we were confident we would not only make it through, we would become better as a nation. My two favorite decades of my life have been the 50s and the go-go 80s.
My dad served under Ike in Operation Torch and Operation Husky, and also saw action in the Battle of the Bulge, and he thought very highly of Eisenhower as a general, and later as President. When my mom and dad got married, the wedding was in the Gettysburg church where the Eisenhowers worshiped, and was on Father’s Day, so there were flowers in the church courtesy of Ike in memory of his father for Father’s Day, and my dad liked to tell people that Ike had put flowers in the church the day he got married. (He would always clarify that the flowers were for Father’s Day, not for his wedding, but he liked to tell the story to give the initial impression that they were for him)
I knew off president Eisenhouwer. Now i know about president Eisenhouwer. Thanx and greetings from a Dutchman
not his daughter @2:46 aggressively trying to open the door 😂😂such a cute family!
If you get the chance, read Murray Kempton's "The Underestimation of Dwight D. Eisenhower" in the September 1, 1967 issue of Esquire Magazine. All Eisenhower scholars point to this insightful essay as beginning the reassessment of Ike. I was born in the first year of his Presidency, and I agree: we've not seen another like him.
Have you ever thought about doing a video surrounding both president Johnsons and what the country would have looked like if neither assumed office/what their legacies are like?
It's eerie how they were both put into office almost exactly 100 years between each other and how their legacies were both defined by how they handled civil rights issues/wars each inherited from their predecessors.
Suggestion noted!
As a sephardic jew myself, my father my whole life told me to thank Dwight D Eisenhower for commanding that as many photographs and footage of the concentration camps be taken because there would be naysayers in the future. My Aunty Kitty died peacefully in her sleep yesterday who was the last remaining Holocaust in my family after my Aunt Didi passed away a few months ago. They could tell you all the atrociousness they saw as children.
Great video! Along with your Hoover doc, it'd be real neat if you made this a series where you do an extended focus on presidents.
Don't know if you have much of an interest in FDR or Truman, but would love something on those two. I do consider both as great, but as with many, I still have some hangups on choices that were ultimately their decisions. Whether or not said choices were widely approved by the public at the time, they were ultimately in charge and it is hard to decide if those should diminish their highly regarded legacies.
I've already started the series. :) So far I have videos on Eisenhower, Hoover, Washington, Polk, and Pierce.
This video was so awesome, i couldn't tell it better myself, well maybe on some things but uhhh good job.
Weird to think that John Marston was hunting down his old gang while Dwight was studying at West Point
I'm late to this video, I really enjoyed learning so much about him. Love your channel Mr. Beat❤
Just wondering if you could make a video about Banana Republics in Latin America! The US was involved of course! I love your style of videos. ^^
First of all, thank you, and second, absolutely!
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What is this reference from?
Not getting involved in the Hungarian revolution was a terrible injustice. The Hungarian people were depending on us and we just left them to be massacred.
Eisenhower set in motion so many negative dominoes. Mr.Beat is a typical Bush War Compromised thinker. Let's be honest, the moral rot of that war is how we get to Trumpism. And here is a high school history teacher telling us the architect of our ongoing , reenergized blowback chaos.... saved thd world.
THEY DONT DESERVE OUT MILITARY. IF THEY WANT TO BE DEFENDED THEN THEY CAN SPEND THEIR OWN MONEY ON THEIR MILITARY RATHER THAN ON COMMUNIST FREE HEALTHCARE. UKRAINE CHOSE FREE HEALTHCARE OVER PROTECTION IT ISNT OUR JOB TO SAVE THEM
Yall are so naive. The simplicity and strategic vocabulary yall use to boil down things to fit your narrative causes a logical fallacy here, Mr. Beat also has a video on logical fallacies btw. If you think Dwight was a bad leader you simply dont understand logistics and are just your basic naive adolescent (atleast mentally.)
@@zumptt IF YOU WANT TO DEFEND YOURSELF THEN USE YOUR OWN TAXES FOR YOUR OWN MILITARY. WE AMERICANS EARN OUT HARDEARNED MONEY TO PAY FOR OUR MILITARY NOT URS. USA SHOULD LEAVE NATO
I have always ‘liked Ike’ Good show Mr beet!
Thanks for this video Mr. Beat! It helped me with my research for a project for school. I was really anxious and overwhelmed about the project but your video helped relieve that anxiety and really broke it down. Thank you.
Great video, Mr. Beat!!
One thing I would say is I think his relationship with Earl Warren and the Brown vs. Board decision is a little complicated. He actually tried to convince Earl Warren to not desegregate schools, and by the end of his presidency he said that appointing Warren was the biggest mistake he ever made. That being said he still did appoint maybe the best chief justice in U.S. history, and Brown vs. Board might not have happened without him.
It's very on-brand for Ike that the greatest achievement of his presidency was something he fought against tooth and nail and and bitterly regretted having enabled
I love how small towns always really celebrate when a leader is from there. I live in South Australia, and driving through a tiny town in my state called Bordertown, there are lots of banners for prime minister Bob Hawke, memorials, a statue, his old home is a museum. I love it!
It's a great way to attract tourists for sure 🙂
This was such a nice video! Very informative and it also felt like a vlog. But really though, Ike was basically a true American hero in every sense of the word! It's kinda sad seeing how the general public seems to have forgotten about him. His name should be as synonymous as Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, or Kennedy.
Aside from that, what an amazing life he had! Playing baseball and football when he was young, joining the military, training soldiers, commanding troops and moving up through the ranks, then everything he did as president. The man was a natural born leader. We need someone as good as him today in 2022.
This story is truly inspiring. I watched it a while back and am coming back for the sources to read more on him. I've watched a lot of your videos of the years and hope to keep seeing you grow.
I'm a huge fan of roads and freeways in my state of Michigan, so when I think of Eisenhower and his presidency, I think of how he created the interstate system, which created a whole nationwide network of highways that can not only connect cities easier than regular federal highways, but also brought cities together in which other routes couldn't! This is why Eisenhower's among MY favorite presidents!
Dwight Eisenhower is one of the best POTUS we've had post WWII but him allowing the CIA to have so many interventions under his presidency is perhaps his lowest point as commander and chief in my opinion
I’m really enjoying this video so far. However, a little bit of clarity on the military portion. You made a comment about how it was unusual that Ike had never been a commander above a battalion level prior to reaching the rank of Brigadier General. I guess it’s a little unusual, but it really just means that his role as a Colonel was as an executive officer (or something like that) at a very high unit level. Army officers typically are only in command positions at the ranks of Captain (company), Lieutenant Colonel (battalion), and Colonel (brigade or maybe higher) before reaching Brigadier General.
Tl;dr - it’s slightly different than average, but not really that weird. Source: I’m enlisted so I know the rank structure
I should have probably worded it differently. Thanks for the feedback and thank you for your service!
History is fun
This was my favorite stories about a president... Thanks for making it!
What an amazing video! I'm a business student so unfortunately my passion for history often goes unquenched, however, this video really did it! So much quality information! I can firmly say I like Ike!
This was quality???? You need to study much harder or sorry for the poor SOB that hires you. Do you ever ask questions about history?
Why did France and Britain declare war on Germany for attacking Poland when Russia had the exact same thing?
Russia during the war used it's scare resources to try to take Finland, a neutral country. Ike never questioned what Stalin did, although many Brits did.
Ike allowed a coup attempt on Cuba, and was successful in Guatemala and Iran. He spread misery in those countries which is still reflected today. (Iranians revolted against the Shah and set up a theocracy that is firmly an enemy of the US even today. Good job there! The democratically elected government he overthrew in Guatemala and set up a fascist government in its place is basically still there today. It back in the 1980s with Reagan's support started a program of randomly killing villages in the countryside to control them. The people rebelled of course. The eventually called a cease fire but that government is still in place today and they have again started the same program leading to, could you guess, thousands of Guatemalans fleeing to the US seeking political asylum. Thank you Eisenhower and Reagan. The mess they made years ago they now try to blame on Biden.
Sorry, I don't mean to insult you. I'm a retired attorney. Back in the 80s I traveled to Mexico as part of a graduate course on Liberation Theology and met with refugees from Guatemala and El Salvador. Later as a lawyer, I won an asylum case of woman fleeing Guatemala and heard the most horrendous stories which I was able to back up with hundreds of news stories from the US media. If you think this is quality, you really need to study harder or find a better school.
LOOVVEEE seeing how disinterested your kids are with "history stuff" just as my family all is! Why can't these kids see the fun in this!?
Take a look at Grant, another great general and leader of men. He also suffered from similar slander against his presidency up until recently. Great vid from a fellow Kansan 👍
Would be interesting to see Teddy Roosevelt next sense of the crazy life he lived
Mos def. I'd really want to travel up to New York if possible to make that one.
Nicely done! I have to believe the General would be pleased. If anyone thinks the 50s (yes, I was there) were sleepy and boring, this video clarifies how dangerous they really were. Thanks for doing it. I have been to Abilene as well. Time to go back.
Another fact about Ike, the 101st Airborne Division is or was basically Ike's own fire brigade both in WWII and in peacetime later when he was the president, in WWII Ike sent the 101st to control, hold and stabilize the important crossroads town of Bastogne when the Germans carried out the surprise Ardennes offensive, secondly in peacetime, as the president he sent the reactivated 101st Division to escort African-American students in Little Rock.
I really want a film of Ike's 1919 trans-continental army convoy. Where wild hijinks ensue, and rugged old rural farmers give Ike deep knowledge. Or at least say a lot of mantras to him that sound deep but might not mean much.