Topic: Eisenhower, Dwight

Jan 21, 
1953

And When He was Good . . . . : Herbert Brownell, Jr., Becomes Attorney General

Feb 5, 
1953

President Eisenhower Speaks at First National Prayer Breakfast

Feb 25, 
1953

President Eisenhower Warns: Communist Math Teachers May Sneak Marxism Into Math Problems

Apr 27, 
1953

President Eisenhower Expands Loyalty Program to Cover Homosexuality

Jun 14, 
1953

“Don’t Join the Book Burners:” Ike Indirectly Criticizes Joe McCarthy, Then Quickly Backtracks

Nov 4, 
1953

President Eisenhower Privately Admits Loyalty Program Problems – Does Not Act on Them

Feb 18, 
1954

Cover-up: CIA Not Required to Report Criminal Conduct

May 17, 
1954

President Eisenhower Issues Executive Privilege Memo

May 17, 
1954

President Eisenhower: “Women: Where Are They Not Equal?”

Mar 17, 
1955

John Marshall Harlan, II Joins Supreme Court

Jul 10, 
1955

E. Frederic Morrow Becomes First African-American Presidential Aide

Oct 22, 
1955

Future Civil Rights Hero Frank M. Johnson Appointed District Court Judge in Alabama

Mar 9, 
1956

J. Edgar Hoover Tells President Eisenhower “Brown” Decision to Blame for “Rising Tensions”

Mar 27, 
1956

Rev. Billy Graham Advises President Eisenhower to “Stay Out” of the Civil Rights Controversy

Apr 11, 
1956

CIA Narrowly Escapes Closer Senate Oversight

Oct 24, 
1956

J. Edgar Hoover Warns Eisenhower of Communist Infiltration of Civil Rights Movement

Feb 26, 
1957

Supreme Court Nominee William Brennan Gives Surprising Answers at Confirmation Hearings

Jun 28, 
1957

President Eisenhower Marks Islamic Religious Freedom in America

Sep 9, 
1957

President Eisenhower (Reluctantly) Signs the Historic 1957 Civil Rights Act

Sep 23, 
1957

Segregationist Mob Blocks School Integration in Little Rock

Sep 25, 
1957

President Eisenhower Sends Troops to Little Rock to Enforce Integration

Jun 23, 
1958

Eisenhower Meets with Four Civil Rights Leaders in the White House – Nothing Results

Mar 31, 
1959

John Birch Society Head Denies Calling President Eisenhower a “Card-Carrying Communist”

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