Nixon ended the war in Vietnam; Eisenhower ended the war in Korea. Eisenhower worked for peaceful co-existence with the Soviet Union; Nixon worked for detente with the Soviet Union. Eisenhower supported the Supreme Court decision of Brown Versus Board of Education; Nixon supported Affirmative Action and demanded an advanced plank on civil rights at the 1960 Republican convention, which some historians suggest cost him the electoral votes of Delaware, South Carolina, and Missouri and with it, the 1960 election. Eisenhower warned us of the military-industrial complex; Nixon worked hard to avoid military conflict by normalizing relations wtih China. Eisenhower lied about the U-2 flights over the Soviet Union and then compounded the lies with contradictions and then he had the Sherman Adams scandal; Nixon lied about Watergate and had the Watergate scandal. Eisenhower was not politically conditioned; Nixon was very politically conditioned. So who was the greatest?
2007-02-13 05:03:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Nixon. I did it before, and I'd do it again. AND...I'm considered a Lib Dem
2007-02-13 05:07:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Eisenhower was smarter, and more practical than anyone gives him credit for...and accomplished, on his own. Nixon was excellent but a Party creation, much more calculated - not in a strategic way, but and plotting way (obviously). Nixon was spat on in Argentina (which hurt the Office, but at least he WENT). Nixon showed that missed the entire meaning of the 60's cultural revolution -- and owes his legacy to the patronage of Gerald Ford. Last century.. you say for GOP Presidents? Teddy Roosevelt #1 (of course), Eisenhower #2, Nixon #3, then Reagan..
2007-02-13 05:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok, so you my friend wrote waaaaaaaay to much and I didn't read it all but here's the thing... Any one can vote for the candidate they feel would fulfill the position the best. You should take into consideration the history of the party but not necessarily base a decision on a cadidate from the history. It's kind of like saying your great great great grandma was a bad person and commited a crimes and since you are a decendant of her you must be a bad person too. You may be one of the kindest people in town but since your great great great grandma was a criminal people judge you from that. - The same goes with the political parties; no one should base a decision on the fact that someone in the party did something that was unacceptable so everyone in that party must be just like that. Generalizing things like that is not always the best. People should vote for who is the best candidate and not for the history of the party. African American people can choose whom ever they think would make the best candidate; if they think a democrate would be the best option for the position then so be it!
2016-05-24 05:40:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of those 2, I would definitely vote Nixon (who I had the privilige of meeting twice as a child). Although he definitely had some issues with paranoia and following the letter of the law, he was a brilliant man and leader. My father was assigned to Eisenhower's detail and he was quite contemptuous of his underlings. Nixon, on the other hand, made a point of being polite, even to us family members.
2007-02-13 05:07:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. What are you getting at? Is this a question or a diatribe? They were voted for for a very specific reason. The same reason Bush was voted for. No viable opposition.
Eisenhower had Stevenson, both times
Nixon had Humphrey , then McGovern.
Hardly worth opponents.
Plus we were not blessed with your gift of hindsight.
Nixon prolonged the war until his reelection. Look that up sometime.
2007-02-13 05:09:30 · answer #5 · answered by Jim R 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Richard Nixon. There was a man that wasn't afraid to break the law. Eisenhower was a limp wrist that placed principle above the law.
2007-02-13 05:08:12 · answer #6 · answered by Scott K 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
YES & YES..........and i would say Nixon was, or potentially was the greater of the 2. He did the honorable thing too, he resigned, unlike Clinton who was impeached for his lying under oath.... THINK ABOUT IT. a president lies UNDER OATH and he is that low class that he doesn't even resign the office?!! oh my!
2007-02-13 05:08:50 · answer #7 · answered by oopsie913 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Eisenhower, he was a great general, statesman, president.
Why would he tell the truth about secret spying programs, that doesn't make sense. We have enough secrets being leaked by our free press alone.
2007-02-13 05:07:29 · answer #8 · answered by Lt. Dan reborn 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
nixon was the better of the two as he recognized the importance of Isreal-USA relations, whereas IKE had to be pushed and prodded to work in any way with Israel.
2007-02-13 05:07:58 · answer #9 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Richard M. Nixon is who I would have voted for. His only problem is he got caught.
2007-02-13 05:07:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋