Explain Eisenhower's pragmatic political measures to manage the economy and the politics of consensus.?

Answer 1

Eisenhower was a 'consensus' builder, he would rather reach an agreement than to be trapped in a lengthy debate. Many Republicans in 1952 viewed the 'recapturing' of the White House after 16 years of a Democratic Presidency as a call to 'throw' out the policies forged during those years, even social secuirty was vewed as a 'Liberal Evil,' these Republicans wanted to create instead Republicans Solutions to the problem, install their own slate of programs.

Eisenhower made it clear to those who helped him obtain power that blood letting was not needed and that he rather liked social secuirty and many others measures initiated by FDR and Truman. (Even that 'pesky' rule about allowing backs to serve 'openly; in the armed services met with Eisenhower's approval which cost him Southern votes in 1956),,,

Eisenhower reached out to Democratic leaders and made it clear that he was willing to work with them and he did so. Eisenhower for good or bad was also willing to give his signature to bills & legislation that 'helped' Democrats be it awarding a defence contract to a company whose factories were in Democratic districts, or measures that aided Americans otherwise ignored by Republicans such as minorities (a paradox, Civl Rights was a Democratic Party inititive even though Republcians grab credit for freeing 'the slaves,' and the South was solidly Democratic!!)....

Eisenhower is greatly underated as a President.


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