Dwight D. Eisenhower - Supreme Commander & President Documentary

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[@ladymopar2024]

Just did I love you videos a lot of time and effort and research have gone into these I thank you for that

[@markponn9622]

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[@5864431048]

how did IKE in your video go from two star to a 4 star general? Mean was he a two star or 4 star? and I truly like your video's very informative... that's why I'm a subscriber..... a lot of time I wound ask questions just to clarify thing....... but your pretty good please keep up the good work,,,,,,,,,, smiling right now..

[@Look_What_You_Did]

Talk american.

[@evahannpowelson8220]

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[@iketurner1597]

My mother met Eisenhower in the Panama Canal Zone in 1946 when he was a 5 Star General. He was at Ft. Gulick to inspect the troops. My mom waited in a line to meet him and shake his hand. She was pregnant with me and told him that if she had a boy she would name him Ike; and that's how I got my name. I'm 76 now and long retired.

[@bravosierra2447]

Your name made me look twice 😂

[@Psychiatrick]

Hay Ike ... nice story ... how did Tina get her name?

[@soleknight3212]

Great story. G-d bless

[@user-sf7um8ng5o]

Wow.... Great! ❤

[@Thomas-vd4hu]

Ok great

[@Sabotage_Labs]

Ike was a damn fine American. He served his country with honor and distinction. The country is sorely in need of a Leader today like Ike!

[@LeTangKichiro]

Well, then stop believing that having only one more party than the Communists is something that you could call a "democracy". Having a lack of diversity will always lead to the bundling of power in the hands of a few disordered and narcissistic people. That lack of democracy was a ticking time-bomb that accelerated itself with the advent of TV and again has gotten a boost with social media which is why the US is in such a mess today. What Americans need to realise is that they have two parties that prevent any new parties to enter the race and are therefore anti-democratic. With such anti-democratic forces filled with disordered people at the helm, the only possible result can be a horrible degradation in political culture which we can all see today. America needs a lot more parties running for President in order to call themselves a democracy. Because as of now, they are NOT a functioning democracy. Both parties don't want their citizenry to know that. The citizenry needs to believe the utterly stupid BS that they are the "freest" country in the world (the US is not even in the top 20 in the freedom ranking), that the US is a great experiment or whatever childish garbage they sell their citizens.

[@rolandemartin854]

AMEN!!!

[@manstonhisk667]

Seems like he was a pragmatist and purposely stepped back from issues as to not inflame situations and make them worse like many self righteous politicians would. Mixed bag i think.

[@ethanramos4441]

“The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within What you are trying to defend without.” Dwight D Eisenhower

[@PeopleProfiles]

You never fail!

[@ethanramos4441]

@@PeopleProfiles Indeed Dwight despite all his problems he managed to succeed

[@BigMamaDaveX]

@@PeopleProfiles 👵 I liked Ike.

[@ethanramos4441]

@Jacobson Dan Alexander Dude who gives a fuck about socialism degrading the US

[@mckevinalabon6901]

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[@madisonumandapjr1064]

I saw Pres. Dwight David Eisenhower when he visited our country the Philippines. He sat on an open limousine and we followed his car at the Escolta, Manila. Filipinos were very happy to see him in person.

[@Temuginful]

Gen. Dwight Eisenhower was Chief of Staff of Gen. Douglas McArthur before the Second World War while stationed in the Philippines.

[@DavidBrown-bp4iq]

It takes serious balls to pull off a "D-Day." Man among men. "Supreme Commander" he really was.

[@ba9898]

We were so lucky to have him.

[@janicebrowningaquino792]

I remember that Queen Elizabeth was said to have stated to someone that it took a great deal more strength NOT to express certain personal opinions than to give them voice. Being from the generation where things were often held more ‘closely to the vest’ perhaps the President thought through his actions he would be far more effective in implementing important policies than ‘sharing’ his actions and opinions in the public forum. This is an idea very foreign to many people today as we have become a people who prefer to lay EVERYTHING out verbally on the proverbial ‘table’. A good example of this is when reporters ask of government and military officials information that could well jeopardize our efforts. There is a time proper time to keep one’s mouth closed.

[@turbo1234ist]

A cautious, brilliant man and great example of military education and leadership.

[@katomakyetero3211]

This has been so nice... President Eisenhower was a hero according to me.. And I learn the change of attitude and behavior regarding dealing with people from that man... Thanks for the video...

[@tunde6573]

I'm a black African, in fact a Nigerian who loves history. I tried looking through what my fellow black folks will say about Eisenhower, I'm glad I could find some fair comment about this fair man. I love Ike, I should say. I love three US Presidents a lot, and they are Abraham Lincoln, Dwight Eisenhower (we like the Ike) and JF Kennedy

[@capecod50s]

Thank you for sharing this biography of a great military leader and president. To those who are overly critical they must have forgotten the age old wisdom of "Walk a mile in my shoes." Eisenhower remained a man of integrity and honor albeit human. His record is exemplary.

[@Sabotage_Labs]

Amen! Funny how people think our heros are perfect. Behind every great man and woman's stories are failures and faults. What make these people stand out isn't always the great things they did...but what they did when they did make mistakes and how they always got up, brushed themselves off, learned from mistakes and got back to work!

[@donaldduncan1374]

Having been born in 1945 and only being in grade school during his presidency, I wasn't always aware of the many difficulties that Ike faced that your article relates. It seems to me that he was faced with such a myriad of complex problems during the post was period which on balance he handled quite masterfully. The desegregation of the south and America at large was by itself clearly one of the most difficult and sensitive undertakings that one could imagine. To have handled this without criticism on either side was impossible. I have never been a historian, but I believe that he clearly rates as one of the most selfless leaders in preserving the American dream which we still enjoy today. I therefore rate his presidency and military contribution in the top echelon of American presidents which are indistinguishable from one another.

[@johnschuh8616]

Oddly enough, the East Coast Establishment held him at a distance. and the DC press created the narrative that he was a hands off President. For instance , that he had devolved foreign affairs to John Foster Dulles . Part of this was owning to his health. He played a great deal of golf, which was I think, a prescription by his doctors, since he suffered serious heart problems, owning to his heavy smoking and of course the stresses of high command. We have since learned the Dulles was, remarkably, very much under his thumb. That no one in his administration fell outside his control. Perhaps no other American President could have got away with sending the paratroopers to Little Rock High School. In this respect he was as hard-nosed as Grant thought not as respectful of blacks. In 1956 he refused to back the actions of the British in Suez, which emended any pretence of an anglo-Amerixan partnership own equal terms. With Suez, the Britissh Empire effectively came to an end. In 1959,during the Lebanon Crisis, Ike was effectively in command of the whole operation. With such an invisible part that the bulks of American Air Power could be put in place in the eastern med. without the press being aware of the fact. Had Eisenhower been in command, the Castro government probably would not sustained itself and the Crisis of 1962 avoided.

[@gmicg]

Eisenhower was the only one to be able to call General Charles de Gaulle "Charlie". De Gaulle only a brigadier always called him "mon général". He attended Eisenhower's funeral in 1969 in uniform before dying himself the following year.

[@billolsen4360]

Always enjoyed reading about General de Gaulle...a real man.

[@gmicg]

@@billolsen4360 Indeed!

[@bobcook2545]

It was my honor and privilege to serve at the White House for the last 3 years of the Eisenhower presidency. He had a quiet distinct stature but was also a warm gracious human. Washington was a different town then than it is now. I remember coming to work early one Sunday morning walking through a light snow around the south lawn when I saw a motley bunch of huge guys coming towards me up ahead. As a matter of precaution I crossed the street over next to the Treasury building. As they passed by I realized it was Premier Khrushchev taking a walk . He was staying at Blair House while visiting.

[@bobmarsh8357]

What a story. Thanks for sharing

[@maxxhanley9006]

When I was 5 my father gave me an “we like Ike “ pin! I was always fond of Ike and read several books about his life! His mother did not want her son to join the military! I look back on the 1950’s with melancholy! Today is a nightmare compared to that era!

[@mencken8]

I do not know your age, but from your comment I can make a pretty good guess. I grew up in the 1950’s, and it was what it was. I have no nostalgia for it. You consider today a nightmare; consider why, and leave nothing out. “Age cannot be kind,” and the cruelest thing about it is that it takes our world from us.

[@geomodelrailroader]

Good old Ike in war and peace he rebuilt this nation fallowing the wars. He gave us NASA, he gave us a system of roads which are named after him The Interstates, his housing program rebuilt our cities, he placed the Social Cards in our wallets, he put in the Justices that decided Brown vs Board which finally got the Civil Rights Act and the 13th Amendment signed into law, and he made sure our enemies did not attack us. That was the legacy of Ike.

[@specom]

@@digenis5203 please tell me you are not a flat Earth looney.

[@xXPlumpkinXx]

@@digenis5203 Good for you.

[@joshfink4604]

And most importantly(even though a lot of your list is pretty important) he gave us the warning to watch out and be prepared for the Military Industrial Complex and corporations to have way to much influence over the government and that those two groups of people would pretty come to rum the government.......well looks like that situation has come to pass.

[@katiekress7287]

Unfortunately every republican President after him has try to undo it all and screw over the every day working American.

[@xXPlumpkinXx]

​@@katiekress7287 Thats the dumbest thing I think Ive ever heard. Republicans, the people that cant field a decent president during my entire lifetime. Started two wasteful wars based on false information. Last one did one term. Impeached. And a %37 approval and almost broke Democracy. Sit down please.

[@hadleyscott1160]

People used to tell me after the war and as President he would take walks or stop his car and walk over and talk to “his boys” on the Gettysburg Battlefield. His home is still there alongside the Peach Orchard part of the Battlefield. He was never worried about security even though it made his Secret Service nervous. He was never worried about that. Those were his Men everywhere.

[@kirkandkaylaglaser2922]

Can tour his home in Gettysburg. Informative and glad we went

[@caroleminke6116]

My great great grandfather stood up behind the Stonewall & fired into Picketts Charge @ Gettysburg near the Peach Orchard ❤️‍🩹 the brave little state of VT trained soldiers who never left their posts & executed their military textbook flanking maneuvers under ferocious attack although mostly just farmers who answered Lincoln’s call up for 9 months soldiers whose only battle turned the tide of that terrible war

[@jagtestusa2534]

this was a good man when a good man was needed thank you god for this good man semper fi

[@jladdyost]

This was an excellent, thorough and balanced treatment of Eisenhower.

[@momilli5096]

Eisenhauer was a (post) w a r c r i m i n a l... watch the movie H e l l s t o r m

[@grumpypersian2543]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I am Canadian, but I have always had great respect for Ike.

[@LarsCarlsen-or6ky]

He had to deal w prima donnas like Monty and Patton as well ...architect of D Day etc etc

[@earthstewardude]

Yeah but he got MacArthur's death year off by 13 years! At 23:26 he has 1874 as his birthday and 1951 as his death date. Such a grave mistake for someone doing a history video.

[@andrewfrancis7272]

Me too as an Australian.

[@michaelfuller2153]

Not many men could command "the Grand Alliance" without bias towards ones own soldiers. I searched "fairness to all" and the word "candor" came up. Eisenhower was the man for the situation.

[@5864431048]

how did IKE in this video, go from two star to a 4 star general? and back to two star? can you help me please!!!!!!!!

[@lw3646]

He was a master too of handling the different personalities and skills of his different commanders.

[@marjorjorietillman856]

He also had to deal with DeGall of France whose ego was just as big as Monty and Patton. I think his leadership over WW2 and thereafter was great! His leadership as a President, IMO, wasn’t bad, but to be GREAT both foreign and abroad, I would have to discount my parents and all those living half-free in the South during those years. He did some good things, but he played it very safe on civil rights! So I give him a “C”domestically and an “A” in foreign affairs!❤

[@jagtestusa2534]

Eisenhower was a fair man and tried to find a way to respect a situation for a peaceful solution semper fi General/ President Eisenhower was a peaceful 8 years I would have been proud to serve with this man Orrah SIR.

[@ba9898]

@@marjorjorietillman856 See the comment by danperry1163 below. "In 1957 Eisenhower sent to Congress a proposal for civil rights legislation, which became the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, and established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. It also established a federal Civil Rights Commission with authority to investigate discriminatory conditions and recommend corrective measures. The final act was weakened by Congress due to lack of support among the Democrats."

[@tjPennings]

Ike shows the influence folks can have by recognizing POTENTIAL in another. At Ike was about to sign Germany's surrender, Marshall wrote him, "You have made history, great history for the good of mankind and you have stood for all we hope for and admire . . . " Ike asked those around him for the words to send indicating that war in Europe was over. Each thought of something grand - fitting the occasion. Ike, the writer, then scribed, "The mission of the Allied force was fulfilled 0241 local time, May 7, 1945." That story (from Ambrose's The Supreme Commander) gets me choked up each time I read it.

[@michaelangelo7511]

The most illustrious public career in modern history. An amazing life. I Like Ike!

[@lw3646]

Yes he gave so much service to his country.

[@caroleminke6116]

The last of our presidents to serve all Americans equally

[@michaelangelo7511]

@@caroleminke6116 Well said.

[@danperry1163]

In 1957, President Eisenhower sent Congress a proposal for civil rights legislation. The result was the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. It also established a federal Civil Rights Commission with authority to investigate discriminatory conditions and recommend corrective measures. The final act was weakened by Congress due to lack of support among the Democrats. Eisenhower was weak or timid on domestic issues? - In a pigs eye.

[@rickjohnson1266]

Yep. They didn't mention it at all. It was that bozo LBJ who kept it from passing. This video was not favorable to IKE. It left out stuff and made him look bad.

[@retroshared5213]

I was born during Eisenhower's first term in office and grew up enjoying much of the prosperity that came with it. My earliest impression of his two terms in office didn't really form until my years in school after hr had left office, yet I believe he was one of America's best Presidents! Was he perfect? No. But he was a man who did his best as God gave him the ability to see it. Much of what we enjoy today as Americans can be traced to his stewardship.

[@trythinking6676]

I was in when they dropped his body in Abiline to bury him. I was on my dad's shoulders not understanding what was happening. I do remember the special services pulled guys from trees.

[@marjorjorietillman856]

He probably would’ve lived longer had he known about cigarettes and cancer. The same with many of the famous Hollywood actors of the 30/40/50s. I was pleasantly surprised that he lived as long as he did; however, his quality of life had gone down years before he died!!

[@donaldhuffman4149]

I never knew he had that many heart attacks it’s wonder he lived till 1969. But he did try to get Russia and the US to de arm but Russia refuse. His interstates highways was a huge accomplishment that last to this day. So yes a great president

[@larrysmith1568]

MacArthur was a prima donna. Eisenhower was not. Eisenhower was an excellent logistician, diplomat and desk general. To my knowledge he never fired a weapon in combat. He was however the right man for the job of supreme commander in Europe.

[@johnoconnor4984]

Other then having to fight the Battle of the. Bulge because of his mistakes and his blowing of market garden, he did do some nice things

[@larrysmith1568]

@@johnoconnor4984 other than just approving the operation, Market Garden was Monty's baby. I am sure Ike made mistakes because the act of war dictates it. War is a constantly moving chess game played with blood.

[@johnoconnor4984]

@@larrysmith1568 Wrong, Ike approved it. GP was weeks away from ending the war.

[@larrysmith1568]

@@johnoconnor4984 I think I said Ike approved MG. Monty conceived the operation and commanded it. I think I am right on that.

[@johnoconnor4984]

@@larrysmith1568 other then the your husband getting shot Mrs, Lincoln , how was the play? Also, Ike’s d-day planning left alot to be desired,.

[@davidcarroll8735]

25:00 no longer the hot-headed kid, he learned to Compromise, Conciliate, and Negotiate….infinitely competent, fair minded, genuine and trustworthy.

[@ba9898]

So different from that incompetent, unfair, phony, untrustworthy person whom we had the misfortune to have as President in 2016-2020.

[@57113]

Thank you for this video, although I am also Canadian I am very interested in history and being younger enjoyed this biography of Ike, not flashy, however a great general and president. He kept his cool, treated his men well, unlike Patton who smacked soldiers suffering from what we now know as PTSD. I have great respect for Dwight Eisenhower. 🙂 General and President.

[@billolsen4360]

Yes, Patton had a childish streak that led to things like those slapping incidents. My dad served under Patton in WWII and he did take care of his men by always advancing forward, coordinating his support sectors to keep up with the advancing battle troops, unlike some commanders who never acquired the same talent and got a higher ratio of their troop killed when their entire forward advance had to slow down or stop in order to regroup.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Bill Olsen Patton's 3rd Army casualty rates in the Lorraine and Ardennes were unnecessarily high, particularly considering the low level of opposition he was largely facing.

[@tombasye1016]

Dwight D.Eisenhower Was An Amazing Supreme Commander And Was Side By Side With All The Troops On June 6Th 1944 D-DAY !! 😇

[@jefferyjohnson4920]

Soldier, Statesman and leader. Ike ranks right up there with Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt. We still love Ike.

[@donwise8767]

Lincoln was a piece of shit. You can thank him for the divisiveness we have in this country today. And, the War of Northern Aggression had nothing to do with slavery. It had to do with tariffs. Besides, the Boston financial interest were the biggest slavers of them all. Do the research.

[@stephengibby9658]

Very great video, as Canadian very interesting to hear the major effects he had on WW2 and being President. Overall Sounds like a Great Human and Spirit

[@brandonneblett2828]

This was a generally well-made documentary. There were several fairly significant errors in it, however. First, during the 1920s, Fox Connor, Eisenhowr’s boss in Panama, was not appointed Army Chief of Staff by Pershing (that would have been legally impossible), he was appointed the commander of Army forces in Panama. Second, Camp Meade was in Maryland (now Fort Meade) not Pennsylvania, important because it put Eisenhower in much closer proximity to top army brass in Washington, DC. George Marshall was not the Secretary of War (a civilian role) during WWII, he was the Army Chief of Staff (a military role), significant because Eisenhower reported to the Army Chief of Staff (Marshall), who himself reported to the Secretary of War (Henry Stimson). Finally, Eisenhower had no intention of appointing civil rights-minded justices to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Warren’s strident support of integration came as such a surprise that Eisenhower later called his appointment of Warren the greatest regret of his political career.

[@alanaadams7440]

When Ike saw the horrors of the concentration camps he told his staff to take movies and lots of pictures he said get all records of this as you can bc someday some son of a bitch will say that it NEVER happened

[@edithwalsh4671]

I have always deeply respected his remark and his wise knowing that people would deny the horrible Holocaust. There is a wonderful statue of Genrral Ike on the plaza of the new National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

[@Vitoandolini13]

This was a leader. How far we have fallen

[@JVRChicago]

One of the best documentaries on Eisenhower

[@TexanAmiga]

Great video! I enjoyed learning even more about Eisenhower! Thank you.

[@vandercecil9449]

He was a grandfatherly presense on TV when I was in grade school...

[@pakalahawaii]

I remember as a kid in the 50s us singing the political tune that goes like this: "Whistle while you work, Stevenson's a jerk, Eisenhower has more power, Whistle while you work."

[@fasteddie9055]

Whistle while you work - Stalin is a jerk - pulled his wee wee - said to Mee Mee - now it doesn't work !!!!!!

[@leslievey8453]

In the second grade my song went "Ike's gonna win , it's a poor , poor sin , to vote for Adlia Stevenson , Ike's gonna win ! . "

[@wesselwolmarans5537]

Man of mission and integrity!!

[@barbaracrain2975]

He was one of a kind!! Strong man which we need these days!!!!

[@ba9898]

Strong and honest, and compassionate, He was one of a kind,

[@stephenperretti8847]

Regarding civil rights... Knowing that the Supreme Court was fashioning a change in its "Brown vs Board of Education" ruling, One quietly transferred ALL of the Southern born military commanders to Northern posts and brought Northern military commanders into the Southern command posts. Ike did this to ensure that there would be no hesitation when the military might be given an order to offer support of the expected changes.

[@stephenperretti8847]

This was revealed by his grandson, David, in his biography of his grandfather.

[@johnschuh8616]

And has got no credit from the liberal press for his firmness in support of desegregation. That he did this in co-operation of a Johnson, a relatively liberal southern Democratic majority leader is unknown to today's radically liberal and historical ignorant media.

[@bluestrife28]

I don’t think I’m alone kinda missing these guys like my Grandpa, they were all a little bit of Ike. This is a type of president we’ll never have again.

[@dimitrichronakis8511]

"Great people such as Eisenhower never die, they just fade away ever so slowly".

[@terry4137]

That was McCarthers speech! 🥹

[@jsmcmxlvii]

Ike, our first Allied Supreme Commander. And General of the Army. He was cool.

[@HarveyEvans-sr4sg]

Brillant,comprehensive and fair-minded documentary. I'm of an age that I still have my I LIKE IKE button.

[@johnmontgomery4923]

My father was his Senior Enlisted aide when he was at Quarters 1 at Fort Meyers VA. when he was Chief of Staff at Meyers Va. My uncle Msgt Martin was his personal cook

[@keithdmaust1854]

Exceptionally well-produced, highly informative. Thanks!

[@cards0486]

One of the most sobering things I ever saw was in a book full of writings from important people that the public never saw. I read the letter General Eisenhower had written before the landings on the beaches at Normandy. If that landing and plan of attack had failed Gen. Eisenhower was taking full responsibility for the failures and massive slaughter of Allied troops. It was all on him. I have some memory of him as president. I was 9 when JFK was elected. But as I got older I researched more about President Eisenhower. He was a great leader and a great man. Both parties wanted him to be their candidate for the 1952 election. He had no political agenda. I taught elementary school, and going through different eras in our country’s growth I said,”War heroes always did very well in presidential elections.”

[@filiplofgren8023]

he was a genocidal mass murderer.

[@wolfu597]

@@filiplofgren8023 Wanna talk about genocidal mass murderers? Why dont you take your wanna-be socialist friends with you and go to Communist China and kow tow before the picture of Mao Zedong. The greatest mass murderer in human history.

[@filiplofgren8023]

@@wolfu597 im no socialist and maos crimes doesnt make this evil man any better.

[@wolfu597]

@@filiplofgren8023 Then what kind of genocidal mass murder did this man commit then?

[@filiplofgren8023]

@@wolfu597 he is the architect of the german starvationcamps where upwards of 2 milion germans died in 1945.

[@anameinhistory4812]

What a president he was. Another great video 👍🏻

[@samright4661]

Great Leader of men. Great President and a Great American!

[@dirtcop11]

Eisenhower was responsible for changing the National Advisory Committee on Aviation into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He held a pilot's license and was interested in aviation and space exploration.

[@dirtcop11]

I also worked on the new Command and General Staff College campus. I tested concrete and roadbeds for the streets on campus. It was in the early 2000s and security was very tight at Fort Leavenworth as a result of the 9/11 attacks. My company did a lot of work on Federal property and some of the security measures were intense.

[@Canadian_Skeptical]

What other country could produce such a great man?

[@XxBloggs]

Every single one could do it. After all, the US also produced that abomination, Trump.

[@sugarkane4830]

Winston Churchill Arthur Weasley ?

[@paulbegley1464]

@@sugarkane4830 But they also gave us Montgomery oh joy.

[@paulbegley1464]

Possibly 4.000 years ago in Israel maybe a couple of more but you are looking at legions Alexander the great, Moses, Abraham and of course Christ Jesus. But we also had Teddy Roosevelt, George Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln and more modern Ronald Reagan, and when you consider what he had to deal with Donald Trump. And Kennedy wasn't given much a chance.

[@danielbagley3679]

Just about the greatest general president we ever had.

[@skitzochik]

i wish i enjoyed history when i was in high school. seems like none of us truly appreciate education until after our school years. i guess the love of learning must marinate for a couple decades before its ready & ripe.

[@LarsCarlsen-or6ky]

Like wine. ....

[@anlerden4851]

He is so great American Hero for me.😊

[@fergalhenchy3878]

Excellent Documentary, well done!

[@JohnWilmerding]

Like me, Ike was a good German-American, the name Anglicized from 'Eisenhauer', which means 'hewer of steel'.

[@katherinecollins4685]

Absolutely brilliant

[@mahmutkiraz5630]

A good account of Eisenhower's life and career, well balanced with opinions in favour of and against him. Thank you.

[@jorgea.villalon9684]

He was a great strategist, demonstrated during his command of all allied troops during the WWII, as supreme comander, keeping the drama out of it (MONTGOMERY & PATTON) and leading the greatest invasion in human history, then became president of USA to finish his accomplishments, my opinion, JV

[@LilGigiGabor]

What a man.... Thank you for the share. incredibly insightful- food for thought. Gill;Dx

[@celestejohnston6613]

Thank you for this video! I have long wanted to know more about Eisenhower. An intelligent and decent man with strength and integrity.

[@TheKnowledgeMan101]

Fun fact about Eisenhower: When he was stationed in the Philippines, he became good friends with President Quezon and they played poker together with High Commissioner, Paul McNutt, and the Frieder Brothers, a cigar making family from Cincinnati whose plantations and supply of Tobacco came from Manila. In the end, all men including Eisenhower, over games of poker and cigars made by the Frieders, all worked together to find a way to bring more than 1200-1300 Jews from Europe, saving them from the Holocaust. Eisenhower didn't get to see the Jews arrive in the Philippines because he was recalled back to the US in 1939. If you wanna know more, go watch the movie "Quezon's Game".

[@tooslow4065]

"Best clerk I ever had"- Douglas MacArthur.

[@ebenezer1690]

When you need a man to fire on US Veterans “Dugout Doug” is the guy.for you.

[@carborundable]

Oh really? The man who said Eisenhower was the best officer in the entire US army.

[@tooslow4065]

@@carborundable and Ike did what during the war? He never served in combat. And he's better than Patton? I seriously dobt he said that. It he did say Ike was his best clerk

[@willoutlaw4971]

McArthur was a racist bastard. Justifiably fired by Truman.

[@StevenJRoosa]

Of course, MacArthur was a ' perfect example of a General. Roosevelt and Truman couldn't stand him!

[@theresalaux5655]

Very good, very good!

[@josephmilkobustamante5922]

He kept patton, realizing his skills, and patton delivered..

[@SallyAlexandriaAlexParakeets]

Greetings from California. Good documentary on Dwight D. Eisenhower. Happy autumn from our channel.

[@bravosierra2447]

Everybody needs a mentor like General Conner.

[@gilbertodominguez5212]

One of the greatest American presidents and a favorite of mine, although I was just a child when he was in office. Ike warned of the threat to democracy posed by military-industrial complex even though he himself had achieved the highest military rank in the nation. In the desegregation of Little Rock High School he not only federalized the Arkansas Army National Guard but also sent in troops of the 101st Airborne Division.

[@michelmendoza1769]

This Man created the Interstate Highway System

[@mikewilson4847]

Excellent. For me, the right man at the right time.

[@ableland64]

The Eisenhauer's arrived in America at Lewes Delaware on November 17 1741 aboard the ship Europa the Hans Nicholas Eisenhauer family settled in Lancaster County, PA. President Eisenhower family changed the spelling of their last name as did my mothers family when they moved to Gold Hill, North Carolina in 1770 and changed the spelling of last name to Isenhour. Hans Nicholas Eisenhauer was my mothers 8th great grandfather

[@sherrywahl2324]

What? 1741? Lol

[@johnschuh8616]

It is notable that there are more Americans of German descent than English. Though the number of Celtic descent is about the same. Of course, the Royal family is German in blood terms. That the English and German Protestant dynasties should end up in war in 1914, was a tragedy. Except that Kaiser Wilhelm and his Uncle, King Edward, did not get along that might have been avoided. Edward played a sizable role in the forming of the detente with France.

[@sugarkane4830]

@@johnschuh8616 Actually they where cousins not uncle and Nephew

[@jaredcurlish9932]

​@@johnschuh8616you right,it was really a tragedy them fighting each other

[@jaredcurlish9932]

​@@johnschuh8616I think one of the lowest in history,they could have done so much better as allies then as enemies

[@cbdeandc]

I remember having an "I LIKE IKE" button when I was about 6 years old. I still like Ike!

[@stevenstoller3541]

While not perfect, Eisenhower was simply the best person to be President in the 1950s, all things considered.

[@hanshawks5088]

What about Nixon ??

[@mikaelkajan9443]

One of the best!

[@yanickmoravia8426]

I am particularly impressed with the effort of Eisenhower's acumen in the process of the planning of the Battle of Berlin, where he smelled a rat in the last days of the battle to suspect the swift clause of the Germans insinuating the Cold War, Allied/vs/Soviets, from Berlin to Vietnam. We found a collection of items to gather the end of the Middle East Defeat.

[@steve122140]

Make sense please

[@larsbitsch-larsen6988]

Historians usually focus on what happened, as what happened in the view of the public. But the real challenge for leaders like Ike is what happened behind the scenes. Becoming president he also was confronted with the people that became very rich as a result of war and did not want to give up their power positions. I think he managed these as well as it is possible. Even in the best democracies the rich can influence and disrupt "the will of the people".

[@marcorodrigues8303]

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[@PM-bv2nx]

Like McArthur said. Eisenhower was the best clerk he ever had.

[@albertseabra9226]

Truly a decent Man. One of the best Presidents ever.

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)

[@GeorgeSanders67601]

I give that guy 5 stars

[@markbeeman6894]

My dad met Eisenhower after the war when he was stationed in Berlin he shook hands with him during a military review of the officers. My dad was also raised in the Wichita Kansas area. I wonder if they had a conversation about that.

[@kate2create738]

Eisenhower is the most under appreciated American leader that it is a tragedy he is not fully recognized the credit and respect he deserves. Many people see his legacy is certain patches of history, but lack the big picture to tie in all of those patches to see he is the 20th Century architect of not just war but of peace too. And he should be more credited for laying the foundations of the civil rights movement, he understood that his responsibility as the head of state is delicate and that no matter if he pushes for a cause too strongly it can backfire. Eisenhower should be credited that he believed that it would be up to the people to make these changes, if these decisions were expected to stay, he at least laid out the foundation to help the people achieve the chance for true equal rights. It’s shameful that people do not understand this and just see him as if he did nothing!

[@hansleijonmarck9768]

Not american. Swedish, but severely interested in history. His popularity clearly comes from the post-war economic boom. Whether that was his doing or not it was associated with him. This happens all the time in politics worldwide. In Sweden there was a similar economic boom late 50.es to early 70.es. Ca. 10 % increase in income each year even after discounting inflation. In both cases the most important factor was cheap energy (oil).

[@jonathanmorgan6565]

His popularity is mostly due to being allied supreme commander during WWII

[@bouffant-girl]

President Eisenhower contributed to the American economy because he had the courage to tax the rich people and corporations adequately, and he recognized the need for helping the average person. This was largely based upon his own dirt poor upbringing.

[@jhare18]

A Great Man and Leader.

[@malanpapenfus6667]

He is my favorite President. A Patriot who loved the USA more than himself.

[@donchampagne6211]

This otherwise excellent video misses an important point about the origins of the US interstate highway system. I recall Eisenhower saying he had been impressed by how the German autobahn system facilitated the movement of troops and supplies to military fronts. We've never had to use our interstate system for a similar purpose, but, especially in times of hurricanes and other natural disasters, our interstate highway system has had profound, and I think largely positive impact.

[@CONTACTLIGHTTOMMY]

Been longing for another president Eisenhower to rescue the country. Where is he?

[@ba9898]

Sorry, we're the ones who have to rescue our country. He already did his job. Vote blue.

[@JollyPirateAhoy]

I'm always gonna ask for a Brian Boru. Greatly underated

[@Jimboken1]

I’m Brian's sole male heir. Return Oireland to Her rightful inheritance! Down Da Republic!

[@LynnKsCouture]

This documentary clearly shows Ike's strengths in the military arena. As to his political and social areas as President, he did did best in a different environment which he was not trained in.

[@davedalton1273]

Marshall was not Secretary of War; he was Chief of Staff of the Army. Stimson was secretary of War.

[@marcorodrigues8303]

Thank you yes Star Wars.

[@tyjameson7404]

Kay loved Ike’s charisma 👍❤️🙌🙏🏽👏🌹

[@8PointsofRfactor]

Loving the LESS modulated voice - will you redub older videos?

[@jsmcmxlvii]

Eisenhower is one of my favorite Presidents. He was the first Supreme Commander of Europe. Ike was awesome.

[@fasteddie9055]

I remember the Eisenhower 50s and the prosperity experienced during his tenures. The USA was a happy progressive country and full of hope and positivity. I remember his farewell address and warnings against the ever growing MIC . I wish that we could bring back the good old 50s. I LIKE IKE was a great period in American history.

[@vincentanguoni8938]

Yes it was ...part of it is that we were young!!!! A big part of it!

[@YouTubeCensorsEverything]

Except for the segregation stuff.....and the KKK.....and women's rights.....and the isolationism.....and those who were left out. Which was a lot. There clearly was a dark side to the time. With that particular grain of salt in mind you may want to reconcile that time with the issues we face today.

[@DavidBrown-bp4iq]

​@@KZbinCensorsEverything Back when homemaking mothers were respected?

[@jamesconstable3680]

Great video as always. Was wondering which American President you were going to tackle next :) Certainly top ten President IMO

[@stingray4real]

Eisenhower did his homework by studying of Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War'.

[@codwigI]

I am named after him, as he died 18 days after my birth. His name was all over the news during his illness, and my mom liked the name so much. So here I am. Dwight S. Cook.

[@ElkoJohn]

Much obliged.

[@californiadreamin8423]

At 33 minutes. The German Army in Italy , in fact surrendered approximately 1 week before Germany surrendered. I understand it surrendered because it was surrounded.

[@shawndiplock7577]

I love that I found this channel I enjoy the history of people if you haven't you should do Shaka Zulu

[@douglasj.arcuri1370]

Underrated because he wasn’t a glamour boy.This man General President was one of Great Presidents.