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@Nemy10X2 жыл бұрын
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
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
@@Nemy10X Awesome suggestion
@Quixotic1622 жыл бұрын
Millard Fillmore
@pleaseenteraname11032 жыл бұрын
Calvin Coolidge.
@QBPRODZfr2 жыл бұрын
James Maddison
@TheMasonK2 жыл бұрын
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.
@danielpruitt85502 жыл бұрын
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.
@STho2052 жыл бұрын
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.
@wriptag32 жыл бұрын
Bush, Obama and Clinton have stood on stage many times. Don't judge the state of our nation based on the division Trump created.
@ImperiumMagistrate2 жыл бұрын
That isn’t what happened. JFK dismissed eisnehower’s advice and Eisenhower viewed Kennedy as a pretentious rich boy.
@ImperiumMagistrate2 жыл бұрын
@@danielpruitt8550why don’t you explain how exactly more parties would improve anything
@kumarg35982 жыл бұрын
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.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
What a tough call to make. We must never forget the sacrifices those soldiers made for us on that day.
@philgiglio79222 жыл бұрын
@@iammrbeat ...long maintained that Any man that hit the beach that morning deserves a Silver star
@Promislandzion2 жыл бұрын
He was a clown can’t belive u actually like that president
@kumarg35982 жыл бұрын
@@Promislandzion well technically, i was speaking about his generalship and not presidency. In any case, i dont agree.
@nickv26012 жыл бұрын
@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.😡
@comradepetri50852 жыл бұрын
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.
@TrocaTheNero2 жыл бұрын
Didn't several regime changes and such occur during his time as president?
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
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.
@jtgd2 жыл бұрын
@@TrocaTheNero yup.
@liryan2 жыл бұрын
yet sadly he also did the coup of Guatemala
@JimmyMon6662 жыл бұрын
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.
@LiveFreeAndBeHappy Жыл бұрын
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.
@jeremyc2445 Жыл бұрын
Thank you sincerely for sharing that and God bless your father
@victorocallaghan6791 Жыл бұрын
When did your dad pass away?
@jamesbundason6504 Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace to the brave soldier your dad was
@aaronjackson93859 ай бұрын
God bless you father!! He lived an epic and extraordinary life.
@DerreckPressley Жыл бұрын
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!
@iammrbeat Жыл бұрын
I hope so! And thank you!
@NebulousHaze10 ай бұрын
What a sweet comment! I was thinking the same thing! 🥹❤️
@jessicafournerat38042 жыл бұрын
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.
@80snostalgiacritic60 Жыл бұрын
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.
@BasementEngineer Жыл бұрын
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.
@ScoutTrooperMan Жыл бұрын
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
@saucy36398 ай бұрын
@@BobCassidy lol true
@MrPek-fe9fp5 ай бұрын
People also forget that holocaust did not only involve jews.
@BenjaminRothove2 жыл бұрын
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.
@ghandibanks2 жыл бұрын
I doubt it. Only because war generals have a bad image infront of the public nowadays.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Colin Powell was the closest we got in modern times.
@reeseman19322 жыл бұрын
@@ghandibanks ratio
@ZekeorSomething2 жыл бұрын
I sure we can get elected to the presidency though only if they are holding another position like Secretary of State or Defense
@uprebel51502 жыл бұрын
@@iammrbeatAbsolutely.
@secondavenger97752 жыл бұрын
"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...
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Everything really was more wholesome when it came to elections back then. That said, society overall was meaner, but that's for another video. :)
@conquererofgaming81172 жыл бұрын
@@iammrbeat I would love to see that video. I think people really underestimate how culture effects politics and foreign policy
@erikhendrickson59 Жыл бұрын
@@iammrbeat Yea the whole black people and women barely having any rights thing~
@ChessMasterNate Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@Kaosi Жыл бұрын
"Segregation works"
@howardcitizen24712 жыл бұрын
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".
@cb41503 Жыл бұрын
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
@spaceman0814477 ай бұрын
The same was true of Colin Powell. He preferred to be addressed as General rather than Mr. Secretary.
@pommeNM27 күн бұрын
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.
@faithnewkirk75983 ай бұрын
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!
@iammrbeat3 ай бұрын
Aw. Thanks for the nice comment! :)
@poesc2 жыл бұрын
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.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
40 minutes is probably too long. lol But thank you so much for the kind feedback!
@ImperiumMagistrate2 жыл бұрын
@@iammrbeatEisenhower was overrated
@OMJ_the_Show2 жыл бұрын
Pro tip: listen at 2x speed👍
@CurtTheRed Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@ImperiumMagistrate Жыл бұрын
@@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?
@FourEyedFrenchman2 жыл бұрын
Washington set the standard for the office, Lincoln upheld and preserved it, and Eisenhower cemented it as the most powerful office on the planet.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
I've never heard it put like this, but I dig it.
@philgiglio79222 жыл бұрын
And then trump shat all over the office
@wanderingthewastes61592 жыл бұрын
Lincoln preserved the Union, but not the office? The office he pushed way beyond what it was envisioned.
@memecliparchives22542 жыл бұрын
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.
@jeanellboomer4369 Жыл бұрын
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.
@MrThejboe3oh5 Жыл бұрын
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" 😉
@antimatter7629 Жыл бұрын
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
@augustgurtisen10 ай бұрын
You mean industrialists... aka capitalists?
@joeybrazda36410 ай бұрын
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.
@hunterhobday63632 жыл бұрын
"You always want to go to 'History Things,' " "Yeah, they're fun!" "Stop it," -- "No they're NOT!" Hilarious
@JKNat9004 Жыл бұрын
They will later find themselves quoting him, and all the history they learned and appreciate that he taught them important stuff.
@pierrebegley27468 ай бұрын
I sincerely hope that my kids will grow up to love history like I do.
@NP3GA2 жыл бұрын
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
@didncozosksma44662 жыл бұрын
Eisenhower was him
@Mandark0202 жыл бұрын
I agree(k).
@jhonshephard9212 жыл бұрын
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.
@Staggs2200 Жыл бұрын
Not to mention he predicted and warned against the military industrial complex.
@kristinehayes4885 Жыл бұрын
Bullshit.
@alecwilliams71112 жыл бұрын
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.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alec, and I agree with the assessment that he was the soldier-statesman of the century.
@89Awww2 жыл бұрын
Eisenhower is easily one of my favorite historical figures. Men like him make me proud to be an American. 🗽
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@89Awww2 жыл бұрын
@@iammrbeat OH MY GOD!!! Thank you *SO* much for replying to my comment, you're one of my favorite KZbinrs Mr. Beat!
@mitchclark15322 жыл бұрын
lol
@heronimousbrapson8632 жыл бұрын
He wasn't a historical figure when I started elementary school. He was the actual president.
@89Awww2 жыл бұрын
@@heronimousbrapson863 That's awesome!
@myqueen_RegineVelasquez Жыл бұрын
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 KZbin that will post in-depth analysis and presentation of our country's President accomplishments and balanced criticisms.
@lexus801810 ай бұрын
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.
@Yanramich4 ай бұрын
I believe you meant to say Georgy...
@Nazinsky2 жыл бұрын
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!
@lyndoncmp5751 Жыл бұрын
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.
@11555Rambler Жыл бұрын
"Nazinsky" learning about WW2: Holy shit, that was an Eisenhower joint?!!?!
@Nazinsky Жыл бұрын
@@11555Rambler lololol 😂
@Linnyfish82 жыл бұрын
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.
@11555Rambler Жыл бұрын
If you interpret that address as a warning made in good faith then you might be an intensely gullible person
@jaydysinger92282 жыл бұрын
I’ve been to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum several times, and it’s always a great experience.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome. Yeah, it's one of the better museums imho
@Prussia_Mapper2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@augiegirl12 жыл бұрын
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.
@jengirl753111 ай бұрын
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.
@theroman21302 жыл бұрын
You make me love history, thank you for these engaging videos Mr. Beat :)
@AlekseyHal_iq_2 жыл бұрын
Can we just appreciate that mr.beat teaching us about presidents
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
:)
@papadopoulos6562 жыл бұрын
Beet
@zkoopa44452 жыл бұрын
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)
@TheAurelianProject Жыл бұрын
Yeah let’s appreciate a KZbinr for… making KZbin videos? I guess?
@kenhenderson17622 жыл бұрын
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.
@DoubleJ12038 ай бұрын
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."
@bradley85752 жыл бұрын
Eisenhower definitely is one of our best presidents we have ever had.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you agree :)
@blueninja0122 жыл бұрын
Eisenhower is definitely one of our presidents we have ever had
@Pretermit_Sound2 жыл бұрын
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
@BananaPhoPhilly2 жыл бұрын
@@Pretermit_Sound Nah I definitely agree
@ImperiumMagistrate2 жыл бұрын
No he isn’t he was mediocre. He couldn’t even pass the Lord’s Prayer without LBJ
@epelly32 жыл бұрын
Your videos have gotten so good man, excellent work. Entertaining subtle details aplenty
@bipolit2 жыл бұрын
" could we do something not history related" *Tosses them out of the car*
@shannonbeat2 жыл бұрын
😂
@jeffreysmith6942 жыл бұрын
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.
@JustSkram2 жыл бұрын
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
@toastnjam73842 жыл бұрын
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.
@jeffreysmith6942 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@java46532 жыл бұрын
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.
@jeffreysmith6942 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@johnchessant30122 жыл бұрын
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.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. You have definitely swayed me a bit.
@jtgd2 жыл бұрын
@@iammrbeat perhaps a series on the issues and policies of the administrations?
@TaxEvasionUS2 жыл бұрын
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!
@itscat77232 жыл бұрын
Haven’t had a president better than him since
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Well put there!
@philgiglio79222 жыл бұрын
@@itscat7723 ...jfk came close... another combat vet, as was Nixon
@TaxEvasionUS2 жыл бұрын
@@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!
@johnbill7932 жыл бұрын
@@TaxEvasionUSBJ’s biggest issue was the Vietnam war, unfortunately it overshadows a lot of what LBJ did.
@kurtispittman21032 жыл бұрын
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.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Most definitely. Then again, it was a much different time.
@redneved93 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: I listened to this video on my way back from the Eisenhower Library 👍🏻love the content. Keep it up!
@RandyNelson104 ай бұрын
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!
@nickmurphy42092 жыл бұрын
Great work I wish we had more politicians like Ike. Also I've been enjoying the editing. Gives me a chuckle
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nick!
@McIntosh15812 жыл бұрын
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.
@CaseNumber002 жыл бұрын
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.
@McIntosh15812 жыл бұрын
Did we really need THAT many atmospheric tests to figure that out?
@finngeary72332 жыл бұрын
Guatemala?
@abrahamlincoln9372 жыл бұрын
The one big negative of Eisenhower’s presidency in my opinion, was the CIA-backed coup in Iran in 1953, which his administration approved.
@kalui962 жыл бұрын
haha bomb go boom make loud noises and pretty lights 💥💥💥💥💥
@jannetteberends87302 жыл бұрын
You completely changed my, rather vague, ideas about Eisenhower. Thanks for this informative video. Greetings from the Netherlands
@kingace6186 Жыл бұрын
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.
@darylallen8946 Жыл бұрын
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.
@metalheadcinema2 жыл бұрын
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!
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
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.
@metalheadcinema2 жыл бұрын
@@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
@11555Rambler Жыл бұрын
@@iammrbeat Imagine holding presidents responsible for the actions of the people they appoint and empower
@jlstudios692 жыл бұрын
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!
@bl-ni1iu2 жыл бұрын
It's not his song. He's sharing it's existence
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
@@bl-ni1iu It is my song. I made it. Unless you are getting philosophical or quantum on me?
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Right on. Thanks so much!
@emmgeevideo2 жыл бұрын
The kids in your classes (not to mention KZbin 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.
@amandac.s.9452 Жыл бұрын
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
@yvngflame4069 Жыл бұрын
Eisenhower accomplished so much in his life! He should 100% be talked about more and many young men should look up to him.
@MrPek-fe9fp5 ай бұрын
Indeed. As a General he accomplished even more than as a president.
@jinxedjosie59342 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@InterstateKyle2 жыл бұрын
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.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
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!
@interstate80. Жыл бұрын
I do love me some fellow interstates
@chasekanaly3 ай бұрын
I always come back to this video, Dwight Eisenhower is probably my favorite President and this video always reminds me why
@danielduhzgaming30702 жыл бұрын
I think it’s crazy that Mr. Beat replies to so many comments, you deserve more subscribers
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
That's really kind of you to say. Also, I reply to so many comments because my viewers are pretty amazing people. :)
@Mew_Master2 жыл бұрын
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.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@brianarbenz13292 жыл бұрын
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.
@Xavier17.5 Жыл бұрын
@@brianarbenz1329 and everybody clapped
@Maxaldojo2 жыл бұрын
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!
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
He definitely wanted the U.S. to compete with the Autobahn
@interstate80. Жыл бұрын
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.
@caseclosed93422 жыл бұрын
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!
@michigandersea34852 жыл бұрын
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.
@11555Rambler Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's almost like he didn't really care that much about stopping the second thing or something
@williamheyman54393 ай бұрын
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.
@jpetemadre27242 жыл бұрын
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.
@_ericescobedo2 жыл бұрын
Great vid Mr. Beat! He may now be my new fave president. Also from one musician to another, beautiful harmonies at the end 👌
@penndawt Жыл бұрын
Imagine if Richard Nixon used the "I like Ike" campaign", using "I like Dick".
@SiVlog19892 жыл бұрын
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
@Thordog Жыл бұрын
Thank you MrBeat, for another great video for everyone. 😊
@user-s.09279 ай бұрын
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!
@Idekwtph2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I love Eisenhower he’s one of my favorite presidents
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
I never knew Lenin was a fan of Eisenhower lol
@mattkelly66812 жыл бұрын
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!
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
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.
@mattkelly66812 жыл бұрын
merging is my arch nemesis. i have become a master of navigating though.
@bestpossibleworld2091 Жыл бұрын
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.
@trentonmcconnell19974 ай бұрын
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.
@sydwhatley10 ай бұрын
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.
@person30702 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining yet so packed with information Great video about a great president
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@philv2529 Жыл бұрын
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.
@haveyouseenmyson98762 жыл бұрын
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.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
I've already started the series. :) So far I have videos on Eisenhower, Hoover, Washington, Polk, and Pierce.
@HistoryBluff137 Жыл бұрын
Eisenhower is my 5th favorite President. Great video on a great man by a great KZbinr
@LolManI-75 Жыл бұрын
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!
@CyroAsseo2 жыл бұрын
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.
@blablablablablabla89142 жыл бұрын
I am not an US American - but Eisenhower and Reagan are my favorite presidents of the US in the 20th Century…Great video!
@brandonjade21462 жыл бұрын
what do u think about the roosevelts?
@blablablablablabla89142 жыл бұрын
@@brandonjade2146 T. Roosevelt = 👍👍👍 ///FDR=👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
@johnweber45772 жыл бұрын
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”.
@brandonjade21462 жыл бұрын
@@blablablablablabla8914 i agree, what makes u feel that way
@blablablablablabla89142 жыл бұрын
@@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…
@jpe12 жыл бұрын
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)
@mariaa5777 Жыл бұрын
I'm late to this video, I really enjoyed learning so much about him. Love your channel Mr. Beat❤
@TrenchCoater5 ай бұрын
This was my favorite stories about a president... Thanks for making it!
@RvD01642 жыл бұрын
I knew off president Eisenhouwer. Now i know about president Eisenhouwer. Thanx and greetings from a Dutchman
@TheGreatCooLite2 жыл бұрын
0:05, ah, that was a pleasant throwback
@12grain2 жыл бұрын
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.
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Suggestion noted!
@ElucidationX4k Жыл бұрын
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!
@rabbit251 Жыл бұрын
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.
@nickeichstaedt93792 жыл бұрын
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.
@11555Rambler Жыл бұрын
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
@shaz57112 жыл бұрын
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!
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
It's a great way to attract tourists for sure 🙂
@AKOYAGERO2 жыл бұрын
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. ^^
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
First of all, thank you, and second, absolutely!
@johnwinter97228 ай бұрын
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.
@Kapoonas7 ай бұрын
Really really good video. Learned a lot and really opened my eyes to accomplishments and norms from that time. Ty
@hakeemfullerton86452 жыл бұрын
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
@alex_flamer2 жыл бұрын
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.
@morganleavitt80532 жыл бұрын
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!?
@HatierMinistries Жыл бұрын
Very great video, wow, the amount of pressure Mr. Eisenhower endured throughout his life is mind bobbling
@MrPek-fe9fp5 ай бұрын
Love this channel. Keep it up, Mr. Beat
@hopel48222 жыл бұрын
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.
@KansasAvalancheResearchCenter2 жыл бұрын
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 👍
@alekwasserman2 жыл бұрын
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
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
I should have probably worded it differently. Thanks for the feedback and thank you for your service!
@NyanCatMatt Жыл бұрын
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...
@tombrown1898 Жыл бұрын
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.
@TheJediKermity2 жыл бұрын
Man, I never knew how good Eisenhower was. I was always a history nerd and now learning more about him, I like Ike!
@Geminifan202 жыл бұрын
Would be interesting to see Teddy Roosevelt next sense of the crazy life he lived
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Mos def. I'd really want to travel up to New York if possible to make that one.
@kaleabtesema89472 жыл бұрын
I will be reading more into his foreign policy decisions before I make my judgement. I know for example his position on Lumumba was, like Mossadegh in 1953, that he was a Soviet ally and Ike supported the overturning of his democratically elected government, but there is no evidence to suggest that Lumumba was a Soviet ally and the consequence of that decision was the Congo spiralling out of control ever since and being under dictatorial rule for over 30 years.
@joselima62792 жыл бұрын
Same situation as Guatemala in 1954
@Kitty-ex2gq8 ай бұрын
Ike was just big chillin and vibin fr what a g
@ramal5708 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Guy-the-egg2 жыл бұрын
Dwight D Eisenhower was a very underrated. Though it’s sad that only people know him for the interstate highways
@iammrbeat2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@jeffreysmith6942 жыл бұрын
But that is actually his greatest accomplishment. Think how long that would take now with our bureaucracy. Just look at the California bulletrain fiasco as an example of waste.
@Guy-the-egg2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreysmith694 I’m not saying it wasn’t one of his greatest accomplishments, but i meant that Dwight D. Eisenhower has done a lot of good stuff for the United States. Also, about the California HSR which admittedly I don’t know that much about, here is a video saying it was not bad. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJTNo2egl6yogMk
@rino77892 жыл бұрын
Eisenhower was a steady hand during a decade that could have become turbulent, but didn't. A very level headed leader who we desperately need today. Much respect to him and I doubt we will ever see another like him again.
@11555Rambler Жыл бұрын
It wasn't turbulent in the United States, specifically