(Hargrove 10). His strongest skill in the field of battle was the caring of his men, “throughout 1940, he showed his skill at organizing the movement of large numbers of troops, as well as feeding, housing, and training them.”(Hargrove 49) He was a modest man standing next to some of the most prestigious men in the world.Winston Churchill is the main member of the British Army in which Eisenhower would work with. His relationship with Churchill would soon grow very strong. They became friends and stayed that way even after the war. In a letter that he sent to him on his eighth birthday, Dwight writes, “Dear Winston, I know I speak for my fellow countrymen, as I know I do for myself, in sending you warmest congratulations on reaching a landmark in a life that is in itself a series of great landmarks”(Davis 113).After his successful service as the chief of staff, Eisenhower looked to the country as they cried out “We like Ike,” the slogan for his campaign. Nearly thirty four million Americans where singing the phrase, as they walked to election booth and marked Ike on the ballet, the Republican candidate for the presidential election of 1952. His running mate was a U.S. senator from California, Richard Nixon, and it was an easy victory for the two (Hargrove 65). In his presidency, Eisenhower performed great tasks for which we are still very thankful for today. The most important were motivated by his morality and his beliefs in his position. (Andersen) The Eisenhower Doctrine was a doctrine to help the third world countries. The problem with this was that the American society was blind to fact that these people needed help, and they didn’t understand that it would soon effect them. Dwight Eisenhower stated in his second Inaugural AddressNew forces and new nations stir and strive across the earth. From the deserts of North Africa to the islands of the South Pacific one-third of all ma...
