Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidency (jan 20, 1953 – jan 20, 1961)
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'ike' | CABINET|
[responsibilities]Did a lot of delegating, mostly to former corporate executives; controversial
[women] Oveta Culp Hobby as head of HEW; first woman in a republican cabinet | MODERN REPUBLICANISM |
[Fiscal conservative] wanted to balance budget after years of deficit spending
[Socialist programs] Continued/expanded some ( ↑social security, ↑ minimum wage, HEW (dept of health, education, and welfare), soil-bank program (↓ production, ↑ income), etc)
[But otherwise conservative] (opposed federal healthcare, fed aid for education, etc) |ECONOMIC PROSPERITY| [ratings] best rated econ policy in history of american presidents
[income] per-capita income tripled 1945-1960, fam income doubled, etc
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