TWO REPORTERS

Will Republicans ever back a decent leader again - like this one? / FROM THE ARCHIVE

October 28, 2023 David K. Shipler & Daniel Zwerdling
TWO REPORTERS
Will Republicans ever back a decent leader again - like this one? / FROM THE ARCHIVE
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As we publish this, Congressional Republicans have just elected their new Speaker - a right-wing extremist who led the fight, which many consider seditious, to overthrow Joseph Biden’s 2020 democratic election. So it’s more astonishing than ever to revisit the presidency of Republican Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower. His granddaughter, Susan Eisenhower, describes some of Ike's visionary and controversial policies - which many if not most Republicans would likely oppose today.

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