Elected office an american can attain. Inwas born in this house texas in 1890. Rearedabilene, kansas, in this white frame building. His boyhood room is today much as he left it. Dwights High School Memories could be those of 100 million other americans. After hisin abilene graduation in 1909, he took a job as night foreman, fire stroker, and handyman in the bell springs creamery, still standing, where his father worked. Paulding ice was one of the heavy chores that kept dwight busy as he waited for his appointment to the United States military academy at west point. At the academy, cadet eisenhower drilled in the quadrangle, worshiped at the chapel, and pledged his attention to duty, service to country in the service of the school. At the inauguration of president 1913,w wilson in eisenhower marched proudly with his fellow cadets in the inaugural parade. Up with thee lined military Academy Football team, but he injured a knee and cadet eisenhower saw his football career come to an end.
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Wisconsin. I minean, wisconsins a lot of electoral votes now. You dont throw those away. Must have take and page out of fdrs book then. Thats an interesting point. Thats a good point. I know you. So, dr. Greene, bob, thank you very much for another excellent program. [ applause ] if the library can find a way to get you back for a fifth program in five years, ill certainly be here. Thank you, henry. Thank you all very, very much. [ applause ] American History tv airs every weekend on cspan 3 and on prime time on week night when is congress is in recess. We cover a wide variety of topics. You can watch all of our programs, find our tv schedule, see youtube clips of upcoming shows and connect with us on twitter and facebook. This is American History tv only on cspan 3. Join American History tv on saturday, november 7th for tours and live interviews from the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans. Well explore the uss tang experience and take your questions. World war ii, 70 years la
He either, he does one of two things for certain. He either amends the speech himself, or he allows his speechwriters, john hughes, to cut this out at his bequest. What does that say about eisenhower . That says that either eisenhower wants to try to keep peace in the valley with mccarthy, and he sees mccarthy as being too big to take on on the National Stage right here, or he needs to win wisconsin. I minean, wisconsins a lot of electoral votes now. You dont throw those away. Must have take and page out of fdrs book then. Thats an interesting point. Thats a good point. I know you. So, dr. Greene, bob, thank you very much for another excellent program. [ applause ] if the library can find a way to get you back for a fifth program in five years, ill certainly be here. Thank you, henry. Thank you all. Just some of the fairs and festivals this fall on cspan 2s book tv. American history tv airs all weekend every weekend on cspan 3 and in primetime on weeknights when congress is in recess.
Time has gone by, wouldnt you say . I had read from the book by gene Edwards Smith he would have easily gone to the u. S. Naval academy, but he was accepted at west point. He graduated 61st in a class of 164, so this is really openended to any one of you. He was a pretty average student. This is what made getting an aminus very difficult. Now we know the rest of the story. I do know he attended the general Staff Command College at leavenworth and he graduated first in his class on that one. He said that that was what really it was his paradigm shift to make the army and leadership his career. Prior to that, of course, we all know that he applied to annapolis first and it was for the Free Education because they came from very humble beginnings. Then he was too old because he worked to put his brother through school. Annapolis turned him down and he applied to west point and got that, so he wasnt really sure about what direction he wanted his career to take until he went to leavenworth.