Eisenhower

I was fascinated by the way Paul Johnson covered so much of Dwight Eisenhower's political and personal identity in his profile in A History of The American People. Eisenhower's adamant hatred of war gave great insight into his personality, highlighting how crucially the president's sense of morality shapes the philosophy and direction of a nation in both foreign and domestic affairs. His resentment of war, combined with his opposition to the conflation of executive and congressional power were instrumental in defining American governmental organization and separating the roles of positions of power in the presidential administration. His morals and executive power were the main reason behind the truce of the Korean War and the ending of the Suez War, and directly shaped the progress of international military and foreign affairs.