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1952 Election

1952 Election. (D) Adlai Stevenson Very bright, very academic Did not relate to people well. * (R) Dwight Eisenhower VP – Richard Nixon “I like Ike”. Eisenhower. Went to Korea, brought troops home 1956 Interstate Highway Act “Brinksmanship” foreign Policy w/ USSR

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1952 Election

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  1. 1952 Election • (D) Adlai Stevenson • Very bright, very academic • Did not relate to people well • * (R) Dwight Eisenhower • VP – Richard Nixon • “I like Ike”

  2. Eisenhower • Went to Korea, brought troops home • 1956 Interstate Highway Act • “Brinksmanship” foreign Policy w/ USSR • Tough stand … “to the brink of war” • Support for Civil Rights • Support was, at times, reluctant • Baby Boom • Rock and Roll

  3. 1956 – Different election … same guys … same result Ike and Nixon Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver

  4. The Baby Boom • Generation born between 1947 – 1963 • Largest generation in U.S. history • Peak in 1957 … 1 baby born every 7 seconds • Reasons? • Men returning from War • Younger marriage age • Prosperity • Culture • Medicine and Science

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