Having many many technology problems (ha what’s new?) anyways we did blog discussion
President Harry Thruman-33rd 1945-1953
- Vice president for FDR in January, 1945
- Took over for FDR when he died in April, 1945
- One of the most unpopular presidents of all time when he left office 22% approval rating
- Rating has improved greatly over the last 60 year
Thruman accomplishments:
- VE day and VJ day
- Desegregated federal work
- Passed the 22nd amendment
- Kept pushing for Civil Rights
President Dwight Eisenhower-34th 1953-1961
- Famous WW2 general
- Decided to join R party after WW2
- This all but guaranteed him a win in the 1952 election
- Richard Nixon was his Vice-president
- Diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and has a minor stroke while president
- The 1952 and 1953 election were very similar they were both with Eisenhower and Stephenson, Eisenhower was Republican and Stephenson was a Democrat.
- Pledged to end the Korean War.
- The Little Rock 9 were black people that went to a white school during a very segregated time and only one of the graduated
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