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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Milton Eisenhower

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Milton Eisenhower

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This is a transcript of an oral history interview with Milton Eisenhower. Eisenhower began the interview by discussing his brother, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the 1952 Presidential campaign. Subjects include the influences on General Eisenhower's decision to run in 1952; Republican opponent, Robert Taft's position on mutual security; the efforts of Henry Cabot Lodge and Thomas Dewey to persuade Eisenhower to run; Eisenhower's decision to align with the Republican party; the fight for the nomination; differences between Eisenhower and Taft; selection of Richard Nixon; and events surrounding the 'Nixon fund' story. Eisenhower then focused on his brother's presidency including the selection of the Eisenhower Cabinet, the influence of the Cabinet on the President, the President's handling of the Joseph McCarthy situation, the 1960 Presidential campaign, the President's relationship with Richard Nixon, the functioning of the Cabinet following the President's 1955 heart attack, President Eisenhower and public opinion, defense spending and defense contracts, President Eisenhower's speeches, briefing material for the President, Eisenhower's style of leadership, and media misconceptions on the development of foreign policy. Milton Eisenhower concluded the interview with a discussion of his own role in the Eisenhower Administration.