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In our previous episode, we covered the first president of the Cold War era, Harry S. Truman.

It was under President Truman that America initiated its policy of containment to contain

what it considered the greatest threat to world peace, the Soviet Union.

This new conflict, the Cold War, was unlike anything ever before it.

Now two nations dominated the globe, and with the development of thermonuclear weapons,

had the capacity to destroy civilization itself.

History had entrusted Harry Truman, who had defense of the free world, and he confronted crisis

after crisis, always with the specter of nuclear war in the background. But now Truman's presidency

was over, and he had left the world stage.

In his place was one of the most capable and experienced leaders in American history.

His name was Dwight David Eisenhower, the great hero of World War II,

the Supreme Allied commander who had invaded Normandy, defeated Hitler, and liberated Europe.

Now Eisenhower, or Ike, as his friends called him,

had the responsibility of leading the free world during this dangerous time. Few people today can

recall the major events or accomplishments of Eisenhower's presidency. To many, he is a mere

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