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Subscribe now wherever you get your podcast. Hi, everyone out there today. Steve here with a special announcement for you from Richard Lim, host of the podcast, This American President.

Richard is a fellow member of the Parthenon Podcast Network.

Some remember Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency as a time of peace, prosperity, but in

reality, it was an era of constant global crises.

In this episode, preview from This American President, host Richard Lim

explores how Eisenhower skillfully navigated the perils of the Cold War. This American

president is a fantastic podcast, and I highly recommend you follow the links in the show

notes to learn how to listen and subscribe. Thank you for listening, and I will talk to you next time.

Now, there were several things that happened during Eisenhower's last couple of years in office.

Secretary of State Dulles' health declined.

His cancer had spread, and on May

1959, he died. Just a few months later, Ike's old mentor, George Marshall, died as well. In a short

period of time, Eisenhower had lost the two men that perhaps did more to shape his military and

presidential careers.

Also, a communist regime took over in Cuba, led by Fidel Castro.

He soon began befriending many of America's communist enemies and imposing a dictatorship on the island.

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