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President Eisenhower believed that states must be forced to comply with federal law if they refuse to obey.-Novanet
Eisenhower believed in sending troops, Kennedy did not.
Eisenhower believed in sending troops, Kennedy did not.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower intervened in the Little Rock controversy in 1957 to enforce the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, after Governor Orval Faubus deployed the National Guard to prevent nine African American students from entering. Eisenhower believed in upholding federal law and maintaining civil order, as the Supreme Court had ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. By sending federal troops to ensure the students could safely attend school, Eisenhower aimed to demonstrate the federal government's commitment to civil rights and the rule of law.
President Eisenhower did not agree with the decision of the Supreme Court in Brown vs Board of Education that educational institutions in the South were unequal and segregation hurt students who did not get an "equal" education. He felt the decision was a mistake. But, as President he was sworn to uphold the law and enforce the law. Eisenhower was a constitutionalist and to him, the Court's ruling had the force of law. Governor Faubus of Arkansas was defying the Court's order so Eisenhower took over command of the National Guard and ordered troops to enforce the integration of Central High School.
The country that President Eisenhower believed would be the first to fall to communism in Asia was Vietnam.
He was more concerned about Laos than Vietnam. He apparently believed that that is where the trouble might start.
It was Dwight D. Eisenhower. Not John F. Kennedy or Lyndon Johnson as is sometimes mistakenly believed.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower continued Harry Truman's support for the French in Vietnam because he believed in the domino theory. The domino theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also follow. To prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, Eisenhower believed it was necessary to support the French in their fight against the communist-led Viet Minh.
It's believed that the idea came around during Eisenhower's presidency, but it was executed (and failed) under President Kennedy.
Eisenhower believed in sending troops, Kennedy did not.