Eisenhower administration

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U.S. presidential administration

The Eisenhower administration was the U.S. presidential administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961, marked by Cold War containment policies, interstate highway expansion, and a moderate Republican domestic agenda.

Aliases (4)

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. presidential administration →
civilRightsPolicy	Civil Rights Act of 1957 → Civil Rights Act of 1960 →
country	United States →
created	Department of Health, Education, and Welfare → Interstate Highway System → National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
defensePolicy	reduction of conventional forces → reliance on nuclear weapons →
doctrineAnnounced	Eisenhower Doctrine for Middle East →
domesticPolicyFocus	balanced budgets → infrastructure expansion → labor-management stability → moderate welfare state →
economicPolicy	fiscal conservatism → limited government spending growth → low inflation emphasis →
educationPolicy	National Defense Education Act →
endTime	1961 →
enforced	Brown v. Board of Education decision →
engagedIn	covert operations by CIA →
expanded	Social Security coverage →
followedBy	Kennedy administration →
foreignPolicyDoctrine	Eisenhower Doctrine → New Look policy → containment →
foreignPolicyFocus	Cold War strategy → anti-communism → massive retaliation → nuclear deterrence →
headOfGovernment	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
ideology	Modern Republicanism → moderate Republicanism →
inOfficeDuring	Hungarian Revolution of 1956 → Korean War armistice → Sputnik launch → Suez Crisis → U-2 incident → start of Space Race →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
maintained	Social Security program →
notableEvent	Alaska statehood → Hawaii statehood →
partOf	Cold War →
politicalParty	Republican Party →
precededBy	Truman administration →
president	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
sentFederalTroopsTo	Little Rock, Arkansas →
signed	Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 →
spacePolicy	civilian control of space program →
startTime	1953 →
supported	creation of CENTO → creation of SEATO →
vicePresident	Richard Nixon →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Foreign Operations Administration → National Defense Education Act →	historicalPeriod
Eisenhower's 1960 State of the Union Address ("presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower") → Public Law 84-627 ("Eisenhower administration domestic policy") →	partOf
Eisenhower Doctrine →	announcedDuring
Modern Republicanism ("Dwight D. Eisenhower presidency") →	appliedDuring
Operation Zapata ("Dwight D. Eisenhower administration") →	approvedBy
Massive Retaliation strategy ("Dwight D. Eisenhower administration") →	associatedWith
Highway Trust Fund →	createdDuring
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954 ("Dwight D. Eisenhower administration") →	enactedUnder
Truman administration →	followedBy
86th United States Congress ("Dwight D. Eisenhower administration") →	meetsDuring
Bay of Pigs Invasion →	plannedUnder
Operation Wetback ("Dwight D. Eisenhower administration") →	pointInTime
Kitchen Debate →	politicalContext
Mamie Eisenhower →	politicalEra
Kennedy administration →	precededBy
New Look defense policy →	presidentialAdministration
Civil Rights Act of 1957 ("Dwight D. Eisenhower administration") →	supportedBy
Backstairs at the White House →	timePeriodCovered
Lillian Rogers Parks →	workedOn