Ike\u27s Leadership Lessons for New President

Abstract

Just days into his presidency in the winter of 1953, Dwight Eisenhower met with his advisers and discussed a challenge from within the majority Republican caucus. If mishandled, it could have endangered his program for a stronger America. The issue, as he later related, was the demand of conservative Republican legislative leaders that Eisenhower balance the budget immediately and cut taxes no matter what the result. [excerpt