Remembering Dwight Eisenhower

Over the course of this year, the centenary of William F. Buckley’s birth, we will republish an article by him weekly. This week’s column reflects on the legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower, written at the time of his passing.

The accomplishments of Dwight Eisenhower will be copiously recorded now that he is gone, that being the tradition, and tradition being what one has come to associate with General Eisenhower, who comes to us even now as a memory out of the remote past. During his lifetime he had his detractors. There are those who opposed Dwight Eisenhower because he was the man who defeated Adlai Stevenson. In their judgment it was profanation for anyone to stand in the way of Adlai Stevenson.

About the Author

William F. Buckley Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr. founded National Review magazine in 1955.

Over the course of this year, the centenary of William F. Buckley’s birth, we will republish an article by him weekly. This week’s column reflects on the legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower, written at the time of his passing.

The accomplishments of Dwight Eisenhower will be copiously recorded now that he is gone, that being the tradition, and tradition being what one has come to associate with General Eisenhower, who comes to us even now as a memory out of the remote past. During his lifetime he had his detractors. There are those who opposed Dwight Eisenhower because he was the man who defeated Adlai Stevenson. In their judgment it was profanation for anyone to stand in the way of Adlai Stevenson.