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[footnoteRef:10] in the 1952 Republican primaries, the "Old Guard" was represented by Senator Robert a. Taft while the moderates were represented by Dwight D. Eisenhower.[footnoteRef:11] With the idea of saving the Republican Party from the extremism of Taft and McCarthy, Eisenhower won the Republican nomination for the 1952 Presidential election and handily beat Adlai Stevenson for the Presidency.[footnoteRef:12] Republican Conservatism was regenerated through the rise of Eisenhower and the moderate wing he represented to premiere national prominence as the New Republicanism[footnoteRef:13] and to the Presidency.[footnoteRef:14] Through actively sought bipartisan cooperation, Eisenhower's administration worked effectively on the domestic front, backing aspects of the New Deal, expanding aspects of Social Security, and working effectively toward desegregation[footnoteRef:15]; meanwhile, Eisenhower also worked effectively in foreign affairs in such countries as Korea, China and the Middle East.[footnoteRef:16] in sum, Eisenhower's and the moderate wing's efforts succeeded in healing the rift within the Republican Party that had severely weakened it. [5: Ibid., pp. 94-5.] [6: Ibid., p. 103.]...

Eisenhower in War and Peace. New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2012, p. 495.] [9: Smith, p. 490.] [10: Hamby, p. 103.] [11: Ibid., p. 116.] [12: Ibid., pp. 117-119.] [13: Ibid., pp. 121-125.] [14: Ibid., pp. 115-118.] [15: Ibid., pp. 126-7.] [16: Ibid., pp. 129-136.]
3. Conclusion

Dwight D. Eisenhower was an undoubted war hero from his service during World War II. This heroism contributed to his popular appeal among U.S. citizens. Nevertheless, his rise to power and his Presidency were more effective due to his ability to heal the crisis in Republican Conservatism. Torn apart by a schism created by an "Old Guard" right wing represented by Senators Joseph a. McCarthy and Robert a. Taft vs. The Party's more moderate wing, the Republican Party was considerably weakened. Eisenhower's moderate "pragmatic" Republican stance at home and abroad proved highly effective against the radical right wing. It created a New Republicanism that succeeded in achieving Eisenhower's Presidency and effectively worked in a bipartisan fashion in domestic and foreign arenas.

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Cooper, Jr., John Milton. Pivotal Decades: The United States, 1900-1920. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1990.

Hamby, Alonzo. Liberalism and Its Challengers: From F.D.R. To Bush. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Smith, Jean Edward. Eisenhower in War and Peace. New York, NY: Random House, Inc.,…

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Cooper, Jr., John Milton. Pivotal Decades: The United States, 1900-1920. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1990.

Hamby, Alonzo. Liberalism and Its Challengers: From F.D.R. To Bush. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Smith, Jean Edward. Eisenhower in War and Peace. New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2012.
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