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[monriatitans]

The Neverending Reading List: Book VII

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer

A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, Eric Hoffer wrote philosophical treatises in his spare time while living in the railroad yards. The True Believer—the first and most famous of his books—was made into a bestseller when President Eisenhower excited it during one of the earliest television press conferences.

Completely relevant and essential for understanding the world today, The True Believer is a visionary, highly provocative look into the mind of the fanatic and a penetrating study of how an individual becomes one.

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ERIC HOFFER (1902—1983) was self-educated. He worked in restaurants, as a migrant field-worker, and as a gold prospector. After Pearl Harbor, he worked as a longshoreman in San Francisco for twenty-five years. The author of more than ten books, including The Passionate State of Mind, The Ordeal of Change, and The Temper of Our Time, Eric Hoffer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983.

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[nationalwatchclockmuseum]

During the 1955 NAWCC National Convention, members took a tour of the White House and presented a sundial to President and Mrs. Eisenhower. The gold plated sundial was set to the longitude and latitude of the Eisenhower's farm in Gettysburg, PA and inscribed with a quote from Henry van Dyke Jr.'s poem "Time Is."

[merdeslawoffice]

Veterans Day

Every year America celebrates Veterans Day on November 11th. The date was originally commemorated as Armistice Day, as November 11, 1918 is regarded as the end of World War I. On October 8, 1956 President Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day Proclamation – changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day. READ MORE...

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Info: https://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp | Photo: Wikimedia Commons

[fanofvintage]

Vintage IKE campaign buttons. To view these listings and more my shop link is in my bio. #political #vintagecampaignbuttons #politicalbuttons #collectibles #republican #republicanmemorabilia #ilikeike #politicalmemorabilia #campaignbuttons #ikecampaign #memorabilia #historicmemorabilia #dwightdeisenhower #eisenhower #eisenhowermemorabilia #presidenteisenhower #atozcherishedvintage https://www.instagram.com/p/CAJTrbgDPYv/?igshid=5rupmuyza5z3

[nunoxaviermoreira]

President Eisenhower's boyhood home by donnieking1811 Abilene, KS https://flic.kr/p/2frj6c3

[mmwhalen]

Funny story about Mr. and Mrs. Eisenhower #eisenhower #presidenteisenhower #mrseisenhower #ikeeisenhower https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt61qpuHr_3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pntay282wgf

[socialjusticeinamerica]

“In memory of the birth day of President Abraham Lincoln, on February 7, 1954; President Dwight Eisenhower, sat in the Lincoln pew, at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, where President Lincoln had attended services.

The sermon by the church's pastor, Dr. George MacPherson Docherty; was based on the Gettysburg Address titled "A New Birth of Freedom." Citing Lincoln's words "under God" as defining words, that set the United States apart. Stating without the words "under God", our pledge could be about any nation.

President Eisenhower was impressed and on February 8, 1954, Rep. Charles Oakman, introduced a bill to congress to enact the change. Congress passed the necessary legislation and PresidentEisenhower signed the bill into law, appropriately, on Flag Day - June 14, 1954.

It was added in the Cold War to show that America was with 'God', unlike America's Atheist (Communist) enemies.

"Under God" was added in the 1950s, early in the Cold War, when fear of Communism was at a peak. Adding this expression was a way to clearly distinguish America from the U.S.S.R., which was militantly atheistic.

President Eisenhower signed the Act that had these words added to the pledge.” From a Wiki user.

[scifitalk]

The 11th Green

[zoeyashwood-blog]

Founded in the soil, returning again ... . Prints available at www.zoeyashwood.com (c) 2018 Zoey Ashwood Fine Art LLC . All that: #videostory #videoseries #vaporwavevideo #vhs #vhsaesthetic #politicalart #50svibes #glitch #glitchaesthetic #presidentEisenhower #fineart #DwightDEisenhower #rawfootage #nostalgia #ikeEisenhower #politics #contemporaryart #conceptual #videoart #surrealism #democracy #conceptualart #glitchartist #vhsedit #artvideo #artvideos (at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br022t4jvi0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12d44m1ps8wo2

[miltonhersheyschool]

On this day in 1953, President Eisenhower visited Hershey, Pennsylvania the day before his 63rd birthday for a celebratory event! In this photo from the MHS archives, you can see President Eisenhower standing in his presidential limo waving to the crowd with the Junior-Senior High School (now known as Catherine Hall) in the background.

[ieatmybroccoli]

The home #presidenteisenhower grew up in. In his day, this was the wrong side of the tracks #adventuresfromthegreatplains #lifeinkansas #smalltownkansas #kansas #greatplains #roadtrip #travel #kansashistory #history #historichome #exploreyourstate #amateurphotography #iphonephotography #sunflowerstate #igkansas (at Eisenhower Home)

[nypaenergy]

#TBT: On August 21, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Niagara Redevelopment Act, directing the Federal Power Commission (now known as FERC, the Federal Energy Regulating Commission) to issue NYPA a license to build the Niagara project.  

[cakane463]

🎄Just before #Christmas 1958 #PresidentEisenhower got his family together outside the White House for a portrait. This Is What the #WhiteHouse Looked Like at Christmas the Year I was born. See how the first ladies decked the halls. You can see what it looked like when you were born also. http://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/g13978271/white-house-christmas-decorations/

[learninggameworld]

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— Learning Game World (@learninggamewld) October 14, 2017

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[ariohelmy]

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Grandfather KH Zainul Arifin accompanied President Sukarno for the historical State Visit to President Eisenhower's White house #criticalpast #presidensoekarno #khzainularifin #panglimasantri #pahlawannasional #pahlawannasionalindonesia #thewhitehouse #eisenhower #presidensukarno #presidenteisenhower (at The White House)

[mariorobinson]

President Dwight David Eisenhower Artist: Andrew Wyeth gouache, watercolor and graphite on natural colored vellum 1959 Collection of LACMA ————————————— Wyeth was reluctant to accept commissions. Nevertheless, he accepted a commission to paint President Eisenhower for the cover illustration of the September 7, 1959 issue of Time magazine. Eisenhower sat for the portrait at his home in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania over the period of 5 days for short periods in August 1959. ————————————— #presidentsday #andrewwyeth #presidenteisenhower #timemagazine #presidentialportrait #america #marioarobinson