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Did you know that C-SPAN answers the question, ” Why is Eisenhower one of the best?” C-SPAN rankings include ten categories and over 100 history and presidential scholars. The service is unbiased in its political history, although I’m sure many will claim they lean “toward the other side.” In the most recent ranking in 2021, Eisenhower comes in at fifth, behind Theodore Roosevelt and ahead of Harry Truman.
His brother Edgar went first. During that time, Ike approached his US Senator for an academy appointment. He didn’t ask specifically for West Point but said he’d take either West Point or Annapolis. In 1911, he received the appointment. Since he was nearly 21, the US Navy said he was too old, so it was West Point!
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