Harry Truman
The 33rd president and was in office from 1950-1952. During World War I, Truman served as an artillery officer, making him the only president to have seen in combat in World War I. Stepping up from Vice President to President upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt (April 12th, 1945). Truman had already made several indelible marks on the pages of history long before the 50s had begun. Truman vetoed the Taft-Harley Act which amended the National Labor Relations Act.The Taft-Hartley Act prohibited jurisdictional strikes, wildcat strikes, political strikes, secondary boycotts, picketing, closed shops and donations to unions by the federal campaigns. Truman also created the Truman Doctrine which was used to try to contain communism in Eastern Europe.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Born October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969. He was a five-star general in the United States Army and the 34th President of the United States, 1953 until 1961. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45, from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO. While in office Eisenhower he threatened to use nuclear weapons, forcing China to agree to a cease-fire of the Korean War. Eisenhower introduced the Eisenhower Doctrine a was a message to Congress which allowed to assist American economy. Overall Americans would rank Eisenhower in the Top 10.
