Dwight D. EisenhowerCOLL148 Professor Nast

By Joey Martinez

June 19th 2012

Introduction:

• The purpose of this presentation is to educate the reader about Dwight D. Eisenhower’s accomplishments through the eyes of a war veteran.

• You will learn about how his strategic and exceptional leadership, set the tone for WWII’s many accomplishments and his abundant problem solving skills as the 34th President of the United States.

Introduction (Cont.)• Dwight D. Eisenhower was Supreme Commander

during WWII. He was elected the 34th President of the United States.

• He was a strategic general, with great leadership and management skills. His abilities allowed him to be chosen as the Supreme Commander for all allied forces in Europe during WWII.

• He was big on Civil Rights and Foreign Policies.• Technology - Eisenhower used it to his advantage;

he was the first President to hold a televised news conference and the first to have an advertising agency produce a television campaign commercial for his reelection.

• Eisenhower was a brilliant forger of alliances, partnerships and coalitions.

• A master at using the full range of diplomatic, political, and economic resources to win World War II, he also used those resources to win the peace.

• As supreme commander of the Allied military coalition in World War II — in the Mediterranean and then in Northwest Europe — General Eisenhower made the crucial and frequently controversial decisions that led to victory. He held together the military alliance. The shining moment for his command came at Dday in early June 1944, when he led his successful Allied forces in the greatest amphibious invasion in history.

• He relentlessly promoted unity among the nations allied in opposition to communist aggression, as he did among the services

in the U.S. military establishment.

Military accomplishments:

Cont. /Military accomplishments

• He never shied from controversy, even when it could have seriously jeopardized his future. He made decisions tactically.

• No commander ever cared more for the safety and well being of his soldiers. Shortly after D-Day he wrote: “The soldiers, sailors, and airmen are indescribable in their elan, courage, determination and fortitude. They inspire me.” To his generals he was a stern, demanding commander, but to his troops he was simply “Ike."

• He resigned from the Army on February 7, 1948 to serve as president of Columbia University.

My field of Study:• My field of study is management, so I transferring

my military transcripts into college credit with devry and they are giving me 43 credits, along with my 3 classes I am presenting taking to reach my BA in Technical Management.

• My present goals are to keep up with my classes and study hard and focus on my education, to reach my graduation date sometime in the summer of 2014.

• I chose this field because, after almost years in the U.S. Army and being deployed most of them. I wish to enhance my already experienced computer skills along with problem solving, and management skills.

• Commander-in-Chief• Barack H. Obama• Secretary of Defense• Leon Panetta• Secretary of the Army• John McHugh• Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff US Army• Admiral Martin Dempsey• Army Chief of Staff• General Raymond Odierno• Sergeant Major Of The Army• SMA Raymond F. Chandler• 1SG WOODS, MICHAEL• PLATTON SGT. SFC YOUNG, MIKE

Characteristics of an Effective Leader:

• There are many factors that contribute to effective leadership, and I will address.

• The first characteristic of effective leadership is empathy, an understanding and identification with another person's feelings, situation and goals.

• An effective leader shows a tenacious determination and resolve, never wavering in spite of obstacles.

• A good leader must be able to detach themselves from the situation and analyze it from a distance.

• a leader must have excellent communication skills.

• Not every leader will have an intimate knowledge of the subject, but he will be able to turn to the people in the know and gather any necessary resources as required.

• Some positive leadership traits that Eisenhower possessed was his ability to be “honest, self-reliant, hardworking, ambitious, and God fearing.

My Leadership Qualities:

• I have excellent leadership skills. I am hard driving, with great analytical skills. I always talk with my co-workers using great communication skills. I love to trouble shot a lot of issues on my job, so I have great problem solving skills. Some simple examples are:

• Integrity• Excellent Trainer• Confident• Strong Team builder• Honorable• Loyal• Great listener• Good Decision Making

Defining Leadership Qualities:• I strongly believe there are five main qualities you must have that define your true leadership qualities

and here they are:• • 1. Desire - One must have a strong desire to see others succeed. A leader must give and serve to his

followers in order to gain success and the right to be known as a leader.• • 2. Faith - As the great Napoleon Hill states in his masterpiece "Think and Grow Rich", "FAITH is the

starting point of all accumulation of riches!" Just as we have faith in religion, family, and friends, a true leader will have faith in their team of followers and believe in each and every one of them without discrimination.

• • 3. Commitment - A strong and un-deniable commitment to your team of followers is crucial. Individuals

feel that sense of dedication and commitment to seeing them succeed from the one specific leader that they are looking to for success and if for some odd reason that confidence and feeling of security goes missing, so will the individual and, make no mistake about it, several others.

• • 4. Honesty - Honesty and Integrity go hand-in-hand in showing excellent leadership qualities. Dishonesty

in your leadership will be noticed, if not immediately, but in due time and can destroy all efforts made to succeed. So let's keep it simple, remain at all times honest with your following team, and you will always be their leader.

• • 5. Uniqueness - This is a great quality to have. As people, not one person is the same and we are already

unique amongst others. Being unique in leadership maintains the focus on you as a leader and you will always maintain the interest of your team members. There's nothing worse than becoming a boring leader. It's a sure way to not be considered a leader at all.

An Impressive Display:

• In May of that same year, Eisenhower was sent to Europe, tasked with building unity amongst the Allies as the Commanding General of the European Theater.

• By November he was the Commander in Chief of the Allied forces in Africa, and carried out Operation Torch, and in the next year, he became Commander of the invasion of Sicily and Italy.

• Nearly a year after Operation Torch, the planning for Operation Overlord, commonly known as D-Day, came underway, and Dwight became the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces.

Operation Overlord and the Five Star General

• On June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord was executed, and the day was marked as the beginning of the end for the Axis of Evil, with Dwight Eisenhower the proprietor of their doom.

• In December, Dwight was promoted to five star General of the Army to commemorate his actions on D-Day

The Closing of Theatres:

• In May, 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allied forces, bringing the bloodiest conflict in history to a close.

• Dwight Eisenhower was name Military Governor of United States Controlled Zones at the close of the war, and in November, he was selected as the U.S. Army’s Chief of Staff.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower• On November 4, 1952, Dwight Eisenhower became the 34th

president of the United States.• Dwight’s Presidency was marked by a strong push for peace

around the world, with him having overseen the cease fire of the Korean War, pushed for peace with the Soviet Union regardless of America’s strong anti-communist beliefs, and refusal of Military intervention in Vietnam.

• The slogan of Dwight’s presidency became “Peace and Prosperity”, marking the five star general as a man of cause, one who fought for the results of the mission, and not the mission itself.

• Eisenhower became the first president to be forced from office by the constitution, as he had served two full terms, but it is likely he would have won a third.

Eisenhower’s Military Awards:• During his service, Eisenhower received many awards and

decorations, here is a list of those he won (these are only American Awards, as there is not enough space to list those he won internationally, because they number, combined, at 61).

1. Army Distinguished Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters2. Navy Distinguished Service Medal3. Legion of Merit4. Mexican Border Service Medal5. World War I Victory Medal6. American Defense Service Medal7. American Campaign Medal8. European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver and

four bronze service stars9. World War II Victory Medal10.Army of Occupation Medal with "Germany" clasp 11. National Defense Service Medal (2 awards)

Accomplishments of President Eisenhower:

• He oversaw the cease-fire of the Korean War• kept up the pressure on the Soviet Union during the

Cold War• made nuclear weapons a higher defense priority,• launched the Space Race• enlarged the Social Security program• began the Interstate Highway System.

Summary/Conclusion:Dwight D. Eisenhower was a man who had spent much of his life concerned with war. His planning and management of the allied forces in Europe has earned him the respect of all he served with and who read and watched his accomplishments. His attention to detail in careful planning and great

Communication skills, truly made him a highly outstanding leader. As President, his truly dedication to the care of the nation again made him a man to remember in great ways. He balanced the budget 3 times during his time in office, and with many other accomplishments help point America into a way of the future for technology and future growth. A true Hero, and great President with excellent leadership.

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