If the right wing wants a fight, they're going to get it. If they want to leave the Republican party and form a third party, that's their business, but before I end up, either this Republican party will reflect progressivism or I won't be with them anymore.
― Dwight Eisenhower.
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States of America from 1953 to 1961. During World War 2, he was the supreme commander of the Allied Forces, and served as a five star general in the US army, He served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. He opposed Joseph McCarthy and was a moderate conservative who continued New Deal agencies and expanded Social Security. He passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and sent the troop to integrate schools. With the National Defense Education Act he promoted the establishment of strong science education. He also tried to end Korean war by signing a peace treaty which was successfully done.
On October 27, 2023, as part of the renaming of U.S. military installations that were previously named after Confederate military leaders, Fort Gordon was redesignated Fort Eisenhower in honor of the former President. The ceremony was attended by two of Eisenhower's granddaughters.