Dwight D. Eisenhower ran on the campaign of active Cold War containment, pledging “I shall go to Korea” to secure “an early and honorable” peace. Challenges: In 1957, the Soviet Sputnik—the world’s ...

Here is an enduring image of the Second World War—Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, huddling with members of the 101st Airborne Division on the eve of D-Day.