And pr, the field that supports the media. I built on his work and did what teachers and scholars say, i extended the his geography histiography. He would say that eisenhower was driven by a Public Relations mentality. Everything he did as a general and president , that was some facet of what he did. One of the reasons why i was telling people the title of the book and they were an eisenhower fan and they winced, because Public Relations can have a Bad Reputation in some circles. When i say that eisenhower embraced and was driven by Public Relations it was not a sense that he wanted to grab glory of it was not a sense that he wanted to fool people. Just the opposite. Eisenhower believed that Public Relations, if properly practiced, was he central to american democracy. And he wrote that in his book at ease. That Public Relations was good for american democracy. He saw it as a way for general eisenhower to get the American Public on board for the war. And he saw it as a way for presiden
Staff. Kevin bailey, thank you for being the best archivist on the face of the earth. The work so hard, that is such great skill, such expertise. Working with me, a green researcher, he had a lot of patients and i appreciate that. He had a lot of patience and i appreciate that. Millner, the archive technician, runs a fantastic research room. Kathy helped me with the photos. Literally everybody on this campus that is the Eisenhower Center i think helped me in one way or another. I would also like to thank retired archivist jim because you gave me the idea for this project. Without him the project definitely would not have happened because it was his idea. I would like to thank you were all a part of this village and thank you for helping me these past few years. Dwight David Eisenhower was born on october 14, 1890. We are about to celebrate the 125th anniversary of his birth. During this 125 years, one thing is clear to me. That he has a legacy from the war that is his greatest legacy.