Eisenhower notes

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disagreed with heavy state intervention 

Poltiical credibility from being a serving as NATO supreme commander 

eisenhower aimed to balance the income and expenditure by 62 however there was budget deficits every year

conservative and republican policies reduced amount of federal spending and influence

8 millionaires in cabinet

began to sell of government business to private capital to reduce federal economic control

large scale highway building that was to be payed for by a fuel vat 

mccarcythism and the fallout of mccarthy and Eisenhower threatened eisenhowers positions as authority and discredited the legitimacy of his presidency

reduced federal taxes by 7 billion 

extended social security was extended to self employed people 

eisenhower was popular in congress and gained support from many african american voters due to his alliance efrom adam clayton powell

minimum wage was rased from 75 cents to a dollar an hour 

congress introduced a $1 billion subsidy for housing and more road construction in defiance of eisenhower

introduction of alaska and hawaii

created military industrial complex

increased spending on education and creation of NASA 

slashed agricultural subsides which caused farmers to overproduce for lost income and creation f they bank law 1956 that failed as prices continued to drop 

increased investment in social security with the creation of the department of health, education and welfare was established 

recession in 1957-58 resulted in unemployment and drop in production avoided any spending programmes due to fear of inflation

he appointed the frist african american as undersecretary as labour 

1959 budget deficit was $12.5 billion 

encouraged labour unions to allow african americna labourers and he demanded desegration of interstate dining facilities on trains 

appointed earl warren to supreme court who heard brown v topeka board of education 

little rock arkansas 1957, sent federal troops to protect little rock 7 entering school 

he ordered the release of two black boys aged 7 and 9 for the rape of a white girl 

1957 civil rights act aimed at franchising black americans