Cruzer1 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I'm kind of a history buff, and I love old interactions such as this between President Kennedy and President Eisenhower. I was shocked that Kennedy referred to him as General, unless Ike had told him to call him that before this call... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 After leaving office JFK restorer Ike’s army status. That’s the cliffs notes version. He did that to soothe the old man and butter him up. It was his preferred title and especially at that moment in time JFK needed Ike’a support to convince the country. He’d have called him Master Ike the Supreme if that would have worked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 34 minutes ago, oblong said: After leaving office JFK restorer Ike’s army status. That’s the cliffs notes version. He did that to soothe the old man and butter him up. It was his preferred title and especially at that moment in time JFK needed Ike’a support to convince the country. He’d have called him Master Ike the Supreme if that would have worked. Ike served as President, but found a lot about politics to be silly and pointless, so he preferred General. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 6 hours ago, Cruzer1 said: I'm kind of a history buff, and I love old interactions such as this between President Kennedy and President Eisenhower. I was shocked that Kennedy referred to him as General, unless Ike had told him to call him that before this call... First of all - very cool that this is recorded on an album..............that's how they recorded things Secondly. Could you imagine anyone having a meaningful conversation like that with Trump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, oblong said: After leaving office JFK restorer Ike’s army status. I'm a bit confused by this. In the United States, you get to keep your highest title, correct? Ergo some people still call Rudy "Mayor Giuliani", and Hillary is still "Madame Secretary"? If that is true, wouldn't Eisenhower be entitled to be called General if he wanted to be, regardless of his active status? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 13 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said: I'm a bit confused by this. In the United States, you get to keep your highest title, correct? Ergo some people still call Rudy "Mayor Giuliani", and Hillary is still "Madame Secretary"? If that is true, wouldn't Eisenhower be entitled to be called General if he wanted to be, regardless of his active status? AFAIK, post duty titles in the US are nothing more than courtesies. They can be offered or ignored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/letter-president-eisenhower-upon-signing-bill-restoring-his-military-rank he was restored to “active duty”. A technicality as he had no authority. Just an ego boosting ego thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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