EISENHOWER (I LIKE IKE)

I'm interested in Ike and this is my one big reason
why I'm interested in Ike:
He's won the acclaim of people of other nations
"The individual American is self-reliant
and wants to stand on his own feet"
That's good enough for me...

Secret reconnaissance of Russia
by high flying American U2 jets ended
when one was downed deep in Soviet territory
But the struggle for power was far from over
For months the political pattern
kept changing with kaliedoscopic speed
In Japan, fanatic students and Leftist groups
rioted for days on end
seeking to block the Mutual Defense Treaty with America
Japan's Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko
celebrated the arrival of little prince Naruhito
But rioting continued
forcing cancellation of President Eisenhower's planned visit

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In Parliament, an attempt to physically prevent ratification failed
when the Speaker was carried to the platform
and called to order the session that approved the treaty
But the struggle for power was far from over
In South Africa, native protests flared
against Aparteid and Passbook Law
until Pro-Red Premier Lumumba was seized
by the forces of strongman Colonel Mobutu
Britain's Prime Minister Macmillan was but one of his targets
The United Nation's troops were called in to avert total chaos
But rioting continued
forcing cancellation of President Eisenhower's planned visit

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At year's beginning and at years end,
Frenchman clashed with Frenchman
over Algerian self-determination
But the struggle for power was far from over
In New York, for the General Assembly session
was the greatest gathering of world leaders in modern times
At an extraordinary session of the United Nations,
Khrushchev continued his boisterous, boorish tactics
One of the most fateful of many informal meetings in New York
were that of Khrushchev and Castro
Castro slung closely aligned with the Communist Bloc
and seized almost all United States property in Cuba
But rioting continued
forcing cancellation of President Eisenhower's planned visit

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I Like Ike!