When Dwight Eisenhower Left the Presidency in 1961

question 57

Multiple Choice

When Dwight Eisenhower left the presidency in 1961

• A) it was noted that his second term had produced little of value, since he was a "lame duck."
• B) Congress was firmly in the hands of the Republicans.
• C) he was unhappy with Vice President Nixon's unbending anticommunism.
• D) he had clearly lost control of the Democratic-dominated Congress.
• E) he remained an extraordinarily popular figure.

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