The Dwight Eisenhower Song

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By day, Matt Beat is a high school social studies teacher. By night, the multi-instrumentalist writes and records songs about dead Presidents. Actual dead Presidents. Not the rap duo. He recorded them chronologically, and this is the final volume, from Franklin Roosevelt to George W. Bush. Didn't know anything about Gerald Ford? Now you do. These songs are educational and catchy.

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Lyrics:

Here's the story of Dwight D. Eisenhower

President from '53 to '61

A time when the economy blossomed

Military man for most of his life

Skilled leader and strategist and athlete

Born in Texas, raised in Abilene, Kansas

But moved around a lot as an adult

Bored with coaching and behind the scenes

Wanted to be where the action was at

Eventually promoted to major general

It was World War 2 where he got his chance

They all said "I Like Ike!"

War hero after leading the D-Day invasion

The five-star general who brought down Germany

Came back home, Americans now wanted him President

But he didn't want anything to do with that

Changed his mind in '52 and won as Republican

Growing weary of war, brought the troops home from Korea

But never stopped his fight of Communism

And led NATO for a little bit

So concerned about the domino theory

But still kept the country out of war

And most said "I Like Ike!"

Cold War Hysteria

Covert Operations

The CIA started overthrowing governments

Arms Race

Space Race

Militarism

The military industrial complex begins

The appointment of Chief Justice Warren was big

Brown v Board of Education caused a stir

And the Interstate Highway System was started

Had a heart attack, didn't know if he'd run again

He took the Suez Canal Crisis in stride

Kept the country safe, rewarded with re-election

Sent troops to keep order in Little Rock

Helped start NASA, sent a rocket to space

Began to think the military was too big

Liked diplomacy, but hard to plead his case

And some said "I Like Ike!"

They all said "I Like Ike!"

And most said "I Like Ike!"