# President Eisenhower — The Conscience of a Conservative character guide

> President Eisenhower in The Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** President Eisenhower

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-the-perils-of-power

## Who they are

The U.S. president whose policies are critiqued from a conservative perspective.

## In the story

### [The Conscience of a Conservative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/chapters/i-the-conscience-of-a-conservative)

Quoted as saying he is 'conservative when it comes to economic problems but liberal when it comes to human problems,' illustrating the apologetic stance.

### [III: States’ Rights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/chapters/iii-states-rights)

Mentioned indirectly through the Administration's halfhearted support for returning powers to the states.

### [VII: Taxes and Spending](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/chapters/vii-taxes-and-spending)

Mentioned in the context of the 1952 meeting with Senator Taft where they agreed on spending reduction goals.

### [X: The Soviet Menace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscience_of_a_conservative_se/chapters/x-the-soviet-menace)

Not directly named but referenced indirectly via the 1956 Hungarian uprising and U.S. inaction.

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