Dwight David Eisenhower had to deal with the racial unrest in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.

There is context here.

There are tomes discussing this context; these tomes abound.

This previous Supreme  Commander of the ETO and of course the principal director of the Allied DDay Invasion subsequently became the Supreme Commander of all Allied Forces in WWII. 

Ike ended up President of The United States of America.

This great man from Texas had never been a champion of Civil Rights. He once rued the day that he had appointed Earl Warren as Chief Justice of our Supreme Court.

But Ike had to 'step up to the plate' when Little Rock exploded whilst 'Negro Children' were attempting to enter school.

And Ike stepped up to that plate and took the pitch and hit it out of the park.

As Jesus admonished, he who is without sin might throw the first stone.

Ike is a hero of mine.

JFK HAD TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE YEARS LATER.

Nixon comes along years later and captions the title LAW AND ORDER.

Dick Wolf certainly applauded this title. hahahah

Nowadays, George W. Bush does not seem that bad!

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU BACK!

And sixty years following Ike's great message, we are faced with this idiot:

THERE HAS TO BE A RIGHT AND A WRONG.

Mike M has a fine blog on this subject.

But I recall when there WERE real leaders in this country.

AND THAT TIME IS GONE