Pressing the Button: Eisenhower
From Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast by Julie McDowall
May 12, 2026 · 26 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Eisenhower's significant changes to nuclear policy that reversed Truman's approach to presidential authority.
Eisenhower introduced three big nuclear changes which overturned Truman's policies on presidential sole authority. To get ad-free access, plus extra episodes, consider joining my Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you, Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Julie McDowall
Topics covered
- nuclear policy
- Eisenhower
- Truman
- presidential authority
- Cold War
Keywords
- Eisenhower
- nuclear changes
- Truman
- presidential sole authority
- Cold War
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Organizations: Patreon, Acast
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