Aaron Berg
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Aaron Berg, lawyer and graduate of Columbia University
in New York City
, was active in university alumni affairs. In 1952 he and other alumni organized the National Committee Columbia University Alumni for Dwight D. Eisenhower
. Their stated purpose was to tell the positive story of Eisenhower’s role at Columbia and to solicit financial and voting support for General Eisenhower. After the election, the committee continued to function in order to help revitalize and expand the Republican Party (United States)
. Periodically, it compiled a grass-roots report which evaluated Eisenhower’s program and performance as president.
In 1956, the committee was reformed as the Committee for the Eisenhower Program. The new organization was dedicated to Eisenhower’s re-election or, if the president decided not to run, to the election of someone who would carry out Eisenhower’s programs. The hostility and resistance which the committee encountered from the Republican party led to the committee's dissolution in the summer of 1957.
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, was active in university alumni affairs. In 1952 he and other alumni organized the National Committee Columbia University Alumni for Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
. Their stated purpose was to tell the positive story of Eisenhower’s role at Columbia and to solicit financial and voting support for General Eisenhower. After the election, the committee continued to function in order to help revitalize and expand the Republican Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
. Periodically, it compiled a grass-roots report which evaluated Eisenhower’s program and performance as president.
In 1956, the committee was reformed as the Committee for the Eisenhower Program. The new organization was dedicated to Eisenhower’s re-election or, if the president decided not to run, to the election of someone who would carry out Eisenhower’s programs. The hostility and resistance which the committee encountered from the Republican party led to the committee's dissolution in the summer of 1957.
External links
- http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/Research/Finding_Aids/B.html Papers of Aaron Berg, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library