Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)
Episodes
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#5798: Project Sundial: Teller's 10-Gigaton Doomsday ProposalEdward Teller proposed a 10,000-megaton bomb in 1954. The physics allowed it — the delivery problem killed it. -
#5714: The Moon's Junkyard Has a Gift Shop150 tons of stuff sits on the Moon. Two objects on one square meter tell opposite stories: a $5.50 nylon flag and a silicon disc built for millennia. -
#5649: Who Actually Controls Europe's B61 Bombs?The US parks B61 bombs in six allied countries — but never hands over the keys. How nuclear sharing is engineered to not require trust. -
#5508: Life After the Oval Office: Orange Juice and SecurityCarter went home to Plains, Bush took up painting, Obama stayed on stage — but all three kept the detail. Can a former president ever just buy oran...