IKE
Those who worked with President Eisenhower found him very bright, tough, and commanding. But Ike liked to verbalize his leadership role in a softer way: “I am not one of the desk- pounding type that likes to stick out his jaw and look as if he is bossing the show . . . I would far rather get in the background and, recognizing the frailties and requirements of human nature, try to persuade a man to go along — because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.” Elliot Richardson.
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