“Hitler had promised his people that he would drive Eisenhower off the beaches in nine hours. The Nazis were not even trying to drive him off after nine days. And that was the story for the rest of the battle of France. Eisenhower was always able to take more than Hitler could give.”
—From the January 1, 1945 issue of TIME magazine
“In 1959, after years of hostile Communist propaganda, spectacular Russian successes in space, threats of missiles and atomic war, the throngs of Europe, Asia and Africa cast a durable vote for freedom and liberty. The faces were turned to the U.S. and to the man who had become the nation’s image in one of the grand plebiscites of history—Dwight David Eisenhower, President of the U.S., and Man of the Year.”
—From the January 4, 1960 issue of TIME magazine