The election of 1956, 48 states were in the union at that time and
             Dwight Eisenhower was president. Even though Eisenhower had
             not made and major changes during his first term he was still the
             publics for choice for the next election. In a poll taken in 1954,
             65% of Americans had approved of the job he was doing. Some
             critics reflected his as lazy. Saying he rather be golfing, one of his
             own speech writers once described his as an "oaf". But never the
             less he was unanimously nominated for the Republican ticket in
             1956 along with Richard Nixon for vice president, who won with
             457 electoral votes and 57.6% of the popular vote. For the
             Democrats Adlai E. Stevensons was anomously nominated and
             excepted the nomination. This campaign was won of the calmest
             in American history, for the same candidates ran in the election of
             1952. Not many people thought the democrats even had a
             chance against Eisenhower. at a picnic at Eisenhowers' farm in
             Gettysburg, where he officially began his campaign, He addressed
             the leaders attending on the top two issues: his health and
             Richard Nixons place on the ticket. He assured them he felt fine.
             And Richard Nixon assured them he would be able to fulfill the
             duties of president.Dwight Eisenhower was one of the most
             popular American leaders. British General Bernard C.
             Montgomery, who had fought in the war with Eisenhower is
             quoted saying "He merely had to smile at you and you trusted in
             him at once". As a great World War II General people saw him as
             a sign of hope for peace in the post war era. He was elected in to
             office in 1952 by and overwhelming margin and an even greater
             one in 1956. In the 1956 election people were sure he would be
             re-elected, but they were not sure if he would accept the
             Republican parties nomination. Eisenhower suffers some medical
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