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→1950s: Taft vs. Eisenhower, decline of the Old Right
Ultimately, Eisenhower won the Republican nomination in part due to a maneuver by [[New York]] lawyer [[Herbert Brownell]],<ref>[https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/finding-aids/pdf/brownell-herbert-papers.pdf BROWNELL, HERBERT JR.: Papers, 1877-1988]. ''Eisenhower Presidential Library''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> who would later prove instrumental in landmark desegregation efforts. In the general election, Eisenhower defeated [[Illinois]] liberal Democrat [[Adlai Stevenson|Adlai E. Stevenson, II]] by a landslide for the presidency.
Ultimately, Eisenhower won the Republican nomination in part due to a maneuver by [[New York]] lawyer [[Herbert Brownell]],<ref>[https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/finding-aids/pdf/brownell-herbert-papers.pdf BROWNELL, HERBERT JR.: Papers, 1877-1988]. ''Eisenhower Presidential Library''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> who would later prove instrumental in landmark desegregation efforts. In the general election, Eisenhower defeated [[Illinois]] liberal Democrat [[Adlai Stevenson|Adlai E. Stevenson, II]] by a landslide for the presidency.
During the Eisenhower presidency, the isolationism of many Old Right Republicans began to wane. One instance was on the issue of [[foreign aid]], where Indiana congressman Charles Halleck had been willing to compromise and vote for.<ref>Fascinating Politics (April 14, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/04/14/earl-landgrebe-nixons-last-republican-defender/ Earl Landgrebe: Nixon’s Last Republican Defender]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref>
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