20 Of The Worst Presidential Mistakes In American History, And What Actually Happened
October 31, 2025
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President: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Years in Office: 1953–1961
Preceded by: Harry S. Truman
Succeeded by: John F. Kennedy
What Happened: France had colonized Vietnam (along with Laos and Cambodia) since the mid-19th century, ruling it as part of French Indochina. After World War II, Vietnamese nationalist and communist forces under Ho Chi Minh fought the French for independence. The…
