Wherefore Art Thou, Leadership? Lessons From Eisenhower and Polio On The Covid-19 Crisis

When Eisenhower spoke on the polio vaccine it wasn’t just his words but his reputation and application of leadership that would be needed to carry the day.

*FDR and Eisenhower. Photo by Series: Photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882–1945Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Photographs, 1870–2004, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*

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Wherefore Art Thou, Leadership? Lessons From Eisenhower and Polio On The Covid-19 Crisis

When Eisenhower spoke on the polio vaccine it wasn’t just his words but his reputation and application of leadership that would be needed to carry the day.

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