Posted on 11/10/2012 6:27:40 AM PST by Trapper6012
A previously unknown collection of wartime letters from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to his driver, Capt. Kay Summersby, appears likely to stir renewed debate over whether the two were lovers during the last year of World War II.
Both General Eisenhower, who was married, and Captain Summersby initially denied the long-rumored romance. But in 1976, as she was dying of cancer, Miss Summersby published a second book of memoirs of the war years, "Past Forgetting: My Love Affair With Dwight D. Eisenhower," in which she described a passionate but frustrating affair with the Supreme Allied Commander.
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Far more likely is a trump card in the zeros's pocket waiting for the right moment to throw it in. Well, time will tell if this blackmail plot works.
Ike did not declare himself as Republican until 1951 in order to run for the Presidency.
Some of us remember!
On many occasions in the past, I read his wife was a big flaming drunk. She was continuously drunk. Therefore, I will give him a pass. He was under a lot of pressure with war and a drunk wife at home.
If anyone wants to correct this, please be free to do so.
So you think Petraeus was gay also?
Most WWII buffs remember this well. It makes the current situation baffling.
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I have always wanted to be a WWII buff.
What does one have to do to become one? (G Castanza—Seinfeld)
I went to Gettysburg College, and was a semi-regular at a liquor store where Mamie did a lot of her *shopping*. It was no secret in that community.
Only Jor-El from Krypton can answer that.
I know that. However, they have decided he is the fall guy.
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