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1. There is a small POD in the Eisenhower Administration known as the FIRA. It is a generally well recieved but in the background program based on reinforcing Federal Infrastructures. Most prominently Prisons and National Monuments.
This is my first timeline I have ever truly worked on that is close to trying to see the light of day, so please keep that in mind. More of this will follow shortly.
The 1956 State of the Union Address would contain a surprise notion of Eisenhower’s as he spoke with his smooth and iconic voice to the not only those of Congress but to the American people. Contained within the speech was the announcement of Eisenhower’s intention to begin a large scale program intently focused on not only repairing but modernizing Federal Buildings within the United States, of which were later determined to include Federal Prisons and other municipal and industrial structures of which had fallen by the wayside in past years. Fit within his goal of a stronger United States both at home and abroad, the Federal Infrastructure Repair Act was passed in the same year with a rather large majority backing the bill. Deemed necessary to receive modernization and/or repairs were Alcatraz, San Quentin, Folsom, and numerous additional institutions. The first of which would receive massive repairs to salt corrosion, as well as an on island desalinization plant. These investments in Federal institutions were made, and most deemed correctly so in order to cut expenses in America’s prisons, as well as provide for a more up to date system of handling those incarcerated within the walls of America’s most infamous and well known Prisons. The F.I.R.A. would continue in its mission, and actively so for the rest of Eisenhower’s administration, the act was nearly immediately overshadowed by larger and more interesting movements such as theFederal Aid Highway Act of the same year, and the beginnings of the Space Race. The maintenance programs begun would continue largely unnoticed by the public eye and without praise from politicians for the remaining duration of Eisenhower’s Second Term, it was just another program among numerous other programs.
President Dwight Eisenhower Delivering the 1956 State of the Union Address
As the Eisenhower Presidency faded into its final days, the United States would turn its dominating head to a new decade, with both a fresh sense of optimism, a can do attitude, and the bleeding patriotism felt by nearly every warm blooded American. This was to be America’s decade, in America’s century, and two men were in a deadlocked battle to the death over who would have the privilege, as well as the absolute honor, to lead such a nation into a most optimistically awaited time that would be the 1960’s. However, that is not to say Rough decisions did not await the victory upon his swearing in, Communist revolutions were seemingly knocking down dominoes across oceans, there would be a race in the scientific fields to continue and advance, domestic issues would rear their heads some for the first time, and tensions were increasing among the two world superpowers. Coming in, it could already be well determined the upcoming decade would be one of dramatic change and historical importance. The dawn of a new era was on the horizon and it was quickly approaching.
President Dwight Eisenhower Delivering the 1956 State of the Union Address
As the Eisenhower Presidency faded into its final days, the United States would turn its dominating head to a new decade, with both a fresh sense of optimism, a can do attitude, and the bleeding patriotism felt by nearly every warm blooded American. This was to be America’s decade, in America’s century, and two men were in a deadlocked battle to the death over who would have the privilege, as well as the absolute honor, to lead such a nation into a most optimistically awaited time that would be the 1960’s. However, that is not to say Rough decisions did not await the victory upon his swearing in, Communist revolutions were seemingly knocking down dominoes across oceans, there would be a race in the scientific fields to continue and advance, domestic issues would rear their heads some for the first time, and tensions were increasing among the two world superpowers. Coming in, it could already be well determined the upcoming decade would be one of dramatic change and historical importance. The dawn of a new era was on the horizon and it was quickly approaching.
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1. There is a small POD in the Eisenhower Administration known as the FIRA. It is a generally well recieved but in the background program based on reinforcing Federal Infrastructures. Most prominently Prisons and National Monuments.
This is my first timeline I have ever truly worked on that is close to trying to see the light of day, so please keep that in mind. More of this will follow shortly.
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