In 1952, Eisenhower only ran for President because the moderate internationalist wing of the GOP convinced Ike that he was the only man capable of stopping the isolationist Robert Taft from gaining the GOP nomination. In 1948, Ike was subject to a similar draft, but he declined to run. He felt that generals should not get involved in politics, and the successes of Tom Dewey and Harold Stassen over Robert Taft in the primaries fullfilled the need for a center-right internationalist to run that year. The POD is Truman succeeds in vetoing Taft-Hartley in 1947. This provokes an enraged, engergized Taft to put all his resources into running for President so he can enact his pet legislation himself. Taft surprises many observers by winning the early primary states (to give some perspective: in OTL his '48 candidacy was extremely weak in contrast to his aggressive '52 campaign where he almost won), and he quickly assumes a vast lead in delegates. The Eastern Establishment is horrified, and convinces General Eisenhower to jump into the race. Taft gains more primary votes, but to stop him at the convention all the moderates unite their delegates under Eisenhower who narrowly comes out on top. Ike easily defeats Truman and is inaugurated on January 20, 1949. What would Eisenhower's Presidency be like four years earlier? How does he handle the issues that plagued Truman (China, Russian A-bomb, Korea, McCarthy), and would he be reelected?