Eisenhower was never actually a real Republican. Both parties courted him because he, while in the mitary, had not committed to either one. Factoid: Eisenhower put for a civil rights act that went absolutely no where in Congress; interestingly enough had it passed, it would have been stronger than the one LBJ got installed. Most of us here might be republicans now, and Trump would be the Democrat.

One of the last decent Republicans, period, on the national stage. John McCain was the only one like him in recent memory. Too good for today's Republican party...