In 1952, “President Truman’s War” in Korea was at a stalemate. The previous year, he had fired the people’s favorite general, Douglas MacArthur. Truman, ironically in his fight against communism, attempted to nationalize the steel industry and had implemented wage and price controls. Truman’s approval rating stood at 22% as his actions garnered a congressional… Continue reading America On Its Knees
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Conrad Hilton Prays
Conrad Hilton’s PrayerHotel magnate, Conrad Hilton was a man of prayer, instrumental in establishing the National Prayer Breakfast during the Eisenhower presidency. I stumbled across this prayer which Conrad had placed into every Hilton hotel room during the early fifties (a period of our history which had convinced my dad that America was going down… Continue reading Conrad Hilton Prays