The role of eisenhower and dulles in the formulating of usa foreign policy ( 1953 - 1959 ) feng zhiwei abstract : dwight ? d ? eisenhower is the 34th us president , the fifty - year period when he was at his post is very importaint not only in u . s history but also in the world history . from the beginning of his presidency , the question whether he or dulles mastered u . s foreign policy has been disputed . it has gone through three periods , which called " traditionalists " . " revisionists " and " post - revisionists " 20世纪50 ? 60年代盛行的“传统派”认为杜勒斯制定外交政策，艾森豪威尔对他言听计从； 20世纪70 ? 80年代盛行的“修正派”认为艾森豪威尔制定外交政策，杜勒斯只是执行总统的决策； 20世纪80年代后期出现的“后修正派”认为艾森豪威尔在外交政策制定中起决定性作用，但杜勒斯也起重要作用。
