Wendy Beckett stated that Eisenhower's work, 'simple and earnest, rather cause us to wonder at the hidden depths of this reticent president'. A conservative in both art and politics, he in a 1962 speech denounced modern art as 'a piece of canvas that looks like a broken-down Tin Lizzie, loaded with paint, has been driven over it'.Angels in the Outfield was Eisenhower's favorite movie. His favorite reading material for relaxation were the Western novels of Zane Grey. With his excellent memory and ability to focus, Eisenhower was skilled at card games. He was the third commanding general of the Army to serve as president, after George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant, and the last to have not held political office prior to being president until Donald Trump entered office in January 2017.