Broke the backs of big businesses that had grown rich through the labors of women and children who worked in hell holes 16 hours a day, every day. Good ol' Ike. Led the allied forces to victory on the European front. Stopped the Korean War. Many people think Johnson or Kennedy was the first president to send troops into a state to stop racist acts.
Many people are wrong.
In 1958, a governor ordered the National Guard in his state to prevent blacks from registering to vote instead of providing protection for the blacks as Eisenhower had ordered. Ike didn't hesitate. He sent in paratroopers. Not being stupid enough to face soldiers who knew how to fight, the weekend warriors hightailed it to safety. The paratroopers restored order and carried out Ike's command.