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3. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was passed during his presidency. Eisenhower also had to deal with segreation issues such as those in Little Rock, Arkansas. Although Eisenhower passed the Civil Rights Act, he was not in favor of dealing with or supporting issues on segregation.isenhower was very successful as a legislative leader. Not only did he pass much legislation troughout his term, but he dealt with many important issues of the time, such as civil rights. He took it upon himself to influence legislation, and for that reason his performance as legislative leader was very successful.
Eisenhower Highway/Interstate 70. The Interstate System was created when the Federal-Aid Highway Act was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 29, 1956. Kansas opened the first section of Interstate in the nation on I-70 just west of Topeka on November 14, 1956. The event marked the beginning of the largest public works project in modern U.S. history. The general route of I-70 was laid out during the early months after the Federal-Aid Highway Act was enacted in 1956.