Eisenhower did not trust Nixon to ably lead the country if he acceded to the presidency , and he attempted to remove Nixon from the 1956 ticket by offering him the position of Secretary of Defense . Nixon declined the offer , and refused to take his name out of consideration for re-nomination unless Eisenhower demanded it . Unwilling to split the party , and unable to find the perfect replacement for Nixon , Eisenhower decided not to oppose Nixon 's re-nomination . Though Harold Stassen and some other Republicans worked to coax someone to challenge Nixon , the vice preisdent remained highly popular among the Republican leadership and rank-and-file voters . He was unanimously re-nominated at the 1956 Republican National Convention . Eisenhower , meanwhile , was renominated with no opposition
1956 Republican National Convention
1956 Republican National Convention
Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower