Wisdom was a United States Army Lieutenant Colonel from 1942 to 1946 . He was in private practice of law in New Orleans from 1929 to 1957 . He was an adjunct professor of law at Tulane University from 1938 to 1957 . As a young man , he was a Democrat , but he left that party in reaction to what he perceived as the corrupt administration of Governor Huey Pierce Long , Jr . As the Republican National Committeeman from Louisiana , Wisdom was instrumental in securing the nomination of Dwight D. Eisenhower at the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago , Illinois . Wisdom was also credited for helping Eisenhower to win Louisiana in the 1956 general election , the first time Louisiana had voted Republican in 80 years
1952 Republican National Convention
1952 Republican National Convention
John Minor Wisdom