艾森豪瞭解他現在必須大膽行動。他下令聯邦政府直接控管阿肯色州國家警衛隊並派出美國第101空降師中的1,000位傘兵來協助阿肯色州國家警衛隊維持小巖城內的秩序 。這個大膽戰術果然奏效，非裔美人學生順利入學就讀，沒有任何進一步的暴力干擾。法律得以維持，但艾森豪卻深受兩方人馬批評，一邊認為他在確保非裔美人民權方面未盡最大努力，另一邊則相信他讓聯邦政府干涉州政府事務實屬過份。
　

Eisenhower knew he had to act boldly. He placed the Arkansas National Guard under federal control and sent 1,000 U.S. Army paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division to assist them in restoring order in Little Rock. The daring tactic worked and the African American students were enrolled without further violent disturbances. The law had been upheld, but Eisenhower was criticized both by those who felt he had not done enough to ensure civil rights for African Americans and those who believed he had gone too far in asserting federal power over the states.

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