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    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    President of the United States from 1953 to 1961

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  1. Dwight David Eisenhower (/ ˈ aɪ z ən h aʊ. ər / EYE-zən-how-ər; born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

  2. 1 day ago · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. president (1953–61), who had been supreme commander of the Allied forces in western Europe during World War II. A republican, as president, he presided over a period that was characterized by economic prosperity and conformity in the midst of the Cold War.

  3. Oct 27, 2009 · As supreme commander of Allied forces in Western Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower led the massive invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe that began on D-Day (June 6, 1944). In 1952...

  4. Apr 3, 2014 · (1890-1969) Who Was Dwight D. Eisenhower? Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed U.S. Army chief of staff in 1945. He became the first Supreme Allied Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty...

  5. Dwight D. Eisenhower's tenure as the 34th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1953, and ended on January 20, 1961. Eisenhower, a Republican from Kansas , took office following his landslide victory over Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson in the 1952 presidential election .

  6. Feb 19, 2019 · Prior to being elected president, Eisenhower was supreme allied commander in Europe during World War II, the first military governor of the U.S.-occupied zone in Germany, president of Columbia University, and the supreme commander of NATO. He served as president from January 20, 1953 until January 20, 1961.

  7. Born in Texas and raised in Kansas, Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of America's greatest military commanders and the thirty-fourth President of the United States. Inspired by the example of a friend who was going to the U.S. Naval Academy, Eisenhower won an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

  8. Bringing to the Presidency his prestige as commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower obtained a truce in Korea and worked incessantly...

  9. White House Historical Association. Bringing to the presidency his vast experience as commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight Eisenhower oversaw the growt...

  10. Jul 1, 2019 · Dwight David Eisenhower Chronology. October 14, 1890: David Dwight Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, third of seven sons of David Jacob and Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower. He was called Dwight from an early age to avoid confusion with his father. 1892: The family returned to Abilene, Kansas.

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