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    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    President of the United States from 1953 to 1961

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  1. Dwight D. Eisenhower's tenure as the 34thpresident of the United Statesbegan with his first inaugurationon January 20, 1953, and ended on January 20, 1961. Eisenhower, a Republicanfrom Kansas, took office following his landslide victory over Democraticnominee Adlai Stevensonin the 1952 presidential election.

  2. Apr 3, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. U.S. Presidents. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, promoted Atoms for Peace at the United Nations General Assembly in order to ease Cold War...

  3. 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...

  4. 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.

  5. Overview. 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.

  6. Dwight D. Eisenhower, (born Oct. 14, 1890, Denison, Texas, U.S.—died March 28, 1969, Washington, D.C.), 34th president of the U.S. (1953–61). He graduated from West Point (1915), then served in the Panama Canal Zone (1922–24) and in the Philippines under Douglas MacArthur (1935–39).

  7. Dwight D. Eisenhower - WWII General, 34th President, Cold War: As early as 1943 Eisenhower was mentioned as a possible presidential candidate. His personal qualities and military reputation prompted both parties to woo him.

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