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Dwight David Eisenhower (/ ˈaɪzənhaʊ.ər / EYE-zən-how-ər; born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army.
Oct 27, 2009 · Dwight D. Eisenhower, as supreme commander of Allied forces during World War II, led the massive invasion of Nazi‑occupied Europe that began on D‑Day. Later, as U.S president, he managed Cold ...
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2 days ago · Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 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.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) with his parents and brothers.- The boyhood home of Dwight D. Eisenhower in Abilene, Kansas.
- A young Dwight D. Eisenhower (front row, second from right) during backyard football practice, Abilene, Kansas.
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower talking to paratroopers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division just before their departure for Normandy, June 5, 1944. The trooper's “Screaming Eagle” shoulder patch was scratched from this wartime photo for security reasons.
- (Left to right) Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, and George Patton at Bastogne, Belgium, February 1945.
- U.S. President Harry S. Truman awarding General Dwight D. Eisenhower his fifth Distinguished Service Medal as Mamie Eisenhower looks on.
- Scenes from the 1952 Republican National Convention, in which Senator Robert A. Taft and General Dwight D. Eisenhower were the leading candidates for the presidential nomination.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower campaign pin, 1952.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower reelection bumper sticker, 1956.
Apr 3, 2014 · 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 tensions.
Dwight David Eisenhower, nicknamed 'Ike', was born in Denison, Texas on 14 October 1890 and brought up in Kansas. Eisenhower graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1915. He served ...
Born in Texas in 1890, brought up in Abilene, Kansas, Eisenhower was the third of seven sons. He excelled in sports in high school, and received an appointment to West Point. Stationed in Texas as ...
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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.
