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- DictionaryEisenhower, Dwight David/ˈʌɪz(ə)nˌhaʊə/
- 1. (1890–1969), American general and Republican statesman, 34th president of the US 1953–61; known as Ike. In the Second World War he was Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces in western Europe 1943–5. As president, he adopted a hard line towards communism.
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Dwight David Eisenhower (/ ˈaɪzənhaʊ.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.
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).
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6 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.
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.
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.
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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 during...
