Dwight David Eisenhower1890-1969

raised in Abilene KSStrict Pennsylvania Dutch family Strong work ethic and discipline

Middle-American background

Military Career

Graduated U.S. Military Academy (West Point) 1915;To Brigadier General 1941

Served as major under prominent generals

Fox Connor (Canal Zone)

John J. Pershing (Battle Monuments Commn)

Douglas MacArthur,

(Bonus March and Philippines;

rocky)George C. Marshall (chief of staff WWII)

Rose to great prominence in World War II

Commanding General, European Theater of Operations US Army1942-1945

Supreme Allied Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force1943-1945incl. in charge of Normandy invasion

Chief of Staff, US Army1945-1948agreed with containment policy for USSR in 1947

Then a political and social educationhobnobbing with the elite

Supreme Commander of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 1950-1952

president Columbia University (NYC)1948-1950 and 1952-1953

34th President of the United States1953-1961

Often considered a do-nothing, relaxed golfer rather than a president

In reality, a pragmatic and stern Cold Warrior

Who also battled extremism in his own party at home

And has come to be considered a serious leader

Ike was the last US president born in the 19chis defeat by John F. Kennedy

signaled a generational shift of power