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Dwight D. Eisenhower1953-1961
Eisenhower Bio
• Born in Denison, TX• Moved to Abilene, KS at the
age of 3.• Enrolled at West Point• Officer Training (1st)
• Supreme Commander of D-Day Invasion (1944)• Supreme Commander of
NATO (1949)• President of Columbia
University (1948-1953)
Eisenhower Bio (cont.)
• Health Issues?• Used to smoke 4 packs/day• Crohn’s Disease-1956• Stroke-1957
• Excellent athlete, once tackled Jim Thorpe• Moved 35 times in 35 years!• Spent a lot of time on the golf
course!• Almost ran for President in 1948
for the Democrats
White House Putting Green
The Eisenhower Tree-17th Hole
Ike before the Normandy Invasion
Election of 1952/1956
• Ran against Adlai Stevenson (D, Illinois)• The General vs. the Egghead• Ran on the campaign, “Korea,
Communism, & Corruption”• Promised that if elected he would go
to Korea• Nominated Richard Nixon as VP
Election of 1952
Election of 1956