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Dwight D. Eisenhower 1890-1969
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ike, was the 34th president of the United
States, from 1953 until 1961.
The Family of
Dwight D. Eisenhower
In 1916, Ike married
Mamie Geneva
Doud.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AND MAMIE GENEVA
DOUD
WEDDING PORTRAIT 1916
In 1968, Ike's grandson, Dwight David Eisenhower
II, married
Richard M. Nixon's daughter,
Julie.
The Life of
Dwight D. Eisenhower
During
World War
II, Dwight Eisenhower served as supreme commander of the Allied forces in
Europe.
(WHO WERE THE ALLIED FORCES?)
The Soviet Union acknowledged
Eisenhower's military leadership by awarding him on February 19,
1944, with the medal of the
Order of Suvorov, First Class.
In 1953, Eisenhower appointed
Earl Warren Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court.
Under Eisenhower, in 1959, Alaska
became the 49th State. (See
Alaska Purchase)
Dwight D. Eisenhower's
Speeches
On April 16, 1953, Eisenhower spoke
before the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington D.C.
and delivered his
The Chance for Peace Speech, which was also nationwide
broadcast.
On December 8, 1953, Eisenhower gave his
Atoms for Peace speech
before the United Nations. This speech addressed the growing fear of
the newly developed hydrogen bomb and its possible use.
On January 17, 1961, Eisenhower
delivered his
Farewell Address to the Nation. In it, Eisenhower drew
attention to the growing "military-industrial complex."
World War II: Dwight
D. Eisenhower Making a Point
Kansas Historical Society
Check the
US Election
Map 1796 - 1968.
See also
Governments in History Chart.
See also the
American Timeline.
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