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Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower
1890–1969
A five-star general turned president, he helped lead the Allied victory in World War II and then guided the United States through much of the 1950s. His life combined military command, political leadership, and a plainspoken style that made him one of the most recognizable American figures of the twentieth century.
2 Audiobooks
The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area
by John Foster Dulles, Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower
State of the Union Addresses
by Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower
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Born in Denison, Texas, in 1890 and raised in Abilene, Kansas, Dwight D. Eisenhower graduated from West Point in 1915 and built a long Army career before rising to global prominence during World War II. He served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, overseeing the D-Day invasion and the final push against Nazi Germany.
After the war, Eisenhower became a national hero. He later served as president of Columbia University, was the first Supreme Commander of NATO, and then won the U.S. presidency in 1952. He was reelected in 1956 and served two terms from 1953 to 1961.
As president, Eisenhower led during a tense Cold War era while projecting steadiness and restraint. He remained a major public figure after leaving office and died in 1969, remembered both for his wartime leadership and for the calm, practical image he brought to the presidency.