dwight eisenhower

     

Dwight Davi Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed "Ike", was a General of the Army (five star general) in the United States Army and U.S. politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953–1961). During the Second World War, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO.

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  • In his first term, this president held the first press conference that would be shown on TV--later that day
  • General whose Presidential campaign song was written by Irving Berlin
  • An amateur golf trophy, 1st awarded in 1958, is named for this president
  • Later his 1st att'y general, Herbert Brownell Jr. urged him to select Nixon as a running mate
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  • In December 1952, this president-elect visited the front lines during the Korean War

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