Born:October 14, 1890
Died:March 28, 1969
Early life:
- Father: David Jacob Eisenhower (1863–1942). He was a engineer but had trouble making a living and his family was very poor.
- Mother:Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower (May 1, 1862 – September 11, 1946) She married David Jacob Eisenhower on September 23 in Kansas on the campus of Lane University. They lived in Texas from 1889 until 1892, then returned to Kansas.
THE BIRTH OF "DWIGHT"
- Dwight Eisenhower was born October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas. He was born as David Eisenhower. In 1909, he graduated from Abilene High School, which is in Abilene, Kansas. In 1911, he went to West Point Military Academy, where he switched his name from David to Dwight. In 1915, he graduated from the Academy as a second lieutenant.
- Eisenhower met Mamie Geneva Doud of Boone, Iowa while he was stationed in Texas. They married on July 1, 1916, in Denver, and had two sons.
MILITARY:
- Eisenhower enrolled at the United States Military Academy at West Point in June 1911. His parents, who were against Militarism, did not object to his entering West Point because they supported his education.
WW2
- After the Pearl Harbor He was assigned to the General Staff in Washington, where he served until June 1942 with responsibility for creating the major war plans to defeat Japan and Germany
- In December 1943, Roosevelt decided that Eisenhower should be Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.
After the war:
- In November 1945, Eisenhower returned to Washington to replace Marshall as Chief of Staff of the Army.
Yea FOR POLITICS :D
- In 1952, Eisenhower declared his candidacy in the presidential election. He ran against Robert Taft and ended up defeating him in the election. Eisenhower's campaign was known for the famous slogan, "I Like Ike".
- He made several promises during his campaign to end the war in Korea, to maintain a strong NATO committment against Communism, and a corruption free administration at home.
- He marked the first Republican return to the white house in 20 years and was the oldest man to be elected president.
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