Dwight D. Eisenhower

34th President of the United States, five-star general, born 1890 and died 1969

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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) was an American military officer and statesman. Graduating from West Point in 1915, he commanded Allied forces in Europe during World War II, orchestrating the Normandy landings in 1944. After the war, he served as Army Chief of Staff, president of Columbia University, and first Supreme Commander of NATO. Elected U.S. president in 1952, he served two terms (1953-1961). He ended the Korean War, launched the Interstate Highway System, founded NASA, signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and admitted Alaska and Hawaii as states.

Key milestones

1944Led the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious assault in history.
1953Signed the armistice ending the Korean War in July 1953.
1958Founded NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) in 1958.

Themes

Military leadershipCold WarInfrastructureCivil rightsSpace exploration

Sources: whitehousehistory.org · nps.gov · kansashistory.gov

“Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.”

— Dwight D. EisenhowerTheme · Leadership

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“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

— Dwight D. EisenhowerTheme · Leadership

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“No man can always be right. So the struggle is to do one's best, to keep the brain and conscience clear, never be swayed by unworthy motives or inconsequential reasons, but to strive to unearth the basic factors involved, then do one's duty.”

— Dwight D. EisenhowerTheme · Personal Development

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