Eisenhower

[ ahy-zuhn-hou-er ]

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Dwight David, Ike, 1890–1969, U.S. general and statesman: Chief of Staff 1945–48; 34th president of the U.S. 1953–61.
his wife Mamie Geneva Doud [doud], 1896–1979, U.S. First Lady 1953–61.

Eisenhower

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EisenhowerDwight David18901969MUSMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Dwight David, known as Ike. 1890–1969, US general and Republican statesman; Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1943–45) and 34th president of the US (1953–61). He commanded Allied forces in Europe and North Africa (1942), directed the invasion of Italy (1943), and was Supreme Commander of the combined land forces of NATO (1950–52)

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It was the eve of the 1956 presidential election fought between Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson.

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No other government department has any comparable problems, which are direct results of the growing power that Dwight Eisenhower warned against 65 years ago.

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President Eisenhower, who had briefly served as the president of Columbia University before the election, believed American colleges were important to a rising middle class and endorsed generous funding for them.

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American presidents going back to Dwight D. Eisenhower in the late 1950s have complained, with good reason, about Europeans getting a free ride from the US security blanket over Europe.

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I have memories of President Eisenhower on television.

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Eisenach Eisenhower, Dwight D.

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