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| Date of birth | October 14, 1890 | | Place of birth | Denison, Texas, U.S. | | Date of death | March 28, 1969(age 78) | | Place of death | Washington, D.C., U.S. | | Political party | Republican Party | | Spouse | Mamie | | Children | Doud
John | | Alma mater | United States Military Academy
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College | | Profession | Officer | | Religion | Presbyterianism | | Service/branch | United States Army | | Years of service | 1915 � 1953
1961 � 1969 | | Rank | General of the Army | | Battles/wars | World War II | | Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal (4 oak leaf clusters)
Legion of Merit
Order of the Southern Cross
Order of the Bath
Order of Merit
Legion of Honor
See more | | In office | January 20, 1953 - January 20, 1961 | | President | Richard Nixon | | Vice President | Richard Nixon | | Succeeded by | John Kennedy | | Preceded by | Harry Truman | | In office | April 2, 1951 - May 30, 1952 | | President | Harry Truman | | Succeeded by | Matthew Ridgway | | Preceded by | Position established | | In office | May 8, 1945 - November 10, 1945 | | Succeeded by | George Patton (Acting) | | Preceded by | Position established | | In office | 1948 - 1953 | | Succeeded by | Grayson Kirk | | Preceded by | Frank Fackenthal (Acting) |
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Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (pronounced c-enˈaɪzənhaʊər, ; October 14, 1890 � March 28, 1969) was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942-43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944 � 45, from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO.
A Republican, Eisenhower entered the 1952 presidential race to counter the non-interventionism of Sen. Robert A. Taft, and to crusade against "Communism, Korea and corruption." He won by a landslide, defeating Democrat Adlai Stevenson and ending two decades of the New Deal Coalition holding the White House. As President, Eisenhower concluded negotiations with China to end the Korean War. His New Look, a policy of nuclear deterrence, gave priority to inexpensive nuclear weapons while reducing the funding for the other military forces to keep pressure on the Soviet Union and reduce federal deficits at the same time. He began NASA to compete against the Soviet Union in the space race. Unusually for an American President, Eisenhower strongly and very publicly opposed military moves by Israel, during the Suez Crisis. His intervention in the Crisis saved the Egyptian dictator Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser from an Anglo-French invasion. Near the end of his term, the Eisenhower Administration was embarrassed by the U-2 incident and was planning the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
On the domestic front, he covertly helped remove Joseph McCarthy from power but otherwise left most political actions to his Vice President, Richard Nixon. He was a moderate conservative who continued the New Deal policies, and in fact enlarged the scope of Social Security, and signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. Though passive on civil rights at first, he sent federal troops to enforce the Supreme Court's ruling to desegregate schools. He was the first term-limited president in accordance with the 22nd Amendment.
Eisenhower's two terms were mainly peaceful, and generally prosperous except for a sharp economic recession in 1958 � 59. Although public approval for his administration was comparatively low by the end of his term, his reputation improved over time and in recent surveys of historians, Eisenhower is often ranked as one of the top ten U.S. Presidents. He was the last President who was born in the 19th century.
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| Legacy : Other courts |
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| U.S. military decorations |
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Army Distinguished Service Medal w/ 4 oak leaf clusters |
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Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
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Legion of Merit |
| U.S. Service Medals |
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Mexican Border Service Medal |
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World War I Victory Medal |
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American Defense Service Medal |
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 9 service stars |
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World War II Victory Medal |
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Army of Occupation Medal w/ "Germany" clasp |
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National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star |
| International and Foreign Awards |
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Order of the Liberator San Martin, Grand Cross (Argentine) |
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Order of Merit (Austria), Type II, Grand Cross (Austria) |
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Order of Leopold, Grand Cordon (Belgium) |
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Croix de guerre w/ palm (Belgium) |
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Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross (Brazil) |
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Order of Military Merit, Grand Cross (Brazil) |
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Order of Aeronautical Merit, Grand Cross (Brazil) |
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War Medal (Brazil) |
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Campaign Medal (Brazil) |
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Order of the Merit of Chile, Grand Cross (Chile) |
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Order of Cloud and Banner, Grand Cordon, Special Class (China) |
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Order of the White Lion, Grand cross (Czechoslovakia) |
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War Cross 1939-1945 (Czechoslovakia) |
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Order of the Elephant, Knight (Denmark) |
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Order of Abdon Calderón, First Class (Ecuador) |
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Order of Ismail, Grand Cordon with Star (Egypt) |
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Order of Solomon, Knight Grand Cross with Cordon (Ethiopia) |
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Order of the Queen of Sheba, Member (Ethiopia) |
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Legion of Honor, Grand Cross (France) |
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Order of Liberation, Companion (France) |
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Military Medal (France) |
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Croix de guerre w/ palm (France) |
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Royal Order of George I, Knight Grand Cross with Swords (Greece) |
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Royal Order of the Savior, Knight Grand Cross (Greece) |
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Cross of Military Merit, First Class (Guatemala) |
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National Order of Honour and Merit, Grand Cross with Gold Badge (Haiti) |
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Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Knight (Holy See) |
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Military Order of Italy, Knight Grand Cross with Swords (Italy) |
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Order of the Chrysanthemum, Grand Cordon (Japan) |
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Order of the Oak Crown, Grand Cross (Luxembourg) |
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Luxembourg War Cross (Luxembourg) |
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Order of the Aztec Eagle, Collar (Mexico) |
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Medal of Military Merit (Mexico) |
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Medal of Civic Merit (Mexico) |
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Order of Ouissam Alaouite, Grand Cross (Morocco) |
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Order of the Netherlands Lion, Knight Grand Cross (Netherlands) |
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Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, Grand Cross (Norway) |
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Order of Nishan-e-Pakistan, First Class (Pakistan) |
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Orden Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Grand Cross (Panama) |
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Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero, Grand Collar (Panama) |
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Order of Sikatuna, Grand Collar (Philippines) |
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Shield of Honor Medal, Chief Commander (Philippines) |
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Distinguished Service Star, (Philippines) |
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Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight (Poland) |
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Order of Virtuti Militari, First Class (Poland) |
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Cross of Grunwald, First Class (Poland) |
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Order pro merito Melitensi, Knight Grand Cross (Sovereign Military Order of Malta) |
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Order of the Royal House of Chakri, Knight (Thailand) |
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Order of Nichan Iftikhar, Grand Cordon (Tunisia) |
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Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross (United Kingdom) |
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Order of Merit, Member (United Kingdom) |
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Africa Star, with "8" and "1" numerical devices (United Kingdom) |
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Order of Victory, Star (USSR) |
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Order of Suvorov, First Class (USSR) |
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The Royal Yugoslav Commemorative War Cross (Yugoslavia) |
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