Dwight D. EisenhowerBY: CORY BARTLETT

About the President

•Born in Denison, Texas, on October 14, 1890, Dwight David Eisenhower grew up in Abilene, Kansas, as the third of seven sons in a poor family.

•He was President from 1952-1960•He died on March 28, 1969, after a long

illness

Important Things About Him

• In 1956, Eisenhower created the Interstate Highway System, the single largest public works program in U.S. history, which would construct 41,000 miles of roads across the country

• He was a 4-Star Brigadier General in the Army• He led as a soldier during WWII and helped end

the war in Europe

Other Facts About Him

•People said, “I like Ike” to elect him•Future President Richard Nixon was

Eisenhower’s Vice President•PresidentEisenhower signed civil rights

legislation in 1957 and 1960 

The End

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