Dwight D. Eisenhower1953-1961

Eisenhower Bio

• Born in Denison, TX• Moved to Abilene, KS at the

age of 3.• Enrolled at West Point• Officer Training (1st)

• Supreme Commander of D-Day Invasion (1944)• Supreme Commander of

NATO (1949)• President of Columbia

University (1948-1953)

Eisenhower Bio (cont.)

• Health Issues?• Used to smoke 4 packs/day• Crohn’s Disease-1956• Stroke-1957

• Excellent athlete, once tackled Jim Thorpe• Moved 35 times in 35 years!• Spent a lot of time on the golf

course!• Almost ran for President in 1948

for the Democrats

White House Putting Green

The Eisenhower Tree-17th Hole

Ike before the Normandy Invasion

Election of 1952/1956

• Ran against Adlai Stevenson (D, Illinois)• The General vs. the Egghead• Ran on the campaign, “Korea,

Communism, & Corruption”• Promised that if elected he would go

to Korea• Nominated Richard Nixon as VP

Election of 1952

Election of 1956