Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David Eisenhower (
October 14 1890 –
March 28 1969), nicknamed "Ike", was a five-star
General in the
United States Army and
U.S. politician, who served as the thirty-fourth
President of the United States (1953–1961). During
the Second World War, he served as
Supreme Commander of the
Allied forces in
Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful
invasion of France and
Germany in 1944-45. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of
NATO. As a
Republican, he was elected the 34th U.S. President, serving for two terms. As president, he oversaw the cease-fire of the
Korean War, kept up the pressure on the
Soviet Union during the
Cold War, made
nuclear weapons a higher defense priority, launched the
Space Race, enlarged the
Social Security program, and began the
Interstate Highway System.
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