Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) was an American army general and statesman who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during the Second World War and as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Raised in Abilene, Kansas, and a graduate of West Point, he spent years in staff posts before his gift for planning and cooperation brought rapid promotion. He commanded the Allied landings in North Africa and in 1944 directed the D-Day invasion of Normandy, which opened the way to the liberation of Western Europe. As president he secured an armistice in Korea, proposed "Atoms for Peace" and launched the Interstate Highway System. He signed the laws adding "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and making "In God We Trust" the national motto. He is remembered for steady, unifying leadership.
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America's Great Generals
George Washington commanded the Continental Army through the War of Independence. In the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union armies to victory, while Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia. During the Second World War, Dwight D. Eisenhower served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, and George S. Patton led the U.S. Third Army across France. Washington, Grant and Eisenhower each later became president.
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George Washington, the first president, set lasting precedents for the office, and Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, doubled the nation's size through the Louisiana Purchase. Abraham Lincoln preserved the Union during the Civil War, and Theodore Roosevelt protected vast areas of wilderness. Dwight D. Eisenhower launched the Interstate Highway System, and Ronald Reagan worked with Soviet leaders to reduce nuclear arms near the end of the Cold War.
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