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- NAME: Dwight D. Eisenhower
- OCCUPATION: General, U.S. President, Journalist
- BIRTH DATE: October 14, 1890
- DEATH DATE: March 28, 1969
- EDUCATION: Abilene High School, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Command and General Staff School, Army War College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Denison, Texas
- PLACE OF DEATH: Washington DC
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States (1953-61). He was supreme commander of the Allied forces in western Europe during World War II.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was born October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas. He graduated from West Point in 1915. He distinguished himself in World War I and II and advanced rapidly through the ranks. President Truman made him chief of staff in 1945 and supreme commander of NATO in 1951. Eisenhower was elected president on the Republican ballot with running mate Richard Nixon in 1952 and again in 1956.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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