Dwight D. Eisenhower

(noun)

The thirty-fourth President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was previously a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II, serving as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. He had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942-43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45, from the Western Front.

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(noun)

The thirty-fourth President of the United States, serving from 1953 until 1961. He was previously a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II, serving as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. He had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942-43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45 from the Western Front.

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(noun)

The thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953-1961). He was previously a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II, serving as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. He had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942-43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45, from the Western Front.

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(noun)

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the thirty-fourth President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was previously a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II, serving as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. He had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942-43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45, from the Western Front.

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Examples of Dwight D. Eisenhower in the following topics:

  • The 26th Amendment

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    • Eisenhower, in his 1954 State of the Union address, became the first president to publicly state his support for prohibiting age-based denials of suffrage for those 18 and older.

  • Sample Persuasive Speech

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    • Eisenhower delivered the speech entitled "Chance for Peace" on April 16th, 1953.
    • In his speech, Eisenhower likened arms spending to stealing from the people, using similes, and spoke against increased military spending in spite of continued tensions and rivalry with the Soviet Union.
    • Eisenhower attempted to sway his audience by describing what was at stake--exorbitant spending, wasted worker talent, unsafe borders--if the United States pursued an arms race.
    • President Eisenhower attempted to change prevailing attitudes on the cost of an arms race in his speech "Chance for Peace

  • The 1956 Election and Eisenhower's Second Term

    • In the 1956 presidential election, popular incumbent Republican Dwight D.
    • The United States presidential election of 1956 saw the popular incumbent President, Republican Dwight D.
    • Eisenhower successfully run for reelection.
    • Eisenhower was popular but his health had become a quiet issue.
    • Eisenhower had ended the Korean War, and the nation was prospering, so a landslide win for the charismatic Eisenhower was never in doubt.

  • The Eisenhower Administration

    • As president, Dwight Eisenhower (1953-61) presided over eight years of relative peace and moderate economic growth at home while his foreign policy initiatives, including U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, shaped the global order for decades to come.
    • The presidency of General Dwight David Eisenhower, from 1953 to 1961, was a Republican interlude during the Fifth Party System, following 20 years of Democratic control of the White House.
    • Eisenhower was a favorite of the New Dealers during the war, especially Franklin D.
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  • The 22nd Amendment

    • Since the amendment's ratification, Dwight D.
    • Eisenhower, Richard M.

  • Korea, Communism, and the 1952 Election

    • President Truman, as he had in 1948, reached out to General Dwight D.
    • Eisenhower to see if he had interest in heading the Democratic ticket.
    • Eisenhower demurred at the time and then wound up heading the Republican ticket.
    • The Eisenhower campaign made extensive use of female campaign workers.
    • On election day Eisenhower won a solid majority of the female vote.

  • The Election of 1952

    • The fight for the Republican nomination was between General Dwight D.
    • The Eisenhower campaign made extensive use of female campaign workers.
    • On election day, Eisenhower won a solid majority of the female vote.
    • However, Eisenhower maintained a comfortable lead in the polls throughout most of the campaign.
    • Red denotes states won by Eisenhower/Nixon, Blue denotes those won by Stevenson/Sparkman.

  • Modern Republicanism

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    • Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States.
    • In the first year of his presidency, Eisenhower deposed the leader of Iran in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, and used nuclear threats to conclude the Korean War with China.
    • Eisenhower is now often ranked as one of the top 10 U.S.
    • Eisenhower and Nixon, 1953: the first Republican presidential inauguration in 24 years.

  • Containment to Rollback

    • Although President Dwight Eisenhower (1953–61) toyed with the idea of rollback, he refused to intervene in the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.
    • The 1952 Republican national platform reaffirmed this position; when Dwight D.
    • Eisenhower was elected, he appointed Dulles as secretary of state.
    • In addition to his desire to halt the advance of "creeping socialism" in U.S. domestic policy, Eisenhower also wanted to "roll back" the advances of Communism abroad.
    • The Eisenhower Administration adopted containment through a National Security Council document in October 1953; this effectively abandoned the rollback efforts in Europe.

  • The Election of 1960

    • In the 1960 election, the incumbent president, Republican Dwight D.
    • Eisenhower, had already served two terms and thus was not eligible to run again.
    • In August, President Eisenhower made televised comments that hurt Nixon.
    • Many Republicans, including Nixon and Eisenhower, believed that Kennedy had benefited from vote fraud, especially in the states of Texas, where Kennedy's running mate Johnson was Senator, and Illinois.