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Dwight Eisenhower
"Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion." These words came from Dwight Eisenhower to describe what America has gone through and where we are now. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas. He was the third of seven sons. Eisenhower was a great football player, which landed him in West Point. While stationed in Texas, he met Mamie Geneva Doud, whom he married in 1916.
Eisenhower enrolled at the United States Military Academy at
West Point in June 1911. Eisenhower graduated in 1915. He served with the
Infantry until 1918 at various camps in Texas and Georgia. During
World War I, Eisenhower became the #3 leader of the new tank corps and
Rose to temporary (Bvt.) Lieutenant Colonel in the National Army. In his early
Army career, he excelled in staff assignments, serving under Generals
John J. Pershing, Douglas Macarthur, and Walter Krueger. After Pearl Harbor,
General George C. Marshall called him to Washington for a war plans assignment.
He commanded the Allied Forces landing in North Africa in November 1942; on
D-Day, 1944, he was Supreme Commander of the troops invading France.
Eisenhower has great military back round. He knew how to use
Weaknesses as strengths. What ever was he’s strengths, he used it the right the way
Before he left office in January 1961, he urged the necessity of maintaining an
adequate military strength, but cautioned Those vast, long-continued military
expenditures could breed potential dangers to our way of life. June 6, 1944, D-day, was the
beginning of the end for the war in Europe. Eisenhower was promoted to the rank
General of the Army (5 stars) in December of that year. When Germany surrendered in
May 1945, Eisenhower was appointed Military Governor, US Occupied Zone. By then,
Dwight D. Eisenhower was an international celebrity; he had earned the respect,
admiration, and affection of people around the world. Allied victory in Europe
culminated in joyous exhaustion. Eisenhower quickly became the centerpiece of speeches,
grand parades, and throngs of admirers as grateful nations throughout Europe honored
him.
In June of 1945, Eisenhower returned to a hometown hero's welcome in Abilene, where
the citizens honored him, as they had no other hometown hero. Dwight Eisenhower was
elected the 34th President* of the United States on November 4, 1952. Four years
later, he was reelected to a second term by an even wider margin.
"Peace and Prosperity" became the watchwords of the Eisenhower years. Ending the war in Korea was only the first of many foreign policy challenges Eisenhower faced throughout his presidency. Other Cold War crises erupted in Lebanon, Suez, Berlin, Hungary, the Taiwan Straits, and Cuba. When confronted with possible US military intervention in Vietnam after the defeat of the French colonials, Eisenhower declined to involve the United States. Throughout his presidency, he worked hard to contain communism and, at the same time, was vigorous in his efforts to forge improved relations with the Soviet Union. When an American U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Soviet territory, his hopes for détente, during his watch, were dashed. Although criticized by some historians for a lack of leadership on racial issues, President Eisenhower supported and signed the 1957 and 1960 Civil Rights Acts, and ordered federal troops to Little Rock to enforce the desegregation of Central High School. Likewise, his decision to work behind the scenes to defeat Senator Joseph McCarthy, rather than confront his excesses directly, engendered the criticism of many. Eisenhower argued that to lower himself to the same level as McCarthy might confer upon the Senator a significance that would only enhance McCarthy's credibility.
Americans enjoyed a strong, expanding economy under Eisenhower, demonstrated by solid economic growth