Dwight+Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 and grew up in Denison, Texas. In 1945 he was appointed U.S. Army Chief of Staff in which he served until 1952 when he was then elected the 34th president of the United States. He served two strong terms and then retired in 1961 to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Eisenhower later died on March 28, 1969. While he was growing up his family moved to Abilene, Kansas where his parent's were originally from. This move was made so his father could get a better job at his brother-in-law’s creamery. Eisenhower graduated high school in 1909 and joined his father at the creamery. In 1911, he landed an appointment at the United States Military Academy in West Point New York. He graduated in 1915 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. After he had graduated he was stationed in Texas where he met Mamie Doud who he later married. Eisenhower and his wife moved from post to post throughout Texas, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. As WWII began, he was appointed to run a tank training facility at Camp Colt in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. During the war yearshe rose through the ranks and eventually had become a major. In 1922, Eisenhower was appointed to executive officer to General Fox Conner in the Panama Canal zone. In 1924 he applied to the Command and General Staff School at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas and was accepted. He graduated first in his class and continued to make a good name for himself. Over the next few years he was stationed in the Philippines and in parts of the U.S. This was until 1941 when he became the Chief of Staff for the Third Army. Eisenhower was promoted to major general and on June 6, 1944 he led the D-Day invasion. After Germany surrendered he held many prestigious positions until he was appointed U.S. Army chief of staff. In 1952 Eisenhower revealed that he would run for president under the republican party and won by a landslide. He became the 34th U.S. president. During his first term he made cold war tension reducing actions. He gave the famous Atoms for Peace speech which promoted atomic research for peaceful uses and not weaponry. In 1956, he was elected for a second term and continued to strive for peace. Some of his major accomplishments in office were that he made Alaska and Hawaii states, he signed the bill that created NASA, and he supported the interstate system. When giving his farewell address, he warned of the dangers of the cold war and to stay away from atomic bombs. After his presidency he retired to a farmhouse in Gettysburg with his wife. He died on March 28, 1969 and was recognized as a true hero. Overall Dwight Eisenhower was a great man and made many positive contributions to our country.