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  2. Dwight D. Eisenhower - Wikipedia

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    Eisenhower was born David Dwight Eisenhower in Denison, Texas, on October 14, 1890, the third of seven sons born to Ida and David. [8] His mother soon reversed his two forenames after his birth to avoid the confusion of having two Davids in the family. [9] He was named Dwight after the evangelist Dwight L. Moody. [10]

  3. Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower - Wikipedia

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    Eisenhower's reputation peaked in the early 1980s; by 1985 a postrevisionist reaction had set in, and a more complex assessment of the Eisenhower administration was being presented. [315] The new factor was the availability of previously closed records and papers showed that Eisenhower shrewdly maneuvered behind the scenes, avoiding ...

  4. Historical rankings of presidents of the United States ...

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    The table below shows that the two groups had only small differences in ranking the best and worst presidents. Both groups agreed on the composition of nine of the top ten presidents (and were split over the inclusion of either Lyndon B. Johnson or Dwight D. Eisenhower) and six of the worst seven (split over Jimmy Carter or Calvin Coolidge).

  5. Military career of Dwight D. Eisenhower - Wikipedia

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    The military career of Dwight D. Eisenhower began in June 1911, when Eisenhower took the oath as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from West Point and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army in June 1915, as part of "the class the stars fell on".

  6. I toured an Air Force One plane used by 4 US presidents ... - AOL

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    President Dwight Eisenhower became the first US president to travel by jet when he flew on a new Air Force One plane in 1959. The jet, known as SAM (Special Air Missions) 970, was customized to ...

  7. The Age of Eisenhower - Wikipedia

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    The book is written by William Hitchcock, a historian who studies modern European history and Cold War history. [1] Hitchcock spent eight years researching and writing the book, using archives from the Eisenhower Presidential Library, the National Archives at College Park, the Library of Congress, and the Miller Center for Public Affairs.

  8. January 12, 1961 State of the Union Address - Wikipedia

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    The first 1961 State of the Union Address was delivered in written format [1] by outgoing president Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, on Thursday, January 12, 1961, to the 87th United States Congress. [2] It was Eisenhower's ninth and final State of the Union Address.

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