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Dwight David Eisenhower [a] (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), also known by his nickname Ike, was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961.
A guard of honor carrying the remains of Dwight D. Eisenhower down the center steps on the east front of the Capitol on March 31, 1969. The state funeral for former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, who died on March 28, 1969, placed a strong emphasis on military rites in honor of Eisenhower's contribution as Supreme Allied Commander during World ...
The state with the most presidential burial sites is Virginia with seven. Since its 1789 establishment, 50 people have served as Vice President of the United States. Of these, 43 have died. The state with the most vice-presidential burial sites is New York with 10. Fifteen people have served as both president and as vice president.
By Eloise Lee On this day 68 years ago, nearly 3 million Allied troops readied themselves for one of the greatest military operations of world history. D-Day. And the push that lead to Hitler's ...
From March 11 to June 3, 1952, delegates were elected to the 1952 Republican National Convention.. The fight for the 1952 Republican nomination was largely between popular General Dwight D. Eisenhower (who succeeded Thomas E. Dewey as the candidate of the party's liberal eastern establishment) and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio, the longtime leader of the conservative wing.
In 1946, McCann met Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff of the United States Army and served on his staff in Washington, at Columbia University (where Eisenhower was president), and in Paris at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). In 1951, McCann became president of Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio. In 1955, McCann began ...
Ann Cook Whitman (June 11, 1908 – October 15, 1991) was an American secretary and government official who served as chief of staff to the vice president from 1974 to 1977, and personal secretary to President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961.
January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th president of the United States, and Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 36th vice president. January 22 – The Crucible, a historical drama by Arthur Miller written as an allegory of McCarthyism, opens on Broadway. February 1 – WEEK-TV begins broadcasting in Peoria, Illinois.