Born in Texas on October 14, , brought up in Abilene, Kansas, Eisenhower was the third of seven sons. He excelled in sports in high school, and received an appointment to West Point. Stationed in Texas as a second lieutenant, he met Mamie Geneva Doud, whom he married in They had two sons, Doud Dwight, who died at two, and John. Pershing and Douglas MacArthur. Marshall called him to Washington to work on war plans. After the war, he became president of Columbia University, then took leave to assume supreme command over the new NATO forces being assembled in Republican emissaries to his headquarters near Paris persuaded him to run for president in Negotiating from military strength, he tried to reduce the strains of the cold war.
In , the signing of a truce brought an armed peace along the border of South Korea. The death of Stalin the same year caused shifts in relations with the Soviet Union.
In September , Eisenhower suffered a heart attack in Denver, Colorado. After seven weeks he left the hospital, and in February doctors told him he was well enough to seek a second term, which he won by another landslide over Stevenson. Board of Education decision. He welcomed Nikita Khrushchev to Camp David and planned to meet the Soviet leader at a four-power Paris summit the following spring to seek ways to reduce their antagonism.
But just before the meeting, the Soviets shot down an American U-2 spy plane over their territory, which scuttled the summit and reinflamed cold war passions on both sides. Education U. Inauguration Date January 20, Date Ended January 20, President Number Professor Pach's writings include Presidency of Dwight D.
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Speeches View His Speeches. January 20, First Inaugural Address audio icon transcript icon. January 5, Eisenhower Doctrine audio icon transcript icon. January 17, Farewell Address audio icon transcript icon. Meeting with John Foster Dulles—December 20, audio icon. Meeting with C. Eisenhower was re-elected in , again defeating Democrat Adlai Stevenson II with 58 percent of the popular vote and electoral votes.
He also emphasized a balanced budget and the importance of civil rights for all U. Before leaving office, Eisenhower endorsed vice president Nixon in the presidential race over Democratic candidate John F. Eisenhower retired to a small farm adjacent to the battlefield outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His commission as a five star general in the U. Army was reactivated after he left the presidency.
Eisenhower remained active in the Republican Party until a heart attack in ended his political involvement. He suffered another heart attack in and spent his remaining months at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.
Eisenhower married Mamie Doud in July Icky died of scarlet fever at the age of three. Eisenhower loved both golf and oil painting. He was also a skilled poker player and successful athlete through his college years.
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