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Dwight David Eisenhower
Dwight David Eisenhower , 1890-1969, American general and 34th President of the United States, b. Denison, Tex.; his nickname was "Ike." Early Career When he was two years old, his family moved to Abilene, Kans., where he was reared. He entered (1911) West Point and graduated in 1915. In 1916 he... Read more |
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Milton Stover Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower Milton Eisenhower (1899-1985) gained national recognition for his careers in government and higher education. He was best known for his advisory role to his older brother, President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He also served presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M.... Read more |
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Eisenhower doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine (1957).The Eisenhower Doctrine pledged that the United States would distribute economic and military aid and, if necessary, use military force to contain communism in the Middle East. President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed the doctrine in January 1957. Congress approved it in... Read more |
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Mamie Eisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower Born: November 14, 1896Boone, IowaDied: November 1, 1979Washington, D.C. American first lady Mamie Eisenhower, the wife of President Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower (1890–1969), represented what was to 1950s America the ideal American wife: She displayed quiet strength, found... Read more |
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Dwight
Dwight ♂ Transferred use of the surname, which probably comes from the medieval English female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia (see Dennis). It is found mainly in North America, where its increase in popularity after the Second World War was a result of the fame of the American general and... Read more |
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Abilene
Abilene . 1 City (1990 pop. 6,242), seat of Dickinson co., central Kans., on the Smoky Hill River; inc. 1869. It was (1867-71) a railhead for a large cattle-raising region extending SW into Texas. Millions of cattle followed the Chisholm Trail into the cow town's stockyards prior to shipment. ... Read more |
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1900-1965)
Adlai Ewing Stevenson 1900-1965, American statesman, b. Los Angeles; grandson of Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1835-1914). A graduate (1922) of Princeton, he received his law degree from Northwestern Univ., was admitted (1926) to the bar, and practiced law in Chicago. He entered government service as... Read more |
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Robert Alphonso Taft
Robert Alphonso Taft 1889-1953, American politician, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; son of William Howard Taft . He practiced law in Ohio and served (1921-26, 1931-32) in the state legislature. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1938, Taft quickly became the acknowledged leader of conservative Republicans. He... Read more |
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Orval Faubus
Orval Faubus , 1910-94, governor of Arkansas (1955-67), b. Combs, Ark. A schoolteacher, he served in World War II and after the war became Arkansas's state highway commissioner. Elected to the governorship after a runoff, Faubus initially pursued a liberal course in office but to combat his... Read more |
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Walter Bedell Smith
Walter Bedell Smith 1895-1961, U.S. general, b. Indianapolis, Ind. He enlisted (1910) in the Indiana National Guard, won a commission in the U.S. army (1918), and advanced to the rank of lieutenant general (1943). Secretary (1941-42) to the general staff, he became (1942) the U.S. secretary to the... Read more |
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President Clinton Names Four Members to Serve on the Dwight D. Eisenhower...
...White House: President Clinton today announced...to appoint D. David Eisenhower, Alfred...Siciliano as Members of the Dwight D. Eisenhower...President ... |
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Do you know your presidents? Hail to the chiefly informed
...What was Dwight Eisenhower's 1952...divorced president? (Hint...Hint: Not Clinton!) - 5...said, "The four most miserable...life were my four years in...president to serve in the ... |
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AFTER 40 YEARS, METCALF HOPES FOR ONE MORE TERM.(News)
...office since Dwight Eisenhower was in the...Wash., a member of the House...district for four years...part of the Clinton administration...opposed giving President Clinton fast-track...staff who ... |