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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.
Dwight D. Eisenhower's tenure as the 34th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1953, and ended on January 20, 1961. Eisenhower, a Republican from Kansas, took office following his landslide victory over Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson in the 1952 presidential election.
Eisenhower's farewell address (sometimes referred to as "Eisenhower's farewell address to the nation" [1]) was the final public speech of Dwight D. Eisenhower as the 34th president of the United States, delivered in a television broadcast on January 17, 1961.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower 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.
Dwight D. Eisenhower -1957 President Eisenhower and his Vice-President Richard Nixon, drinking tea at the President's second Inauguration, Washington DC, January 1957. Dwight D. Eisenhower - 1953
Eisenhower donated the property to the National Park Service in 1967, and it opened to the public in 1980. Eisenhower National Historic Site. Douglas Graham/Roll Call/Getty Images
"Atoms for Peace" was the title of a speech delivered by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the UN General Assembly in New York City on December 8, 1953. I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new—one which I, who have spent so much of my life in the military profession, would have preferred never to use.
January 20 – Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower; September 9 – Civil Rights Act of 1957; October 4 – Sputnik 1 is launched, the first artificial Earth satellite. October 5 – The White House praises Russia's launch of an earth satellite, saying that the launch was not surprising to President Eisenhower or the government. [39]