Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th President of the United States
Born: 1890
Died: 1969 |
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A five-star general in the United States Army, served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, and the first supreme commander of NATO. |
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Under his presidency, the space race was launched, the interstate highway system began, helped end the Korean war and made atomic weapons a defense priority. |
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Alaska and Hawaii became states during Eisenhower's terms. |
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