Dwight David Eisenhower

At a Glance

Term: 34th President of the United States (1953-1961)

Born: October 14, 1890, Denison, Texas

Nickname: "Ike"

Education: U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York (graduated 1915)

Religion: Presbyterian

Marriage: July 1, 1916, to Mary "Mamie" Geneva Doud (1896–1979)

Children: Doud Dwight (1917–1921); John Sheldon Doud (1922–)

Career: Soldier

Political Party Republican

Writings: Crusade in Europe (1948); The White House Years (2 vols.), vol. 1: Mandate for Change (1963), vol. 2: Waging Peace (1965); At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends (1967)

Died: March 28, 1969, Washington, D.C.

Buried: Abilene, Kansas

A Life in Brief: Born in Texas and raised in Kansas, Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of America’s greatest military commanders and the thirty-fourth President of the United States. Inspired by the example of a friend who was going to the U.S. Naval Academy, Eisenhower won an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Although his mother had religious convictions that made her a pacifist, she did not try to stop Eisenhower from becoming a military officer. More....

Essays on Dwight David Eisenhower and His Administration

Consulting Editor: Chester J. Pach, Jr.

Professor Pach is an associate professor of history at Ohio University and former director of the Contemporary History Institute. His writings include:

Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (part of the American Presidency Series, co-authored with Elmo Richardson, University Press of Kansas, 1991)