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… A list of notable moments in Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency. … Dwight D. Eisenhower - Key Events …
A list of notable moments in Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency.
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… Dwight D. Eisenhower brought a "New Look" to U.S. national security … and winning the friendship of nonaligned governments. Eisenhower's defense policies, which aimed at providing "more … Dwight D. Eisenhower: Foreign Affairs …
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… First Lady Mamie Eisenhower Vice President Richard Nixon (1953–1961) Secretary … Dwight D. Eisenhower - Administration …
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… Mamie Eisenhower never earned a paycheck for working outside the … to his easel and paintbrush. In their family quarters, the Eisenhowers spent many evenings like other couples in the … who never made a White House guest list experienced Mamie Eisenhower’s graciousness. She insisted that everybody who …
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… 1952: During an extraordinary military career, Dwight D. Eisenhower had done some things that few, if any, Americans … in dispute. At the Republican convention in Chicago, Eisenhower's political managers won a critical battle over … Dwight D. Eisenhower: Campaigns and Elections …
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… Before he became President, Dwight D. Eisenhower had to balance family life against the obligations … State. During their first 35 years of married life, the Eisenhowers moved more than 30 times. They began raising a … Dwight D. Eisenhower: Family Life …
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… Born in Texas and raised in Kansas, Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of America's greatest military commanders … of a friend who was going to the U.S. Naval Academy, Eisenhower won an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at … Dwight D. Eisenhower: Life in Brief …
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… Dwight D. Eisenhower's reputation among historians has changed … decades. A poll of prominent historians in 1962 placed Eisenhower 22nd among Presidents, a barely average chief … Dwight D. Eisenhower: Impact and Legacy …
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… the Cold War during the 1950s, people often remember the Eisenhower years as "happy days," a time when Americans did … from 20.4 to 18.4 percent. During no presidency since Eisenhower’s has there been a decrease of any size in federal … by the end of the decade. The poverty rate declined during Eisenhower's presidency, but 40 million Americans were poor …
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… Dwight D. Eisenhower was older than any previous President, leaving office at the age of 70. Yet the Eisenhower years are remembered not because there was a … Dwight D. Eisenhower: The American Franchise …
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… by the railroad tracks in Denison, Texas, Dwight David Eisenhower spent his youth in the small farm town of Abilene, … executive officer for General Fox Conner, who appreciated Eisenhower's critical thinking about infantry warfare. Conner … Dwight D. Eisenhower: Life Before the Presidency …
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… Dwight D. Eisenhower retired to a farm on the edge of the Civil War … anniversary of D-Day. Although he was out of office, Eisenhower could hardly stay out of national affairs. He … Dwight D. Eisenhower: Life After the Presidency …
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… Strauss was acting secretary of commerce under President Eisenhower from November 13, 1958, to June 19, 1959. Strauss … board from 1946 to 1950. Strauss returned to government as Eisenhower's special assistant on atomic energy matters in …
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… Martin Durkin was secretary of labor under President Eisenhower from January 21, 1953, to October 8, 1953. In … Robert Taft, Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks changed Eisenhower's mind. Durkin resigned after less than eight …
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… Anderson was the secretary of the treasury under President Eisenhower from July 29, 1957, to January 20, 1961. He … brought him back to be treasury secretary. Anderson had Eisenhower's confidence and was one of his closest advisers; …
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… Herbert Brownell Jr. was attorney general under President Eisenhower from January 21, 1953, to October 23, 1957. … After playing an important part in securing delegates for Eisenhower's nomination in the 1952 national convention and …
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… Summerfield was postmaster general under President Eisenhower from January 21, 1953, to January 20, 1961. … Summerfield was named chairman of the RNC the day after Eisenhower's nomination as the Republican presidential …
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… Seaton was secretary of the interior under President Eisenhower from June 8, 1956, until January 20, 1961. Seaton … credentials. He served in a number of capacities in the Eisenhower administration, including assistant secretary of …
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… Foster Dulles served as secretary of state to President Eisenhower from January 21, 1953, until his resignation on … Acheson in 1951 and 1952 before being invited to join the Eisenhower administration. Dulles enjoyed a particularly warm …