Profile Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th President of the United States

Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower – October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969, was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961, and the last U.S. President to have been born in the 19th century. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45 from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the first Supreme Commander of NATO.

Eisenhower (2nd from left) and Omar Bradley (2nd from right) were members of the 1912 West Point football team

Eisenhower (2nd from left) and Omar Bradley (2nd from right) were members of the 1912 West Point football team

 

Major General Eisenhower, 1942

Major General Eisenhower, 1942

 

 

The president's official photograph

The president’s official photograph

 

Eisenhower's funeral service.

Eisenhower’s funeral service.