Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thirty-fourth President of the United States
1953-1961
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Date of birth: October 14, 1890
Place of birth: Denison, Texas
Date of death: March 28, 1969
Place of death: Washington, D.C.
Party: Republican
Wife: Mary Geneva Doud
Occupation: Soldier

During his presidency, Dwight D. Eisenhower

• had a Vice President Richard M. Nixon
  
• established the departments of Health, Education, and Welfare
  
• ended the Korean war
  
• nominated Earl Warren as Chief Justice
  
• was re-elected for second term
  
• signed doctrine to resist communism in Middle East
  
• formed National Aeronautics and Space Administration