Dwight Eisenhower
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| Dwight Eisenhower | |
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| Historical Figure | |
| Timeline: | OTL |
| Nationality: | United States |
| Religion: | Presbyterianism |
| Date of Birth: | 1890 |
| Date of Death: | 1969 |
| Cause of Death: | Congestive Heart Failure |
| Occupation: | Solider, President of the United States (1953-1961) |
| Spouse: | Mamie Doud Eisenhower |
| Children: | Doud Dwight Eisenhower,
John Sheldon David Doud Eisenhower |
| Affiliations: | United States Army; Republican Party |
| Timeline: | The Man With the Iron Heart |
| Timeline: | Worldwar |
| Appearance(s): | Upsetting the Balance |
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (1890–1969) was the 34th President of the United States, serving from 1953 until 1961. Previously, he'd served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45.
As President, he oversaw the cease-fire of the Korean War, kept up the pressure on the Soviet Union during the Cold War, made nuclear weapons a higher defense priority, launched the Space Race, enlarged the Social Security program, and began the Interstate Highway System.
[edit] Dwight Eisenhower in The Man With the Iron Heart
General Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower became the senior United States Army official on the ground in Germany after the end of World War II. He was firmly in favor of a continued American occupation of the country, even after the German Freedom Front began inflicting massive casualities upon Allied troops, and the will of the American people began to erode.
Nonetheless, the possibility that Eisenhower might be the Republican Party's choice to run against President Harry Truman in 1948 was already being floated in 1946.
Eisenhower transferred back home in 1946. He was succeeded by General Lucius Clay.
[edit] Dwight Eisenhower in Worldwar
Dwight Eisenhower was a prominent general during World War II and the war against the Race's Conquest Fleet. In 1944, he travelled through Missouri with Albert Einstein, Benito Mussolini, Robert Goddard, Sam Yeager, Ullhass, and Ristin. As the war wound down, Eisenhower led a successful counter-offensive against the Race's toehold in Missouri.
[edit] Dwight Eisenhower in "Joe Steele"
Dwight Eisenhower was one of the generals to survive the purges of the military ordered by President Joe Steele during his second term. When the United States entered World War II, Eisenhower proved adept at winning, and was uninterested in personal glory. He was able to work well with President Steele.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Harry Truman | President of the United States (OTL) 1953-1961 | Succeeded by John F. Kennedy |
