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Dwight David Eisenhower

(1890-1969)

  • Grew up in Abilene, Kansas
  • Liked football as a student
  • Favorite subject in school was history
  • Served as chief of staff of the U.S. Army
  • Commander of allied forces in Europe during World War II; became a five star general
  • Served two terms as president of the United States, 1953-1961


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    More on Dwight David Eisenhower

  • Short biography - Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • In our Civil Rights During the Eisenhower Administration collection
  • Eisenhower's jacket in our Cool Things collection
  • In Kansas Kaleidoscope, our children's magazine
  • Items relating to Eisenhower on Kansas Memory
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