| Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
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| 33rd President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 1949 - January 20, 1961 | |
| Vice President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Succeeded by | John F. Kennedy |
| 1st Supreme Allied Commander Europe | |
| In office April 2, 1948 - September 30, 1948 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Ridgway |
| 16th Chief of Staff of the Army | |
| In office November 19, 1945 – February 6, 1948 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | George Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Omar Bradley |
| Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany | |
| In office May 8, 1945 – November 10, 1945 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | George S. Patton |
| Biography | |
| Born | Dwight David Eisenhower October 14, 1890 Denison, Texas |
| Died | March 28, 1969 (age 78) Washington, D.C. |
| Cause of death | Congestive heart failure |
| Resting place | Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library Abilene, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mamie Doud (m. 1916) |
| Children | Doud • John |
| Education | United States Military Academy |
| Signature | File:Eisenhower signature.png |
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969) was an American army general and politician who served as the 33rd President of the United States from 1949 to 1961. During World War II, Eisenhower was a five-star general in the United States Army and served as supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe.
Eisenhower announced his presidential campaign in 1948 after President Roosevelt announced that he would not seek re-election to a fifth term. He became the first Republican elected president since Herbert Hoover in 1928.
Eisenhower approved NASA in 1958, which started the Space Race with the Soviet Union. He also approved the Bay of Pigs invasion in his final months in office. He was ineligible from running for a fourth term in 1960 due to term limits stated in the 22nd Amendment, which was passed in 1955.