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Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the USA.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, TX

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He was born in Texas but was raised in Kansas. His family was not very rich. He was the 3rd of 7 boys. He loved the outdoors including hiking, fishing, and hunting.

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One special day he met his mistress Maime Doud from Boone, Iowa. They had a great marriage having 2 sons, Doud and John. Doud died early as a 3 year old with a rare disease.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower attented West Point Academy. He loved to study English and was involved with many sports

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Before Eisenhower became President, he was an army general for the USA. He was the commanding general during WW2 and the Army Chief of Staff after the war.

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Eisenhower won the Election of 1956 against Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson with an outstading result of 442 to 89 vote in the Electoral College.

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Eisenhower insisted on campaigning in the South, refusing to surrender the region to the Democratic Party. The campaign strategy was to focus on attacking the Truman and Roosevelt administrations on Korea, Communism and corruption. He also stressed that the liberation of Eastern Europe should be by peaceful means only.

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Eisenhower's campaign was noted for the simple but effective slogan, "I Like Ike". It was essential to his success that Eisenhower express opposition to Roosevelt's policy at Yalta and against Truman's policies in Korea and China.

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Harry Truman was the President before him. He was a part of the Democratic Party. Eisenhower disliked the Party and chose to run for the Republican Party.

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Presidency (1953–1961)

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Richard Nixon was Dwight D. Eisenhower's VP.

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At a young age, he almost had to get his leg amputated due to an infected but fought hard to find an alternative way.

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Eisenhower was part of the Republican Party.

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Eisenhower was assured of an enduring achievement when he championed and signed the bill that authorized the Interstate Highway System in 1956.[139] He justified the project through the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 as essential to American security during the Cold War. It was believed that large cities would be targets in a possible war, hence the highways were designed to facilitate their evacuation and ease military maneuvers.