Dwight David Eisenhower,nicknamed Ike,was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II,he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army. Eisenhower planned and supervised two of the most consequential military campaigns of World War II:Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy in 1944.
The 1956 United States presidential election was the 43rd quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday,November 6,1956. President Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully ran for reelection against Adlai Stevenson II,the former Illinois governor whom he had defeated four years earlier. This election saw the sixth and most recent rematch in American presidential history,and the second where the winner was the same both times. This was the last election before the term limits established by the 22nd Amendment came into effect.
Herbert Brownell Jr. was an American lawyer and Republican politician. From 1953 to 1957,he served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower was a United States Army officer,diplomat,and military historian. He was the second son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. His military career spanned from before,during,and after his father's presidency,and he left active duty in 1963 and then retired in 1974. From 1969 to 1971,Eisenhower served as United States Ambassador to Belgium during the administration of President Richard Nixon,who was previously his father's vice president and also father to Eisenhower's daughter-in-law.
Rosehill Cemetery is an American garden cemetery on the North Side of Chicago,Illinois,and at 350 acres (1.4 km2),is the largest cemetery in the City of Chicago. According to legend,the name "Rosehill" resulted from a City Clerk's error –the area was previously called "Roe's Hill",named for nearby farmer Hiram Roe. He refused to sell his land to the city until it was promised that the cemetery be named in his honor. It is located in the north east section of the Lincoln Square community area.
Dwight David Eisenhower II is an American author,public policy fellow,professor at the University of Pennsylvania,and eponym of the U.S. presidential retreat Camp David. He is the grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower,and a son-in-law of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon.
James Sinclair Armstrong II CBE was an American banker and lawyer who served as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 1955 and 1957 and also served as a member from 1957 to 1961. He was Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1957 to 1959.
James Campbell Hagerty served as the eighth White House Press Secretary from 1953 to 1961 during the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was known for providing much more detail on the lifestyle of the president than previous press secretaries;for example,he covered in great detail Eisenhower's medical condition. Most of the time,he handled routine affairs such as daily reports on presidential activities,defending presidential policies,and assisting diplomatic visitors. He handled embarrassing episodes,such as those related to the Soviet downing of an American spy plane,the U-2 in 1960. He handled press relations on Eisenhower's international trips,sometimes taking the blame from a hostile foreign press. Eisenhower often relied on him for advice about public opinion,and how to phrase complex issues. Hagerty had a reputation for supporting civil rights initiatives.
The Bricker Amendment is the collective name of a number of slightly different proposed amendments to the United States Constitution considered by the United States Senate in the 1950s. None of these amendments ever passed Congress. Each of them would require explicit congressional approval,especially for executive agreements that did not require the Senate's two-thirds approval for treaty. They are named for their sponsor,conservative Republican Senator John W. Bricker of Ohio,who distrusted the exclusive powers of the president to involve the United States beyond the wishes of Congress.
Dwight D. Eisenhower's tenure as the 34th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20,1953,and ended on January 20,1961. Eisenhower,a Republican from Kansas,took office following his landslide victory over Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson in the 1952 presidential election. Four years later,in the 1956 presidential election,he defeated Stevenson again,to win re-election in a larger landslide. Eisenhower was limited to two terms and was succeeded by Democrat John F. Kennedy,who won the 1960 presidential election.
James Clement Dunn was an American diplomat and a career employee of the United States Department of State. He served as the Ambassador of the United States to Italy,France,Spain,and Brazil. President Dwight Eisenhower characterized him as providing "exceptionally capable service".
Archibald James Carey Jr. was an American lawyer,judge,politician,diplomat,and clergyman from the South Side of Chicago. He was elected as a city alderman and served for eight years under the patronage of the politician William L. Dawson. He served for several years as a pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church,when he became known as a civil rights activist. In 1957,he was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower as chair of his committee on government employment policy,which worked to reduce racial discrimination.
James Prioleau "Dick" Richards was a lawyer,judge,and Democrat U.S. Representative from South Carolina between 1933 and 1957. He later served as a special ambassador under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Maxwell Milton Rabb was an American lawyer who served in various positions as an advisor to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower,and later as Ambassador to Italy under President Ronald Reagan.
Robert Douglas Stuart was a United States businessman who served as United States Ambassador to Canada from 1953 to 1956.
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg Jr. was a Republican government official from Michigan. He worked for many years on the staff of his father,Arthur H. Vandenberg (1884–1951),who served in the U.S. Senate from 1928 to 1951. He was briefly announced as White House Appointments Secretary by then President-elect Eisenhower in November 1952 but announced he would be on "sick leave" on January 13,1953,just before the start of the Eisenhower administration before completely resigning in April 1953. He also worked as a consultant and academic and edited his father's papers for publication.
The presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower began on January 20,1953,when Dwight D. Eisenhower was inaugurated as the 34th president of the United States,and ended on January 20,1961.
This bibliography of Dwight D. Eisenhower is a list of published works about Dwight D. Eisenhower,the 34th president of the United States.
