American President
Dwight Eisenhower (1890–1969)
Facts at a Glance
- Term
- 34th President of the United States (1953–1961)
- Born
- October 14, 1890, Denison, Texas
- Full Name
- Dwight David Eisenhower
- Nickname
- “Ike”
- Education
- U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York (graduated 1915)
- Religion
- Presbyterian
- Marriage
- July 1, 1916, to Mary “Mamie” Geneva Doud (1896–1979)
- Children
- Doud Dwight (1917–1921); John Sheldon Doud (1922–)
- Career
- Soldier
- Political Party
- Republican
- Writings
- Crusade in Europe (1948); The White House Years (2 vols.), vol. 1: Mandate for Change (1963), vol. 2: Waging Peace (1965); At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends (1967)
- Died
- March 28, 1969, Washington, D.C.
- Buried
- Abilene, Kansas
- A Life in Brief
- Born in Texas and raised in Kansas, Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of America’s greatest military commanders and the thirty-fourth President of the United States. Inspired by the example of a friend who was going to the U.S. Naval Academy, Eisenhower won an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Although his mother had religious convictions that made her a pacifist, she did not try to stop Eisenhower from becoming a military officer. More »
Essays on Dwight Eisenhower and His Administration
- Dwight David Eisenhower
- A Life in Brief
- Life Before the Presidency
- Campaigns and Elections
- Domestic Affairs
- Foreign Affairs
- Life After the Presidency
- Family Life
- The American Franchise
- Impact and Legacy
- Key Events
- First Lady
- Mamie Eisenhower
- Vice President
- Richard Nixon (1953–1961)
- Secretary of State
- John Foster Dulles (1953–1959)
- Christian A. Herter (1959–1961)
- Secretary of Defense
- Charles E. Wilson (1953–1957)
- Neil H. McElroy (1957–1959)
- Thomas S. Gates Jr. (1959–1961)
- Postmaster General
- Arthur E. Summerfield (1953–1961)
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Ezra Taft Benson (1953–1961)
- Secretary of Labor
- James P. Mitchell (1953–1961)
- Martin P. Durkin (1953–1953)
- Secretary of the Treasury
- George M. Humphrey (1953–1957)
- Robert B. Anderson (1957–1961)
- Attorney General
- Herbert Brownell, Jr. (1953–1957)
- William P. Rogers (1957–1961)
- Secretary of the Interior
- Douglas J. McKay (1953–1956)
- Frederick A. Seaton (1956–1961)
- Secretary of Commerce
- Sinclair Weeks (1953–1958)
- Lewis Strauss (1958–1959)
- Frederick H. Mueller (1959–1961)
- Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Oveta Culp Hobby (1953–1955)
- Marion B. Folsom (1955–1958)
- Arthur Flemming (1958–1961)
Consulting Editor: Chester J. Pach, Jr.
Professor Pach is an associate professor of history at Ohio University and former director of the Contemporary History Institute. His writings include:
Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (part of the American Presidency Series, co-authored with Elmo Richardson, University Press of Kansas, 1991)
Arming the Free World: The Origins of the United States Military Assistance Program, 1945–1950 (University of North Carolina Press, 1991)
Presidential Speeches
Below are selections from the Miller Center’s Dwight Eisenhower speech collection.
April 16, 1953—Chance for Peace (Cross of Iron)
December 8, 1953—Atoms for Peace
Scholarship and Speakers
The Miller Center of Public Affairs is a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and report on American government, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency. Below is a selection of Miller Center resources on Dwight Eisenhower.
Listen to Bryce Harlow’s 1983 presentation at the Miller Center on the
Eisenhower Presidency.
President Dwight Eisenhower led the country as Commander in Chief during the Korean War. Learn more about the Miller Center’s National War Powers Commission.
Learn more about the Center’s National Commission on Presidential Transitions and Foreign Policy and its relationship to Eisenhower.
Scripps Library Reference Resources
Below are links to reference resources prepared by the Miller Center’s Scripps Library, designed to help students and scholars conduct their research quickly.
Information on Dwight Eisenhower’s Private and Public Papers
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