Dwight_D._Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas. He was the third of seven sons born to David Jacob and Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower. In 1892, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas where Eisenhower remained until he entered West Point on June 14, 1911. Eisenhower excelled at sports and played football his first two years at West Point. After suffering a knee injury, he dedicated himself to his studies as a cadet. His classmates regarded him as a natural leader who had a knack of saying the right thing to gain others’ cooperation and his good nature inspired trust. Upon graduation from West Point, he was stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. There he met Mamie Doud in October of 1915. After a whirlwind courtship they were married on July 1, 1916. They had two children, the first of whom died of scarlet fever in infancy. While at Fort Sam Houston, Eisenhower was promoted several times. He became First Lieutenant on July 1, 1916; Captain on May 15, 1917; Major (temporary) on June 17, 1918; and Lieutenant Colonel (temporary) on October eisenhower, war, first, united, states, system, space, july, interstate, years, program, presidency, october, highways, army, after, world, while, west, ussr, until, two, satellite, president, point, peace, one, major, lieutenant, korea, june, highway, good, ever, elected