Dwight

Dwight Dwight D. Eisenhower, born October 14,1890. The son of David and Ida Stover Eisenhower, from a small town in Abilene Kansas, Dwight’s father tried to make a better life for his family failing at several business opportunities, he settled for a job that paid less than a 100 dollars a month. The Eisenhower’s grew to become a strong and successful family. Making a better way of life for their children. Nurture and nature played their respective roles in shaping Dwight Eisenhower. Physically, he inherited a strong, tough, athletic body and good looks, along with keen intelligence. He inherited a strong competitive streak from his parents, plus a bad temper. Eisenhower’s parents made him study, read the Bible aloud, and do chores. They instilled in him self- control of his emotions and his temper. He excelled in sports in high school, and received an appointment to West Point. Eisenhower was predicted to be an all-American, but twisted his knee during a game and his football career came to an end. This blow ruined his ambition, and almost his career. In his early Army career, he excelled in staff assignments, serving under Generals John Pershing, Douglas MacArthur, eisenhower, taft, forces, supreme, strong, making, heart, force, eisenhower’s, commander, command, attack, after, thought, sen, public, president, preferred, nomination, nixon, military, life, integration, government, delegates, constitution, career, brown, both, better, because, background, army, work