HIGHLIGHTS
Was President from 1953 to 1961 |
Was the Supreme Allied Commander in WW II, supervised Operation Overlord |
He was the Military Governor in Germany after WW II, worked with George Marshall, later became NATO supreme Commander |
He started Interstate Highway system during his presidency |
Space race started during his presidency. Though he started slow, supported the space program heavily after the Sputnik launch |
He ended the Korean War which started during Truman’s period |
Civil Rights: In 1957 the state of Arkansas refused to honor a federal court order to integrate their public school system stemming from the Brown decision. Eisenhower demanded that Arkansas governor Orval Faubus obey the court order and sent the army |
Alaska and Hawaii were admitted into United States during his time |
NAME OF SITE | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE |
BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHPLACE HOUSE | DENISON | TEXAS |
BOYHOOD HOME | EISENHOWER BOYHOOD HOME | ABILENE | KANSAS |
SUMMER HOME | FORT ADAMS STATE PARK | NEWPORT | RHODE ISLAND |
PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM | EISENHOWER PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM | ABILENE | KANSAS |
EISENHOWER FARM | EISENHOWER FARM | GETTYSBURG | PENNSYLVANIA |
RAILROAD MUSEUM | NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM | GREENWAY | WISCONSIN |
DEATH PLACE ( RESIDENCE ) | WALTER REED MEDICAL CENTER | WASHINGTON D.C. | WASHINGTON D.C. |
BURIAL PLACE | DWIGHT EISENHOWER PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM | ABILENE | KANSAS |
STATUE | DWIGHT EISENHOWER PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM | ABILENE | KANSAS |
PARTY AFFILIATION | REPUBLICAN | N/A | N/A |
ALMA MATER | US MILITARY ACADEMY | WEST POINT | NEW YORK |
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER’S CHILDHOOD HOME ABILENE KANSAS CHILDHOOD HOME ABILENE KANSAS INTERIOR
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER’S CHILDHOOD HOME ABILENE KANSAS INTERIOR DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER’S CHILDHOOD HOME ABILENE KANSAS
LOWRY CHAPEL
DENVER COLORADOCHAPEL LOWRY
DENVER COLORADO
HIS WEDDING HOME DENVER COLORADO DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER WEDDING HOME DENVER COLORADO
HIS MARRIAGE HOME DENVER COLORADO HIS MARRIAGE HOME DENVER COLORADO
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MARRIAGE HOME DENVER COLORADO HIS INAUGURAL SITE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC
SUMMER TIME HOME OF EISENHOWER – STATE GAME LODGE CUSTER STATE PARK SOUTH DAKOTA SUMMER WHITE HOUSE OF PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER STATE GAME LODGE CUSTER STATE PARK SOUTH DAKOTA – BEDROOM
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PRESIDENTIAL PORTRAIT – STATE GAME LODGE CUSTER STATE PARK SOUTH DAKOTA SUMMER WHITE HOUSE
NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND
US MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NEW YORK WHERE HE STUDIED US MILITARY ACADEMY
EISENHOWER PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM
ABILENE, KANSASEISENHOWER MUSEUM-MURAL
ABILENE KANSAS
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PRESIDENTIAL MEMORIAL ABILENE, KANSAS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PRESIDENTIAL STATUE ABILENE, KANSAS
HE WAS ADMITTED DENVER COLORADO WHEN HE HAD HEART ATTACK IN 1955 ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Walter Reed Army Medical Center death place Washington dc Final resting Place of President Dwight D Eisenhower – Abilene, KANSAS SIDE VIEW
Final resting Place of President Dwight D Eisenhower – Abilene, KANSAS Final resting Place of President Dwight D Eisenhower – Abilene, KANSAS
USS SEQUOIA PRESIDENTIAL YACHT WASHINGTON DC USS SEQUOIA PRESIDENTIAL YACHT WASHINGTON DC
USS SEQUOIA PRESIDENTIAL YACHT WASHINGTON DC USS SEQUOIA PRESIDENTIAL YACHT WASHINGTON DC – INTERIOR
NATIONAL RAIL ROAD MUSEUM GREEN BAY WISCONSIN SIDE VIEW NATIONAL RAIL ROAD MUSEUM GREEN BAY WISCONSIN – TRAIN
NATIONAL RAIL ROAD MUSEUM GREEN BAY WISCONSIN – TRAIN INTERIOR HE CAME ABOARD THIS TEXAS BATTLESHIP HOUSTON TEXAS
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS ORDERED FEDERAL TROOPS TO SUPPORT DESEGREGATION CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSEUM LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS – THE SOUTH RESISTS OF INTEGRATION
1950 LINCOLN BUBBLETOP – HENDRY FORD MUSEUM HIS PLANE COLUMBINE
WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB MUSEUM
STATUE IN EISENHOWER PARK
NASSAU COUNTY NEW YORKDWIGHT EISENHOWER STATUE-
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