General dwight d eisenhower biography for children

Dwight D. Eisenhower biography and facts:

Bringing to the Presidency his prestige as commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D.

Eisenhower obtained a truce in Korea and worked incessantly during his two terms to ease the tensions of the Cold War. He pursued the moderate policies of "Modern Republicanism," pointing out as he left office, "America is today the strongest, most influential, and most productive nation in the world."

Born in Texas in , brought up in Abilene, Kansas, Eisenhower was the third of seven sons.

He excelled in sports in high school, and received an appointment to West Point. Stationed in Texas as a second lieutenant, he met Mamie Geneva Doud, whom he married in

In his early Army career, he excelled in staff assignments, serving under Generals John J.

Pershing, Douglas MacArthur, and Walter Krueger. After Pearl Harbor, General George C. Marshall called him to Washingt