Eisenhower
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Dwight David, Ike, 1890–1969, U.S. general and statesman: Chief of Staff 1945–48; 34th president of the U.S. 1953–61.
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his wife Mamie Geneva Doud 1896–1979, U.S. First Lady 1953–61.
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In 1957 Elizabeth II wore an elaborate sleeveless green gown, also designed by Hartnell for a state banquet thrown for US President Dwight Eisenhower at the British Embassy in Washington DC.
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Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport bills itself as the largest airport in Kansas.
Today the Navy needs a more powerful ship to better defend its carriers, which have become increasingly vulnerable, most recently seen by an attempted Houthi attack on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
He announced his plans to paint the Eisenhower building during a recent Fox News appearance.
Yet works of high seriousness were never his strong suit, as his rambling and distressingly unfocused Eisenhower Memorial in Washington showed.
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