Eisenhower

[ ahy-zuhn-hou-er ]

noun

1. Dwight David, Ike, 1890–1969, U.S. general and statesman: Chief of Staff 1945–48; 34th president of the U.S. 1953–61.
2. his wife Mamie Geneva Doud [doud], 1896–1979, U.S. First Lady 1953–61.

Eisenhower

/ ˈaɪzənˌhaʊə /

noun

1. EisenhowerDwight David18901969MUSMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Dwight David, known as Ike. 1890–1969, US general and Republican statesman; Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1943–45) and 34th president of the US (1953–61). He commanded Allied forces in Europe and North Africa (1942), directed the invasion of Italy (1943), and was Supreme Commander of the combined land forces of NATO (1950–52)

Example Sentences

The other major national infrastructure achievement that is on par with Eisenhower was Lincoln and establishing the nationwide train network.

From Washington Post

“The party of Lincoln, the party of Eisenhower, the party of Reagan is becoming the party of Marjorie Taylor Greene and the party of violent conspiracy theories,” McGovern said.

From Washington Post

“President Eisenhower … he is in a panic,” Scott said, according to Silveti’s Tercer Milenio interview.

From MIT Technology Review

Somehow he managed to keep that secret for decades, all the way back to the Eisenhower administration when he served President Dwight Eisenhower as Secretary of the Cabinet — while totally in the closet!

From Washington Blade

As President Eisenhower reportedly quipped as late as 1950, “There is not one Republican Party, there are 48 state Republican parties.”

From FiveThirtyEight

Portraits of Lincoln and Eisenhower were removed from the offices of the Republican National Committee.

From The Daily Beast

President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to force Faubus to admit the students to Central High School.

From The Daily Beast

It is also the one worn by Presidents Eisenhower, Truman, and George W. Bush.

From The Daily Beast

ALEC echoed the ideology of Charles Wilson, the first Defense Secretary in the Eisenhower administration.

From The Daily Beast

They include signed photographs of Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery, as well as paintings and a red leather despatch box.

From The Daily Beast

We'll start, first thing tomorrow, on a series of tests—just you and I, like the old times at Eisenhower High.

From Project Gutenberg

I know perfectly well that General Eisenhower didn't say a word to you.

From Project Gutenberg

Anybody who will allege that General Eisenhower was a Communist agent, has something wrong with him.

From Project Gutenberg

They put me in the category, I guess, along with General Eisenhower.

From Project Gutenberg

I have known General Eisenhower quite well myself and I have found him to be a sound, level-headed man.

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