Eisenhower

American  

[ahy-zuhn-hau-er] / ˈaɪ zənˌhaʊ ər /

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 1896–1979, U.S. First Lady 1953–61.

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Eisenhower British  

/ ˈaɪzənˌhaʊə /

noun

1. 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)

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Eisenhower

In July 1954, under Eisenhower, 88 workers died of sunstroke in the desert below Calexico, where they’d been deported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Eisenhower needed a full moon, low tide, not much cloud or wind and low seas, external.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The USS Dwight Eisenhower deployed in 2023 for about 270 days, and the USS Harry Truman did in 2024 for 251 days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

By the time Eisenhower issued his warning in 1961, the Soviet Union had become an industrial peer, and formidable enemy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Mother even has a photo of President Eisenhower in there.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver