DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

DWIGHT EISENHOWER'S EARLY LIFE

• Born on October 14, 1890
• Born in Denison, Texas
• Mother: Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower was a teacher.
• Father: David Jacob Eisenhower was an engineer.

DWIGHT EISENHOWER'S EDUCATION

• For school, Eisenhower attended a military academy.
• He studied to become a soldier

DWIGHT EISENHOWER'S CAREER

• Before being president, he was a 5-Star General
• In early life he was a farmer.

FAMILY BACKROUND

• Eisenhower married Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower
• His children were Doud and John Eisenhower

REASON FOR RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT

• 1952: the Republicans asked Eisenhower to run for President because they were worried that Robert Taft would win the race and take the U.S. out of NATO.
• When he was a young teenager, he injured his leg.
• Eisenhower loved to play golf. He played more than 100 rounds each year.

PRESIDENTIAL INFORMATION

• Became president in 1953
• Eisenhower was a republican.