University of Virginia Miller Center
University of Virginia Miller Center
1890 - 1969
Dwight D. Eisenhower
We must be willing, individually and as a Nation, to accept whatever sacrifices may be required of us. A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.Inaugural Address
Overview
Born in Texas and raised in Kansas, Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of America's greatest military commanders and the thirty-fourth President of the United States. Inspired by the example of a friend who was going to the U.S. Naval Academy, Eisenhower won an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Although his mother had religious convictions that made her a pacifist, she did not try to stop Eisenhower from becoming a military officer.
Life In Depth Essays
- Life in Brief
- Life Before the Presidency
- Campaigns and Elections
- Domestic Affairs
- Foreign Affairs
- Life After the Presidency
- Family Life
- The American Franchise
- Impact and Legacy
Fast Facts
Dwight David Eisenhower
Denison, Texas
U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York (graduated 1915)
Presbyterian
Soldier
Republican
“Ike”
July 1, 1916, to Mary “Mamie” Geneva Doud (1896–1979)
Doud Dwight (1917–1921); John Sheldon Doud (1922–2013)
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Abilene, Kansas
Chicago Style
Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Accessed May 31, 2024. https://millercenter.org/president/eisenhower.
Associate Professor of History
Chester J. Pach, Jr.
Professor Pach is an associate professor of history at Ohio University and former director of the Contemporary History Institute.
Featured Insights
Speeches
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January 20, 1953: First Inaugural Address
January 5, 1957: Eisenhower Doctrine
January 17, 1961: Farewell Address
Secret White House Tapes
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