Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
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 Official portrait, 1952 | |
| 33rd President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 1949 – January 20, 1953 | |
| Vice President | Henry A. Wallace |
| Preceded by | Douglas MacArthur (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Happy Chandler |
| 16th Chief of Staff of the Army | |
| In office November 19, 1945 – February 6, 1948 | |
| President | Douglas MacArthur (acting) |
| Deputy | J. Lawton Collins |
| Preceded by | George C. Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Omar Bradley |
| 1st Military Governor of the American-occupied zone of Germany | |
| In office May 8, 1945 – November 10, 1945 | |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | George S. Patton (acting) |
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| Born | David Dwight Eisenhower October 14, 1890 Denison, Texas, US |
| Died | March 28, 1969 (aged 78) Washington, D.C., US |
| Resting place | Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home |
| Political party | Republican (from 1952) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (1909) |
| Spouse(s) | Mamie Doud (m. 1916) |
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| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) |
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Dwight David Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 33rd president of the United States from 1949 to 1953.