http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower See pictures from the life and presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. en Copyright 2013, History.com Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-18T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo1 Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo2 He excelled in sports in high school and graduated from West Point in 1915. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo3 Mamie Dowd was born in Boone, Iowa in 1896. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo4 In 1916, Mamie Doud married Eisenhower. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo5 During World War II Eisenhower was made Supreme Commander of Allied Forces. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo6 His Major Battle was the D-Day invasion of Normandy. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo7 D-Day was a huge success for the allies. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo8 By the end of World War II, Ike was a war hero. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo9 There were huge parades in many cities to celebrate his homecoming. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo10 Eisenhower was awarded not only with army medals, but was named President of Columbia University too. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo11 After overtures from both parties, Eisenhower ran for president as a Republican in 1952. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo12 Eisenhower was sworn in as president in 1953. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo12 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo13 Eisenhower oversaw the end of the Korean War, the first major diplomatic and military confrontation between America and a powerful communist foe. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo13 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo14 Ike's busy presidential schedule was interrupted in September 1955 when he suffered a heart attack that restricted his activity for nearly two months. Stoic and resilient, Eisenhower recovered. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo14 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo15 At home, Eisenhower supported and encouraged efforts to root out potential communist spies in America, but privately expressed disgust at the shameless tactics used by Senator Joseph McCarthy. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo15 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo16 The Cold War and a determination to prevent the spread of communism permeated Eisenhower's foreign and domestic policies. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo16 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo17 Eisenhower signed Civil Rights legislation and used federal troops to enforce desegregation. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo17 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo18 In a hope to improve relations between the USSR and the US, Nikita Khruschev was invited to America. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo18 http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo19 Eisenhower was succeeded by John Kennedy. In 1969, Eisenhower died of heart failure in Walter Reed Army Hospital, with Mamie at his side. http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower/photo19