Dwight D. Eisenhower

==Term==
34th President of the United States
Republican
January 20, 1953 - January 20, 1961  (62-70)
Preceded by Harry S. Truman
Succeeded by John F. Kennedy
==Data==
Full Name 	Dwight David Eisenhower
Born 	October 14, 1890
Birthplace	Denison, Texas
Alma Mater	United States Military Academy  (B.S. 1915)
Died 	March 28, 1969  (78 years)
Deathplace	Washington, D.C.
==Parents==
David Jacob Eisenhower
Born 	September 23, 1863
Father 	Jacob Frederick Eisenhower  (1826-1906) (80 years)
Mother 	Margaret Rebecca Matter  (1825-90) (65 years)
Marriage	1885 - 1942  (57 years, died)
Died 	March 10, 1942  (78 years)
Ida Elizabeth Stover
Born 	May 1, 1862
Father 	Simon Stover  (1822-73) (51 years)
Mother 	Elizabeth Juda Link  (1822-67) (45 years)
Children	7
Died 	September 11, 1946  (84 years)
==Siblings==
1. Arthur Bradford Eisenhower  (1886-1958) (72 years)
(married 1918  Alida Bliss  (1899-1968) (69 years))
(married 1926  Louise Grieb  (1893-1979) (86 years))
2. Edgar Newton Eisenhower  (1889-1971) (82 years)
(married 1911  Louise Alexander  (1893-1946) (53 years))
(married 1930  Bernice Thompson  (1902-48) (46 years))
(married 1950  Lucille Dawson  (1921-2012) (91 years))
3. Roy Jacob Eisenhower  (1892-1942) (50 years)
(married 1917  Edna Shade  (1891-1989) (98 years))
4. Paul Dawson Eisenhower  (1894-95) (1 year)
5. Earl Dewey Eisenhower  (1898-1968) (70 years)
(married 1933  Kathryn Snyder  (1909-86) (77 years))
6. Milton Stover Eisenhower  (1899-1985) (86 years)
(married 1927  Helen Eakin  (1904-54) (50 years))
==Marriages==
1. Mary Geneva Doud
Born 	November 14, 1896
Father 	John Sheldon Doud  (1870-1951) (81 years)
Mother 	Elivera Mathilda Carlson  (1878-1960) (82 years)
Marriage	June 1, 1916 - March 28, 1969  (52 years, died)
Died 	November 1, 1979  (82 years)
==Children==
1. Doud Dwight Eisenhower
Born	September 24, 1917
Died	January 2, 1921  (3 years)
2. John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower
Born 	August 3, 1922
First Wife 	Barbara Jean Thompson  (1926-2014) (88 years)
First Marriage 	June 10, 1947 - 1986  (38-39 years, divorced)
Children 	Dwight, Barbara, Susan, Mary
Second Wife 	Joanne Thompson  (1932-2017) (85 years)
Second Marriage	April 9, 1988 - December 21, 2013  (25 years, died)
Died 	December 21, 2013  (91 years)
==Occupation==
Supreme Allied Commander in Europe  (1951-52)
President of Columbia University  (1948-53)
Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany  (1945)
==Military Service==
General in the United States Army  (1915-53, 1961-69)
==Presidential Election of 1952==
1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Birth/Death 	1890 - 1969  (79 years)
State 	New York
Occupation 	President of Columbia University  (1948-53)
Political Party	Republican
Vice President 	
Richard Nixon  (1913-94) (CA)
U.S. Senator from California  (1950-53)
Popular Vote 	34, 075, 529  (55.18%)
Electoral Vote 	442  (39 states)
2. Adlai E. Stevenson II
Birth/Death 	1900 - 1965  (65 years)
State 	Illinois
Occupation 	Governor of Illinois  (1949-53)
Political Party	Democratic
Vice President 	
John Sparkman  (1899-1985) (AL)
U.S. Senator from Alabama  (1946-79)
Popular Vote 	27, 375, 090  (44.33%)
Electoral Vote 	89  (9 states)
3. Vincent Hallinan
Birth/Death 	1896 - 1992  (96 years)
State 	California
Occupation 	Lawyer
Political Party	Progressive
Vice President 	
Charlotta Bass  (1874-1969) (NY)
Journalist, Newspaper Editor, and Educator
Popular Vote 	140, 746  (0.23%)
Electoral Vote 	0
4. Stuart Hamblen
Birth/Death 	1908 - 1989  (81 years)
State 	Texas
Occupation 	Singer-Songwriter, Actor, and Radio Personality
Political Party	Prohibition
Vice President 	
Enoch A. Holtwick  (1881-1972) (IL)
Educator
Popular Vote 	73, 412  (0.12%)
Electoral Vote 	0
5. Eric Hass
Birth/Death 	1905 - 1980  (75 years)
State 	New York
Occupation 	Political Activist and Author
Poltical Party	Socialist Labor
Vice President	
Stephen Emery  (1909-80) (NY)
Subway Dispatcher and Political Activist
Popular Vote 	30, 406  (0.05%)
Electoral Vote	0
6. Darlington Hoopes
Birth/Death 	1896 - 1989  (93 years)
State 	Pennsylvania
Occupation 	Former Member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives  (1930-36)
Political Party	Socialist
Vice President 	
Samuel H. Friedman  (1897-1990) (NY)
Journalist and Labor Union Activist
Popular Vote 	20, 203  (0.03%)
Electoral Vote 	0
7. Douglas MacArthur
Birth/Death 	1880 - 1964  (84 years)
State 	Arkansas
Occupation 	Former Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers  (1945-51)
Political Party	Constitution
Vice President 	
Harry F. Byrd  (1887-1966) (VA)
U.S. Senator from Virginia  (1933-65)
Popular Vote 	17, 205  (0.03%)
Electoral Vote 	0
8. Farrell Dobbs
Birth/Death 	1907 - 1983  (76 years)
State 	Minnesota
Occupation 	Trade Unionist and Historian
Political Party	Socialist Workers
Vice President 	
Myra Tanner Weiss  (1917-97) (CA)
Political Activist
Popular Vote 	10, 312  (0.02%)
Electoral Vote 	0
==Presidential Election of 1956==
1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Birth/Death 	1890 - 1969  (79 years)
State 	Pennsylvania
Occupation 	Incumbent President of the United States  (1953-61)
Political Party	Republican
Vice President 	
Richard Nixon  (1913-94) (CA)
Incumbent Vice President of the United States  (1953-61)
Popular Vote 	35, 579, 180  (57.37%)
Electoral Vote 	457  (41 states)
2. Adlai E. Stevenson II
Birth/Death 	1900 - 1965  (65 years)
State 	Illinois
Occupation 	Former Governor of Illinois  (1949-53)
Political Party	Democratic
Vice President 	
Estes Kefauver  (1903-63) (TN)
U.S. Senator from Tennessee  (1949-63)
Popular Vote 	26, 028, 028  (41.97%)
Electoral Vote 	73  (7 states)
3. Walter Burgwyn Jones
Birth/Death 	1888 - 1963  (75 years)
State 	Alabama
Occupation 	 Former Member of the Alabama State House of Representives  (1919-20)
Political Party	Democratic
Vice President 	
Herman Talmadge  (1913-2002) (GA)
Former Governor of Georgia  (1947-47, 1948-55)
Popular Vote 	0
Electoral Vote 	1  (1 state)
4. T. Coleman Andrews
Birth/Death 	1899 - 1983  (84 years)
State 	Virginia
Occupation 	Former Commissioner of Internal Revenue of the United States  (1953-55)
Political Party	States' Rights
Vice President 	
Thomas H. Werdel  (1905-66) (CA)
Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California  (1949-53)
Popular Vote 	108, 956  (0.18%)
Electoral Vote 	0
5. Eric Hass
Birth/Death 	1905 - 1980  (75 years)
State 	New York
Occupation 	Political Activist and Author
Political Party	Socialist Labor
Vice President 	
Georgia Cozzini  (1915-83) (WI)
Political Activist
Popular Vote 	44, 300  (0.07%)
Electoral Vote 	0
6. Enoch A. Holtwick
Birth/Death 	1881 - 1972  (91 years)
State 	Illinois
Occupation 	Educator
Political Party	Prohibition
Vice President 	
Edwin M. Cooper  (1885-1971) (CA)
Lawyer
Popular Vote 	41, 937  (0.07%)
Electoral Vote 	0
7. Farrell Dobbs
Birth/Death 	1907 - 1983  (76 years)
State 	New York
Occupation 	Trade Unionist and Historian
Political Party	Socialist Workers
Vice President 	
Myra Tanner Weiss  (1917-97) (CA)
Political Activist
Popular Vote 	7, 797  (0.01%)
Electoral Vote 	0
8. Harry F. Byrd
Birth/Death 	1887 - 1966  (79 years)
State 	Virginia
Occupation 	U.S. Senator from Virginia  (1933-65)
Political Party	States' Rights
Vice President 	
William E. Jenner  (1908-85) (IN)
U.S. Senator from Indiana  (1944-45, 1947-59)
Popular Vote 	2, 657  (<0.01%)
Electoral Vote 	0
9. Darlington Hoopes
Birth/Death 	1896 - 1989  (93 years)
State 	Pennsylvania
Occupation 	Former Member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives  (1930-36)
Political Party	Socialist
Vice President 	
Samuel H. Friedman  (1897-1990) (NY)
Journalist and Labor Union Activist
Popular Vote 	2, 128  (<0.01%)
Electoral Vote 	0
10. Henry B. Krajewski
Birth/Death 	1912 - 1966  (54 years)
State 	New Jersey
Occupation 	Farmer
Political Party	American Third
Vice President 	
Anna Yezo  (1919-2001) (NJ)
Political Activist
Popular Vote 	1, 829  (<0.01%)
Electoral Vote 	0
11. Gerald L.K. Smith
Birth/Death 	1898 - 1976  (78 years)
State 	Michigan
Occupation 	Clergyman and Political Organizer
Political Party	Christian Nationalist
Vice President 	
Charles Robertson  (1908-81) (MI)
Clergyman
Popular Vote 	8  (<0.01%)
Electoral Vote 	0
==Vice President==
Richard Nixon  (1913-94)	CA	1953-61
==Cabinet==
Secretary of State
H. Freeman Matthews  (1899-1986)	MD	1953
John Foster Dulles  (1888-1959) 	NY	1953-59
Christian Herter  (1895-1966) 	MA	1959-61
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey  (1890-1970)	OH	1953-57
Robert B. Anderson  (1910-89) 	CT	1957-61
Attorney General
Herbert Brownell Jr.  (1904-96)	NY	1953-57
William P. Rogers  (1913-2001) 	MD	1957-61
Postmaster General
Arthur Summerfield  (1899-1972)	MI	1953-61
Secretary of the Interior
Douglas McKay  (1893-1959) 	OR	1953-56
Clarence A. Davis  (1892-1974)	NE	1956
Fred Andrew Seaton  (1909-74) 	NE	1956-61
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson  (1899-1994)	UT	1953-61
Secretary of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks  (1893-1972) 	MA	1953-58
Lewis Strauss  (1896-1974) 	WV	1958-59
Frederick H. Mueller  (1893-1976)	MI	1959-61
Secretary of Labor
Martin Patrick Durkin  (1894-1955)	MD	1953
James P. Mitchell  (1900-64) 	NJ	1953-61
Secretary of Defense
Charles Erwin Wilson  (1890-1961)	MI	1953-57
Neil H. McElroy  (1904-72) 	OH	1957-59
Thomas S. Gates Jr.  (1906-83) 	PA	1959-61
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Oveta Culp Hobby  (1905-95) 	TX	1953-55
Marion B. Folsom  (1893-1976) 	NY	1955-58
Arthur Sherwood Flemming  (1905-96)	OH	1958-61
==United States Supreme Court==
Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson  (1890-1953)	KY	1946-53  (7 years)
Earl Warren  (1891-1974) 	CA	1953-69  (16 years)
Associate Justices
Hugo Black  (1886-1971) 	AL	1937-71  (34 years)
Stanley Forman Reed  (1884-1980) 	KY	1938-57  (19 years)
Felix Frankfurter  (1882-1965) 	NY	1939-62  (23 years)
William O. Douglas  (1898-1980) 	NY	1939-75  (36 years)
Robert H. Jackson  (1892-1954) 	NY	1941-54  (13 years)
Harold Hitz Burton  (1888-1964) 	OH	1945-58  (13 years)
Tom C. Clark  (1899-1977) 	TX	1949-67  (18 years)
Sherman Minton  (1890-1965) 	IN	1949-56  (7 years)
John Marshall Harlan  (1899-1971) 	KY	1955-71  (16 years)
William J. Brennan Jr.  (1906-97) 	NJ	1956-90  (34 years)
Charles Evans Whittaker  (1901-73)	MO	1957-62  (5 years)
Potter Stewart  (1915-85) 	OH	1958-81  (23 years)
==External Links==
*Genealogy of Dwight D. Eisenhower