what did eisenhower do as president
Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bringing to the Presidency his prestige as commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower obtained a truce in Korea and worked incessantly during his two terms (1953-1961) to ease the tensions of the Cold War.epublican emissaries to his headquarters near Paris persuaded him to run for President in 1952. I like Ike was an irresistible slogan; Eisenhower won a sweeping victory. Negotiating from military strength, he tried to reduce the strains of the Cold War.