Biography
Dwight David Eisenhower (pronounced [ˈaɪzənhaʊər]) (October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969), nicknamed "Ike", was the 34th President of the United States, during two terms from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961. During World War II, he is General of the Army and Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in Europe. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the United States from 1945 to 1948 and Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe from April 2, 1951 to May 30, 1952. As President of the United States, he oversaw the ceasefire - fire in Korea, launched the space race, developed the network of interstate highways and made the development of nuclear weapons one of its priorities in the context of the cold war with the USSR.
Awards & recognition
- Theodore Roosevelt Award · 1967
- National Defense Service Medal · 1966
- Horatio Alger Award · 1961
- Hoover Medal · 1960
- Order of Sikatuna · 1960
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- Order of the Royal House of Chakri · 1960
- Time Person of the Year · 1959
- Nishan-e-Pakistan · 1957
- Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero · 1956
- National Defense Service Medal · 1953
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin · 1950
- honorary doctor of Caen University · 1948
- American Defense Service Medal · 1947
- Army of Occupation Medal · 1947
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal · 1947
- World War II Victory Medal · 1947
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross · 1946
- Order of Aeronautical Merit · 1946
- Order of Ismail · 1946
- Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa · 1946
- Croix de Guerre · 1945
- Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945 · 1945
- Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold · 1945
- Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta · 1945
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown · 1945
- Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion · 1945
- honorary citizen of Brussels · 1945
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion · 1945
- Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class · 1945
- Order of the Elephant · 1945
- Order of Victory · 1945
- Order of Suvorov, 1st class · 1944
- Africa Star · 1943
- Grand Cordon of the order of Nichan Iftikhar · 1943
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour · 1943
- Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite · 1943
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath · 1943
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit · 1943
- World War I Victory Medal (United States) · 1919
- Mexican Border Service Medal · 1918
- Atoms — Peace Award
- Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
- Companion of the Liberation
- Distinguished Service Medal
- honorary doctor of the Hofstra University
- Inter-Allied Victory Medals
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy
- Order of Propitious Clouds
- Order of the Redeemer
- Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
- World Golf Hall of Fame
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1963 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1960 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1957 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1955 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Apocalypse: The Second World War
The Vietnam War
Apocalypse: D-Day
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
Memphis Belle in Color
A Wall in Jerusalem
Race for the White House
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Hearts and Minds
Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps
The Untold History of the United States
World War II in Colour
Genocide
Storm Front in Mayo
Above Majestic
The War at Home
The Queen and the Coup
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Crusade in Europe
Money, Explained
The Bloody Hundredth
History 101
Good Night, and Good Luck.
The King Who Fooled Hitler
Get Me Roger Stone
Sputnik Mania
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
The Front
The Smashing of the Reich
It's Always Fair Weather
The Endless Trench
D-Day Sacrifice
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Family
Imminent Threat
Freedom's Fury
American Experience
60 Minutes
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Fat Fiction
The True Glory
The Presidents
Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis
The Soul of America
A Compassionate Spy
Sirius
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
First Ladies
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris