Dwight David Eisenhower


Birth Name
David Dwight Eisenhower
Born
14 October 1890
Eisenhower Birthplace
208 East Day Street
Denison, Grayson, Texas
Died
28 March 1969
Walter Reed Army Hospital
6900 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, District of Columbia
Cause: cardiac decompensation
Buried
2 April 1969
Place of Meditation
The Eisenhower Center
200 Southeast 4th Street
Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas
Parents
David Jacob Eisenhower (b. 23 September 1863) (d. 10 March 1942)
Ida Elizabeth Stover (b. 1 May 1862) (d. 11 September 1946)
Married
Mamie Geneva Doud (b. 14 November 1896) (d. 1 November 1979)
1 July 1916
Denver, Denver, Colorado
Children
Doud Dwight Eisenhower (b. 24 September 1917) (d. 2 January 1921)
John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower (b. 3 August 1922)
Education
United States Military Academy (Class of 1915)
West Point, Orange, New York
Religion
Presbyterian
Political Party
Republican
In Office
20 January 1953 to 20 January 1961
Vice President
Richard Milhous Nixon (b. 9 January 1913) (d. 22 April 1994)
Other Occupations and Political Offices
Minor League Baseball Player (Outfielder for Junction City, Kansas)
Soldier (Highest rank: General of the Army)
President of Columbia University

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