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| David Eisenhower |
David Eisenhower (1948-) is the grandson of the supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II and the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. His father is the former U.S. ambassador to Belgium, John Eisenhower. After being elected in 1953, his grandfather named the presidential mountain retreat Camp David after him. On December 22, 1968, he married Julie Nixon Eisenhower, the daughter of the 37th President of the United States, Richard Nixon, who served as his grandfather's Vice-President. (references) |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower |
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center |
The hospital command is also host to the Center for Total Access, which features lifelike electronic dummies that respond to stimuli and the effects of administering certain kinds of care and medication in a battlefield situation. (references) |
| Dwight David Eisenhower |
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Dwight Eisenhower |
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Eisenhower Avenue (Washington Metro) |
Eisenhower Avenue is a Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia on the Yellow Line. This is one of only two elevated side-platform stations in the system, with the other being West Hyattsville. (references) |
| Eisenhower commemorative dollar |
The Eisenhower Commemorative Dollar is a United States commemorative coin minted in 1990 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of General/President Dwight D. Eisenhower. This coin is not to be confused with the Eisenhower dollar which was a regular issue American coin. (references) |
| Eisenhower Dollar |
Eisenhower dollar A dollar coin issued by the United States government from 1971-1978, equal to 100 cents. (not to be confused with the Eisenhower commemorative dollar of 1990) The Eisenhower Dollar followed the Peace Dollar and is named for General/President Dwight David Eisenhower who appears on the obverse. The obverse and reverse of this coin were designed by Frank Gasparro. (references) |
| Eisenhower Expressway |
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway, formerly called Congress Parkway, is the main Interstate highway west from the Chicago Loop. The highway connects Interstate 355 (North-South Tollway) in Addison with Interstate 90 and Interstate 94 near the loop. It is signed Interstate 290 for its entire length. Interstate 290 continues north from Interstate 355 to meet Interstate 90 again in Rolling Meadows. This part of the freeway is known locally as Illinois State Route 53, or simply Route 53, as Illinois 53 existed before Interstate 290. (references) |
| Eisenhower High School |
Eisenhower Senior High School is one of three public high schools in Lawton, Oklahoma, the others being Lawton High and MacArthur High. It was built at 52nd Street and Gore Boulevard. Originally, the building contained 48 rooms, housed 700 students and opened in September of 1963. An addition of the auditorium was completed in May of 1964. In 1965, the northwest wing was completed and the school contained an additional 45 rooms and housed a total of 1900 students. In the 2003-2004 school year EHS had 1250 students and 118 faculty. The library contains approximately 15,000 volumes, not including textbooks. EHS is named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States and chief military commander during World War II in the European Theater. (references) |
| Eisenhower National Historic Site |
Elvis gyrated and McCarthy railed. School children ducked and covered, suburbanites dug bomb shelters. Everyone loved Lucy, and a retired general in the White House played golf and struggled to keep a third world war at bay. (references) |
| Eisenhower national security conference |
The Eisenhower National Security Conference is the culminating event of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Series, a yearlong progression of seminars, workshops and activities that address the crucial security issues of our time under a unifying annual theme. Participants and audiences at these events include a wide range of current and former national security policy-makers, senior military officials, congressional leaders, internationally recognized security specialists, corporate and industry leaders, and the media. (references) |
| Eisenhower Presidential Center |
The Eisenhower Presidential Center includes the Eisenhower presidential library, President Dwight David Eisenhower's boyhood home, Museum, and gravesite. The center is located in Abilene, Kansas. (references) |
| Eisenhower Range |
The Eisenhower Range (74°15'S"162 15°E') is a majestic mountain range, about 72 km (45 mi) long and rising to 3,070 m (10,072 ft), which rises between Reeves Névé on the west, Reeves Glacier on the south, and Priestley Glacier on the north and east, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The range is flat topped and descends gradually to Reeves Névé, but is steep cliffed and marked by sharp spurs along the Priestley Glacier. The range was probably observed by most early expeditions due to its prominence as viewed from the Ross Sea. (references) |
| Eisenhower Trophy |
The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organised by the International Golf Federation. It is named for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the President of the United States when the tournament was first played, who was a keen amateur golfer. Recent tournaments have featured teams from more than sixty countries. The equivalent competition for women is the Espirito Santo Trophy. (references) |
| Eisenhower Tunnel |
The Eisenhower Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel located on Interstate 70 approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Denver, Colorado. The tunnel was built under the Continental Divide, and at 11,158 feet (3,401 m), is the highest vehicular tunnel in the world. It is also the longest tunnel built under the Interstate highway program, and one of the last major pieces of the system to be completed. It is named after U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, for whom the Interstate system is also named. (references) |
| John Eisenhower |
John Sheldon David Doud Eisenhower (b. August 3, 1922) is the son of U.S. president and WWII Allied commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. He served in the White House during his father's presidency as U.S. ambassador to Belgium and is an author of several books on military history. (references) |
| Julie Nixon Eisenhower |
Julie Nixon Eisenhower (born July 5, 1948 in Washington, D.C.) is the daughter of Richard Nixon and his wife Patricia. She was raised in California and Washington, D.C. and attended Smith College. She is married to David Eisenhower, grandson of the 34th president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower is the younger sister of Tricia Nixon Cox. (references) |
| LNER Class A4 4496 Dwight D Eisenhower |
60008 Dwight D Eisenhower is an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive. (references) |
| Mamie Eisenhower |
Mary Geneva Doud Eisenhower (November 14, 1896 - November 1, 1979), known as Mamie, was the wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961. (references) |
| Milton S. Eisenhower |
Born in Abilene, Kansas, he graduated from Kansas State University in 1923 with a BS in industrial journalism. Eisenhower served as Director of Information for the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1928 to 1941. He was director of the War Relocation Authority in 1942 and associate director of the Office of War Information from 1942 to 1943. (references) |
| Mount Eisenhower |
Mount Eisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant) is a mountain in the Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that is somewhat more than 4,761 ft. (1451 m) high and is named after President Eisenhower. Its summit offers a 360-degree view of New Hampshire's mountains. It is inaccessible by road. (references) |
| President Eisenhower |
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) |
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), nicknamed "Ike", is the second Nimitz-class supercarrier in the United States Navy. (references) |
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