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mother born
born in mount Sydney, Virginia
ida Elizabeth doud -
father born
elizabethville, pennsylvania
david jacob eisenhower -
birth
Denison, Texas
dwight d. eisenhower
~3 other siblings
~middle child -
wife born
~born in Boone, IA
~1:00 pm
~ marie "mamie" geneva doud -
gradate high school
Abilene high school -
us military
~entered college at the us military academy -
college
~graduated college june 12, 1915
~went to college at United states military academy, west point new york -
leaving college for army
after 4 years of being in college he left to go to the army and be a general
~became a general/officer
~fought -
marriage
~married his wife, Marie Geneva Doud
~ Denver Colorado -
first child
~Dwight Doud Eisenhower
~born in texas -
child death
~scarlet fever
~3 years old
~devastated parents but that encouraged them to have another child -
second child
~john sheldon doud eisenhower
~born in colorado -
father's death
passed away when he was 78 in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, USA -
mother's death
passed away at the age of 84, died in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, USA -
son married 2nd
~barbara jean thompson -
retired army
~retired from active duty in the army
~years of service
~army officer, general, fighter -
elected
~elected president
~34th president
~time began at noon -
became president
~ended January 20, 1961
~republican
~34th -
speech
~chance for peace
~ speaks about increasing military spending helping with families and supplies -
refugee relief act
signed the refugee relief act to admit 240,000+ more immigrants than permitted under existing immigration quotas -
atoms for speech
Eisenhower gives his “Atoms for Peace” speech to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, addressing growing international awareness of and potential peaceful uses for atomic energy. -
signing of wiley-dander seaway act
Eisenhower signs the Wiley-Dander Seaway Act, creating jointly with Canada the St. Lawrence Seaway, a canal, lock and river system which allows for water travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes along the St. Lawrence river. -
meeting
Eisenhower meets with Secretary of State John Dulles and Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson to discuss a resolution that would authorize the U.S. defense of Taiwan and the Pescadores. Congress approves the resolution on January 28. -
bomb announcment
Eisenhower announces that the United States would use atomic weapons in the event of war with Communist China. -
re election
eisenhower runs for president again and beat the same person that he did last time -
leaving
left office and then became a writer until his time was up
~later had a statue made for him -
death
cause was congestive heart failure, 78 years old, Washington d.c., burial place in Abilene, kansas -
wife death
died during her sleep
unknown cause of death -
heartattack
during his time in presidency he has a heartattack and has to be in the hospital for about 7 weeks -
second child death
~dies of old age
~buried in west point