Serving two terms as President of the United States, he saw the end of Korean War, promoted Atoms for Peace and was concerned with civil rights issues and the interstate highway system in domestic affairs.

Full Name: Dwight David Eisenhower

Birth Date & Place: October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas

Schooling: Abilene High School and United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.

Lived: Abilene, Kansas, The White House, Gettysburg, Pa.

Death: March 28, 1969 at the age of 79

D-Day 1944: Supreme Commander of World War II troops invading France.

1945: Inaugurated as President, Columbia University, New York City.

1951: Supreme Commander of NATO forces.

1953-1961: Thirty-fourth President of the United States.

• Reduced strains of Cold War
• Signed truce ending Korean War
• Emphasized balanced budget
• Ordered complete desegregation of the Armed Forces

Eisenhower Silver Dollar

Issued: 1971-1978

Notable: Last and largest of America's regular presidential coins.

Collectable? Yes. Complete set includes coins from 1971-1978, plus the Eisenhower Centennial dollar proof released in 1990 to commemorate the centennial of Eisenhower's birth.

Nickname: "Ike"

Presidential campaign slogan: "I like Ike."

Hobby: Ike was an avid golfer. He had a putting green installed on the White House lawn and banished squirrels from the grounds because they were ruining the green!

Ike began painting at age 58 and painted when the weather was too bad to play golf. He became one of the best amateur painters of his time.

"Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends."

"The only way to win World War III is to prevent it."

"There must be no second class citizens in this country."

"Responsible Citizenship in a free country means what it says. It means conducting one's self responsibly in the interest of others as well as self."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/de34.html

http://history.cc.ukans.edu/heritage/abilene/ikectr.html

http://www.eisenhower.utexas.edu/siteindex.html