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Dwight David Eisenhower
- Date of Birth:
- October 14, 1890
- Date of Death:
- March 28, 1969
- Nationality:
- American
- Quote count:
- 124
- Times favorited:
- 22
Dwight David Eisenhower , nicknamed "Ike", was a General of the Army in the United States Army and U.S. politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States . During the Second World War, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO.
As President, he oversaw the cease-fire of the Korean War, kept up the pressure on the Soviet Union during the Cold War, made nuclear weapons a higher defense priority, launched the Space Race, enlarged the Social Security program, and began the Interstate Highway System.
All quotes by Dwight David Eisenhower 
(124 quotes found)
“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.”
“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
