US History - Dwight D. Eisenhower

The 34th President of the U.S. was Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was a five-star general in the U.S. Army. During WW2 he served as Supreme Commander of Allied forces with responsibility for leading the victorious invasion of France and Germany in 1944 to 1945. His focus as President was to reverse end U.S. neutrality and challenge Communism and corruption. He drafted NASA to compete with the Soviet Union in the space race. He was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas and died on March 28, 1969.