Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th President of the United States
Personal Information
- Born
- 10/14/1890 in Denison, Texas
- Died
- 3/28/1969 in Washington, D.C.(Age 78)
- Burial Location
- Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, Abilene, Kansas
Term in Office
- Party
- Republican
- Years
- 1953 - 1957
- Running Mate
- Richard Nixon
- Age When Elected
- 62
Significant Events
Interstate Highway System
6/29/1956
Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act, creating the modern highway system.
Civil Rights Act of 1957
9/9/1957
First civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, focusing on voting rights.