Dwight D. Eisenhower came from humble beginnings that he never forgot, and his wisdom is needed today, Dave Bergmeier writes.

Hellesen’s play, set in 1962 at the former president’s farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, draws in part on Eisenhower’s own writings and speeches, and finds Eisenhower looking back and reflecting on ...

One of John F. Kennedy's first official acts as president was to restore Eisenhower to the rank of general of the army, which Ike had given up when he retired to run for president. In 1949, Eisenhower ...

Future president Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower was appointed commanding general of the European Theater on this day in history, June 25, 1942. Born in Texas and raised in Kansas, Eisenhower began his ...

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A &E's "Ike: Countdown to D-Day," which airs on Monday at 8 p.m., is a profile of one man and a slice of history, a dramatization that ends just as Operation Overlord begins on June 6, 1944. To Tom ...

One day last spring General George C. Marshall summoned Dwight David (“Ike”) Eisenhower to his office and said to him: “You’re going over to command the European divisions. When can you leave?” ...

Prior to World War II, Dwight Eisenhower had resigned himself to finishing out a distinguished but unremarkable military career. By 1943, however, he found himself serving as Supreme Commander, Allied ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – John S.D. Eisenhower, the son of a five-star general turned president who forged his own career in the U.S. Army and then chronicled the history of the American military in numerous ...

A stringed orchestra in London’s ancient, bomb-scarred Guildhall had just finished playing My Old Kentucky Home. In the sudden silence came the sound of an honor guard presenting arms outside, then ...