Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Great Leader

Dwight D. Eisenhower has played and served many roles as a leader of the United States, though he gained no political experience prior to becoming president. He was a Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Western Europe during World War Two against Nazi Germany. General Dwight D. Eisenhower led the massive invasion of Nazi occupied Europe on June 6, 1944- also known as D-day. He had no political background. His military experience on the other hand, proved that he would make an excellent commander in chief. Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas, but grew up in Abilene, Kansas. He was the the third oldest of seven sons in a poor family. He entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York in June of 1911. He then graduated in June of 1915. While stationed in Texas, Dwight met Mamie Geneva Doud. The couple married in 1916 and had two children. Their first child, Doud Eisenhower died as a small child from Scarlet Fever. Their second child, John Eisenhower passed away in 2013 at the age of ninety-one. …show more content…
Eisenhower had no prior political background. Besides joining the Republican Party while running for two terms as president . Dwight D. Eisenhower on the other hand, had a very strong powerful military background. He was a decorated five star general who commanded the Allied Force in the invasion of Western Europe against Nazi occupied Europe. The Allied invasion led by General Eisenhower turned the the tide of war strongly in the favor of the Allies after the Liberation of Paris. This Military background was able to prove that Eisenhower was easily capable at commanding a military force, and he will make a very good,strong Commander in Chief on dealing with the U.S. Armed