Was Dwight D. Eisenhower well-liked as a president?

I was born in 1952 (in a family of longtime Democrats), the year Eisenhower was first elected to the Presidency, and vividly remember him as President while I was just a little boy, at least towards the end of his second term. read more

As supreme commander of Allied forces in Western Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower led the massive invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe that began on D-Day (June 6, 1944). In 1952, leading Republicans convinced Eisenhower (then in command of NATO forces in Europe) to run for president; he won a convincing victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson and would serve two terms in the White House (1953-1961). read more

As supreme commander of Allied forces in Western Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower led the massive invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe that began on D-Day (June 6, 1944). read more