{"id":153,"date":"2017-10-15T16:53:01","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T20:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.com\/ddes\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2018-03-19T12:08:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T16:08:56","slug":"dwight-eisenhowers-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/history\/dwight-eisenhowers-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwight Eisenhower&#8217;s Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; box_shadow_position=&#8221;outer&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-30px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Dwight Eisenhower&#8217;s Life Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; box_shadow_position=&#8221;outer&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Dwight Eisenhower&#8217;s Life<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;humble to president text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; box_shadow_position=&#8221;outer&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Special Elite|on|||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;22&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#0f4d8b&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 25px;\">From humble beginnings&#8230; <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 50px;\"> to World War WII Hero&#8230; <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 75px;\"> to 5-Star General&#8230; <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 100px;\"> to President of the United States<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;society paragraph&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;10px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;10px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_spread=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_position=&#8221;inner&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Eisenhower Society is dedicated to promoting the extraordinary qualities of Dwight D. Eisenhower, five-star general and Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Forces during World War II and 34th President of the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;chronology link&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; box_shadow_position=&#8221;outer&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f2c212&#8243; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;border-radius: 8px !important;&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|on|||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click\/Tap Here to See <a href=\"\/ddes\/history\/dwight-eisenhowers-life\/chronology\/\" title=\"Click\/Tap to See Dwight Eisenhower's Chronology\"><strong>Dwight Eisenhower&#8217;s Chronology<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;History Quick Links &#8211; global item&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; box_shadow_position=&#8221;outer&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_module=&#8221;806&#8243; border_style_all=&#8221;solid&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#d9d9d9&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>History Quick Links<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle for Eisenhower Society -global item&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.82&#8243; title=&#8221;Eisenhower Society&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;12&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#0f4d8b&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#0f4d8b&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0f4d8b&#8221; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0f4d8b&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;border-radius: 10px !important;&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;1px&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#f2c212&#8243; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#f2c212&#8243; title_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Arvo||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;.history_toggle&#8221; global_module=&#8221;807&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Eisenhower Society History: Eisenhower Society\" href=\"\/ddes\/history\/eisenhower-society\/\">Eisenhower Society History<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 12px;\"><a title=\"Eisenhower Society History: Establishment of Eisenhower Society\" href=\"\/ddes\/history\/eisenhower-society\/establishment-of-eisenhower-society\/\">Establishment of Eisenhower Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 12px;\"><a title=\"Eisenhower Society History: Annual Wreath Laying and Convocation\" href=\"\/ddes\/history\/eisenhower-society\/annual-wreath-laying-and-convocation\/\">Annual Wreath Laying and Convocation<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 12px;\"><a title=\"Eisenhower Society History: One President Commemorates Another\" href=\"\/ddes\/history\/eisenhower-society\/one-president-commemorates-another\/\">One President Commemorates Another<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 12px;\"><a title=\"Eisenhower Society History: Mamie Eisenhower\u2019s Charge\" href=\"\/ddes\/history\/eisenhower-society\/mamie-eisenhowers-charge\/\">Mamie Eisenhower\u2019s Charge<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 12px;\"><a title=\"Eisenhower Society History: Eisenhower Centennial\" href=\"\/ddes\/history\/eisenhower-society\/eisenhower-centennial\/\">Eisenhower Centennial<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 12px;\"><a title=\"Eisenhower Society History: Beyond the Centennial\" href=\"\/ddes\/history\/eisenhower-society\/beyond-the-centennial\/\">Beyond the Centennial<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 12px;\"><a title=\"Eisenhower Society History: New Millennium and Direction\" href=\"\/ddes\/history\/eisenhower-society\/new-millennium-and-direction\/\">New Millennium and Direction<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 12px;\"><a title=\"Eisenhower Society History: New Opportunities\" href=\"\/ddes\/history\/eisenhower-society\/new-opportunities\/\">New Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle for Dwight D. 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