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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower
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AUTHOR PROFILE

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower is described in biographical records as a World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969). The selections gathered here touch on agency, leadership, character. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.

FEATURED QUOTE
“The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Biography at a glance

  • Profile: World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961
  • Life: 1890–1969
  • Public roles: President of the United States and Chief of Staff of the United States Army
  • Quotes in this collection: 3

Life and work

Dwight D. Eisenhower held public roles including President of the United States and Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Biographical records connect Dwight D. Eisenhower with United States Military Academy and United States Army Command and General Staff College. This collection includes 3 quotations credited to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.

Reading the quotations

The selections gathered here touch on agency, leadership, character. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.

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Quotes by Dwight D. Eisenhower

3 quotes