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He refused to answer questions about an alleged affair he was carrying on, and his estrangement from his partner. (He was not married to the “First Lady”. France is much more sophisticated about the sex lives of politicians than is the United States. In addition, French politicians get much more of a zone of privacy from the press—much like that of the United States in the middle of the 20th century.


Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Born: October 14, 1890
  • Died: March 28, 1969
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower GCB OM GCS CCLH KC NPk was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he became a five-star general in the Army and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion of Normandy in 1944–45 from the Western Front.