The Eisenhower Presidency, 1953 - 1961
Administration Facts • 1952 Campaign • 1953 Inauguration
1956 Campaign • 1957 Inauguration • Vice President Richard Nixon
| First Lady | Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower, Wife |
| Dates of Presidency | 1/20/1953 - 1/20/1961 |
| Presidency Number | 34 |
| Number of Terms | 2 |
| Why Presidency Ended | End of 2nd term |
| Party | Republican |
| Vice President(s) | Richard M. Nixon |
"My first day at the President's Desk. Plenty of worries and difficult problems.
But
such
has been my position for a long time - the result is that this just
seems
(today)
like a
continuation of all I've been doing since July '41 - even before that!"
Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 21, 1953
