Dwight eisenhower on religion

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    The Religious Journey of Dwight D. Eisenhower

    “Our form of government has no sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith, and inom don’t care what it is. With us, of course, it is the Judeo-Christian concept, but it must be a tro that all men are created equal.”

    So said Dwight D. Eisenhower shortly after being elected president of the United States in Although this statement has been variously interpreted, it reflects one of his fundamental guiding principles: that for a country to thrive, it needs a shared identity, formed through common values, history, and purpose. For Eisenhower, this could be found most distinctly in shared faith—a concept that came to be known as American civil tro, which defined and drove much of the cohesion of the s beneath Eisenhower’s leadership. 

    This biography tells the story of how deeply religious convictions ran through every aspect of Eisenhower’s public life: his decision to become a soldier, his crusade against fascism an

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    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    President of the United States from to

    "Dwight David Eisenhower" and "Eisenhower" redirect here. For his grandson, see David Eisenhower. For other uses, see Eisenhower (disambiguation).

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

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    In office
    January 20, &#;– January 20,
    Vice PresidentRichard Nixon
    Preceded byHarry S. Truman
    Succeeded byJohn F. Kennedy
    In office
    April 2, &#;– May 30,
    PresidentHarry S. Truman
    DeputyBernard Montgomery
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byMatthew Ridgway
    In office
    June 7, &#;– January 19,
    Preceded byNicholas Murray Butler
    Succeeded byGrayson L. Kirk
    In office
    November 19, &#;– February 6,
    PresidentHarry S. Truman
    DeputyJ. Lawton Collins
    Preceded byGeorge C. Marshall
    Succeeded byOmar Bradley
    In office
    May 8&#;&#; November 10,
    PresidentHarry S. Truman
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succee

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    The Religious Journey of Dwight D. Eisenhower

    After rising to become Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II and, later, president of Columbia University and head of NATO, Dwight Eisenhower was questioned by a reporter as to why he rarely attended church. Eisenhower’s impatient reply was, “I am the most intensely religious man I know.” This striking line appears near the beginning (on page 9) of Jack M. Holl’s The Religious Journey of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Duty, God, and Country, which explores the faith “journey” of the five-star general of the US Army who would become the thirty-fourth president of the United States and, yet, would not be baptized into a Christian denomination (Presbyterian) until just before entering the Oval Office.

    Holl writes that Eisenhower, growing up in Abilene, Kansas along with his four brothers, was nurtured in his parents’ (David and Ida) Jehovah’s Witness faith. Holl notes that the religious convictions of his parents i

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