Dwight David Eisenhower pronounced ˈaɪzənhaʊər October 14 1890 March 28 1969 nicknamed Ike was the 34th President of the United States during two terms from January 20 1953 to January 20 1961 During World War II he is General of the Army and CommanderinChief of the Allied Forces in Europe He is a member of the Republican Party He was Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the United States from 1945 to 1948 and Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe from April 2 1951 to May 30 1952 As President of the United States he oversaw the ceasefire fire in Korea launched the space race developed the network of interstate highways and made the development of nuclear weapons one of its priorities in the context of the cold war with the USSR