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Dwight D. Eisenhower

34th President of the United States (1953–1961).

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Dates
14 Oct 1890 – 28 Mar 1969
Also known as
Dwight David Eisenhower, Ike
Over time
  1. Life 14 Oct 1890 – 28 Mar 1969
  2. head of United States government (President of the United States) 20 Jan 1953 – 20 Jan 1961

Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. After Sputnik 1 he signed the law that created NASA in 1958.

Two years earlier he had signed the joint resolution that made In God We Trust the national motto.

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  • In God We Trust 30 Jul 1956 Primary record 12

    The joint resolution (H.J. Res. 396) was approved by the President on 30 July 1956, during Eisenhower's term.

  • NASA 29 Jul 1958 Primary record 34

    Signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, which created NASA.

Timeline 4 dates
  1. 14 Oct 1890 – 28 Mar 1969 Dwight D. Eisenhower
  2. 20 Jan 1953 – 20 Jan 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower head of United States government
  3. 30 Jul 1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law In God We Trust
  4. 29 Jul 1958 Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law NASA
Proof 4 sources
  1. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Volume I: list of persons, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Primary record
    Eisenhower, Dwight D., President of the United States
  2. Joint Resolution to establish a national motto of the United States (Public Law 84-851, 70 Stat. 732), U.S. Government Publishing Office, 30 Jul 1956. Primary record
    That the national motto of the United States is hereby declared to be "In God we trust."
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (unamended), NASA, 29 Jul 1958. Primary record
    “National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958,” Public Law #85-568, 72 Stat., 426. Signed by the President on July 29, 1958
  4. Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Age, NASA. Primary record
    During the summer of 1958 Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act and the president signed it into law on 29 July 1958.
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