Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower rose from humble Kansas roots to become the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe in World War II, where he famously oversaw and orchestrated the D-Day Invasion of Normandy. As President, Eisenhower ended the Korean War, admitted Alaska and Hawaii as States, and oversaw Cold War containment of the Soviet Union. He launched the interstate highway system, balanced the budget, and enforced the desegregation of American schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. During his Farewell Address, Eisenhower warned the American people of the growing threat of the "military-industrial complex." After two terms in office, he retired to his farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.