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Dwight David Eisenhower was born October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas in a house near the railroad tracks. Dwight David Eisenhower spent his youth in the small farm town of Abilene, Kansas. His father, David, worked as a mechanic in a local creamery. Ida, his Mennonite mother, opposed war and was a religious pacifist. As a boy he enjoyed hunting, fishing, football, and eagerly reading military history. Eisenhower was a mediocre student, he graduated 61st out 164. His fondness for cards, smoking, and pranks, along with his average grades earned him little respect from his teachers. After graduating West Point Eisenhower spent the following couple of years at one disappointing station after another. He started out as a second lieutenant at Fort

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