Difference between revisions of "Dwight D. Eisenhower"
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| − | '''Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower''' was president of Columbia | + | '''Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower''' was president of Columbia from 1948 until becoming US President in 1953. |
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| + | He was mostly in absentia during his tenure, dealing with less important matters like the Korean War, being Supreme Command of NATO, and running for President of the United States, but he did manage to turn the stretch of [[116th Street]] running through campus into the mostly traffic-free [[College Walk]]. | ||
Less successfully, he proposed a "Citizenship Center," including military recruitment offices and a rifle range where students could learn to shoot Soviets, for [[Ferris Booth Hall]], the former student center. | Less successfully, he proposed a "Citizenship Center," including military recruitment offices and a rifle range where students could learn to shoot Soviets, for [[Ferris Booth Hall]], the former student center. | ||
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Revision as of 20:58, 1 April 2007
Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower was president of Columbia from 1948 until becoming US President in 1953.
He was mostly in absentia during his tenure, dealing with less important matters like the Korean War, being Supreme Command of NATO, and running for President of the United States, but he did manage to turn the stretch of 116th Street running through campus into the mostly traffic-free College Walk.
Less successfully, he proposed a "Citizenship Center," including military recruitment offices and a rifle range where students could learn to shoot Soviets, for Ferris Booth Hall, the former student center.
Once, it was rumored that SIPA would be named after him.
