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  Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, the third of seven sons born to David Jacob Eisenhower and Ida Elizabeth Stover.
Eisenhower was named Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in November 1945 and in December 1950 he was named Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and given operational command of NATO forces in Europe.
Eisenhower's presidency was dominated by the Cold War, the prolonged confrontation with the Soviet Union which had begun during Truman's term of office.
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 Dwight D. Eisenhower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Eisenhower was named Chief of Staff of U.S. Army in November 1945 and in December 1950 he was named Supreme Commander of North Atlantic Treaty Organization and given operational command of NATO in Europe.
Eisenhower was also criticized for not taking public stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy 's anti-communist campaigns although he privately hated for his attacks on his friend and War II colleague General George Marshall who had been Secretary of State Truman.
Eisenhower had been during the war with the German Autobahn system and also recalled his own in a military convoy in 1919 that took 62 days to cross United States.
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 Ike - Databank
Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, the third of seven sons born to David Jacob Eisenhower and Ida Elizabeth Stover, and their only child born in Texas as well.
Eisenhower viewed the highway system as essential to American safety during the Cold War; a means of quickly moving thousands of people out of cities or troops across the country was key in an era of nuclear paranoia and Soviet Union blitzkrieg invasion scenarios imagined by military strategists.
Eisenhower is purported to have said that his September 1953 appointment of California Governor Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the United States was "the biggest damn fool mistake I ever made".
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 Eisenhower - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969), American military leader and 34th president of the United States (1953-1961).
When Eisenhower took office in 1953, he moved to end the war in Korea, where peace talks had been going on since 1951.
United States president Dwight D. Eisenhower called for a policy of “open skies” for arms inspection in a 1955 speech delivered during the first...
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 Northern U.S. Appalachians
Mount Jefferson: Mount Jefferson rises above Monticello Lawn, at the center of the Northern Peaks of the Presidential Range.
Mount Lincoln: Mount Lincoln is the far high bump on the crest of the Franconia Ridge.
Mount Eisenhower: Clouds moving in cover half of the bald dome of Mount Eisenhower.
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 Eisenhower Library audiovisiual Holdings
Most photographic materials in the holdings of the Eisenhower Library were received as part of manuscript collections and are arranged and identified by the name of donor.
The majority of the photographs are reproductions of photographs of the Eisenhowers prior to the presidency.
The Eisenhower Library audiovisual collection has 613,000 feet of original motion picture film, as well as 365,000 feet of duplicate copies made from the originals for research use.The largest portion of the motion picture holdings covers the presidential years and was given to the President by the Columbia Broadcasting System.
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 SummitPost - Mount Adams -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
Mount Adams, the second highest peak in New Hampshire (after Mount Washington), dominates the northern Presidentials.
To the northeast of it lies Mount Madison, and to the southwest lies Mount Jefferson.
It has two significant subsidiary peaks, Mount John Quincy Adams (5394 feet, 44.324°N, 71.289°W) lies to the east of the main peak, overlooking the Adams-Madison col, Madison Spring Hut and Star Lake, while Mount Sam Adams (5584 feet, 44.322°N, 71.301°W) lies to the north, overlooking Thunderstorm Junction.
www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/150922/mount-adams.html   (1226 words)

  
 AMC: Trip Planner - 4,000 Footer Guide - Hiking Mount Eisenhower
Mount Eisenhower (4,760 ft.), part of the southern Presidential Range, has a bald summit that offers 360-degree views of the surrounding area.
The AMC’s Mizpah Spring Hut is located approximately 2.5 miles to the southwest of the summit of Mt. Eisenhower, providing an overnight stop for those who wish to continue hiking in the Southern Presidential range.
The AMC’s Lakes of the Clouds Hut is located approximately 2.5 miles to the northeast of the summit of Mt. Eisenhower, on the southern shoulder of Mt. Washington.
www.outdoors.org /tripplanner/plan/eisenhower.cfm   (373 words)

  
 Crawford Path - New Hampshire Hikes and Walks
Mount Pierce (formerly called Mount Clinton) is about.1 miles and 100 feet of climb to the R on the Webster Cliff Trail.
Some ascent often in scrub leads to a junction with the Mount Eisenhower Loop at the foot of the cone at 4.3 miles; the loop over the rounded summit is.2 miles longer with about 400 feet more climb than the main trail.
The upper end of the Mount Monroe Loop is reached at 6.9 miles, and the Crawford Path descends slightly to the AMC Lakes of the Clouds Hut at 7.0 miles.
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 SummitPost - Mount Mansfield -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont; being the highest in the state it is also the highpoint of Chittenden County.
Mount Mansfield is the most frequently visited mountain in Vermont with nearly 40,000 visitors walking its upper reaches every year.
Mount Mansfield is one of two places in Vermont where Artic Tundra can be found; the other place being Camels Hump.
www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/150938/mount-mansfield.html   (938 words)

  
 New York Flyers First Annual White Mountains Expedition
There was a steep scramble up Mount Jackson (4052') where we saw several groups of day hikers including at least 4 adults and 4 kids taking a break near the peak.
Mount Pierce is the point at which (as they say in that ad): "Now it gets interesting".
And of course Mount Washington is the biggest pile of rocks of all.
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 Dwight D. Eisenhower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After the war, Eisenhower reverted to his regular rank of captain (and was promoted to major the next day) before assuming duties at Camp Meade, Maryland, where he remained until 1922.
Eisenhower with Winston Churchill in Richmond, Virginia in 1946
This was partly because of the contrast between Eisenhower and his young activist successor, John F. Kennedy, but also because of his reluctance to support the civil rights movement to the degree that more liberal individuals would have preferred to stop McCarthyism, even though he opposed McCarthy's tactics and claims[1].
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 Mt Monroe (NH), Eisenhower, Pierce or Clinton, Jackson
Mount Eisenhower is most often climbed by the Edmands Path and the Mount Eisenhower Loop [rt: 6.6 miles, 2,750 feet, 4:40] when done alone.
Mount Jackson is usually climbed by the Jackson Branch of the Webster-Jackson Trail [rt: 5.2 miles, 2,150 feet, 3:40] when done alone.
Monroe and Eisenhower, loop by Ammonoosuc and Edmands
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 Trip Report 32
The conditions were optimum, with a 32 degree temperature, blue skies and only a smattering trace of a whisper, for a breeze.
The temperature was 35 degrees, with nary a hint of a scant breeze.
Mount Washington is only clear 30% of the year.
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 PrintMaster Web Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Past Mount Eisenhower, 4761 feet, Mount Franklin, 5004 feet, Mount Monroe, 5385 feet and into the Appalachian Mountain Club Hut at Lake of the Clouds.
From the summit of Mount Washington, it was down 1500 feet with beautiful views and into a valley to Madison Springs Hut for lunch.
It was a 500 foot climb to the summit of Mount Madison then a steep, tortuous, endless descent of 3000 feet.
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 SJ-R.COM - Prep spotlight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
MOUNT ZION - Kelly Southworth scored 12 points to help Springfield High beat Peoria Notre Dame 51-38 Friday at the Mount Zion Girls Basketball Tournament.
Against Mount Zion, Lincoln scored only one point in the first quarter and five in the second and trailed 16-6 at halftime.
Mount Zion faces MacArthur at 2 p.m., and Olney meets Lincoln at 4.
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 Mount Eisenhower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Eisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant) is a mountain in the Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that is approximately 4,780 ft. (1451 m) high and is named after President Eisenhower.
northeast of the summit, having made a net elevation gain of about 40 feet (15 m) and reached a maximum on Eisenhower of about 4520 feet (1380 m).
All three of these peaks are included on the peak-bagging list of four-thousand footers in New Hampshire.
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 Mount Washington Observatory – The Presidential Range
Mount Washington, at 6,288 feet, is the highest in the range, and is the only peak in the Northeastern United States which exceeds 6,000 feet in elevation.
While Mount Washington, thanks to its height, is very well-known, its mountain neighbors also are worth knowing about.
Most of these books, as well as many others about the White Mountains, are available from the Observatory's Museum Shops, year 'round at the Mount Washington Center, 2779 Main Street (Routes 16 and 302), North Conway, New Hampshire, or from mid-May to late October at the Mount Washington Museum atop Mount Washington.
www.mountwashington.org /about/visitor/presidential_range.php   (750 words)

  
 Appalachian Trail Journal Presidential Range
The summit of Mount Jackson was only 200 feet higher than Mount Webster, and there was only a small dip between them, so the climb should not have been too bad.
However, the peak of Mount Jackson was essentially a pile of boulders of all shapes and sizes, and we ended up mountain climbing up to the top.
Mizpah on the side of Mount Pierce, and beyond that many of the peaks of the Presidentials, including the highest, Mount Washington, which was easily identifiable by the puff of fl smoke near the summit from the cog railway.
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 Three MIT Students Win 22 Mile Relay - The Tech
On the winning Crazy Alpine Beavers team, which finished in 7 hours and 30 minutes and beat the nearest competitor by over 90 minutes, were Eric W. Gilbertson ’08, Matthew W. Gilbertson ’08, and Daniel G. Walker G. Neither of the other two MIT teams finished the race.
Mount Washington, famed for having the ‘worst weather in the world,’ was luckily sunny and clear for the race, albeit cold, with a wind chill around zero degrees Fahrenheit.
Although most teams chose to run the race as a three times seven-mile relay race, with exchanges to relief runners at Mount Eisenhower and Mount Jefferson, the Crazy Alpine Beavers decided to complete the whole 22 miles without an exchange.
www-tech.mit.edu /V126/N47/47rangerelay.html   (420 words)

  
 AT in NH
Eisenhower which can be reached on the Mount Eisenhower Loop trail.
Then Crawford Path goes the to east of the summit and is rejoined by the Mount Eisenhower Loop and the Edmands Path on the north side.
The Mount Jefferson Loop leaves here and the AT now passes to the east of the summit and drops steadily towards Edmands Col.
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 Mt. Washington in Winter
We soon discovered that the east slope of that mountain, where the Crawford Path goes, becomes a steep snow slope in winter, and is essentially uncrossable.
Do not attempt to pass Mt. Monroe to the Lakes of the Clouds Hut.The Crawford Path slabs the SE side of Monroe; in winter this face is generally a sheer slope of hard snow, reaching far down into Oakes Gulf, and it is difficult and dangerous to cross.
The climb up Mount Eisenhower was again an easy 300 feet, and I had little difficulty.
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 Trip Reports
Saturday: Mount Greylock, traverse by the Appalachian Trail.
Monday: Mount Frissell and Brace Mountain from the southern end of the South Taconic Trail.
Mount Mansfield, VT, Chin (state highpoint) plus Adam's Apple (Lamoille County highpoint) by the scenic Sunset Ridge route.
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 White House Christmas
In 1953 Dwight Eisenhower expanded the recipient list to include members of the Cabinet and Congress, foreign heads of state and government officials.
This Canadian Rockies mountain, once known as Catle Mountain, was renamed Mount Eisenhower is honor of the General's service on January 11, 1946.
This 1960 card was the sixth painting that President Eisenhower gave to his staff.
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 Sunrise on Castle Mountain III photo - Gary Hebert photos at pbase.com
Despite the appropriateness of Dr. Hector’s name and the fact that it had been used for almost one hundred years, the mountain was renamed Mount Eisenhower in 1946 in honour of American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during the final year of World War II.
As much as Eisenhower was respected, this arbitrary decision so enraged the Alberta government that it immediately formed its own geographical names board.
As a compromise, the prominent tower on the southern end of the mountain was given the name Eisenhower Peak.
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 Castle Mountain (2766 m)
After the second world war, it was named Mount Eisenhower in commemoration of that American General, however this created a stir, and it was renamed to Castle.
At the end of this neat terrace with unusually bumpy grass, find your way with cairns to the top of main plateau, and then skirt your way to the summit, which is the last point before the separated Eisenhower Tower.
At the summit you are rewarded with the view of the Bow Valley and most all of the peaks bordering it.
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 AMC: AMC Outdoors - Winter Warriors: Garrett Banuk
He hikes every weekend in winter and posts his photos at www.mongeese.org.
A couple of years ago, I went with my college outing club up Mount Lafayette.
Eisenhower is more remote than the others — sometimes you're the first one to break trail there.
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 Eisenhower Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A visit to the Eisenhower National Historic Site to get an intimate glimpse into Eisenhower's life and times.
Three graduate credits are available for an additional fee of $900.00 through the Mount St. Mary's Master of Education program.
His current research topic is Eisenhower and civil rights, his books include The GI Bill, the Veterans, and the Colleges.
www.nps.gov /eise/instit.htm   (400 words)

  
 (GCKT84) Mount Eisenhower by freehill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This Cache almost at the summit of Mount Eisenhower.
It is a Green Ammo Box.There are many trails to the top of Eisenhower, The trail I went to place this Cache is called "Edmands Path" This Hike is 3.66 Mile to the Top, 2750-ft elevation gain.
Doing an up and back on Pierce and Eisenhower, VERY windy and cold today at the summit...
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