General Dwight David Eisenhower
(1890-1969)
United States Army

Accession number:
1970.01

Maker:
Thomas Edgar Stephens
(1885-1966)

Historical period:
ca. 1945

Miltary branch:

Wars and Conflicts:
,

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Dimensions:
H x W: 24.5 in. / 20.5 in.

Acquisition date:
ca. 1970

Credit line:
Gift of Colonel Richard C. Snyder, USAF, in memory of his father, Major General Howard McCrum Snyder, MC

Location:
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Provenance:

From ca. 1970: The Army and Navy Club, gift of Colonel Richard C. Snyder, USAF, in memory of his father, Major General Howard McCrum Snyder (1881-1970), MC, a Club member and General Eisenhower’s personal physician 1946-1969

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General Eisenhower rose to international prominence during World War II as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe. He directed Operation Torch, the 1942 Allied invasion of North Africa, and later oversaw the D-Day landings in Normandy and the subsequent liberation of France and Germany. After the war, he served as Army Chief of Staff and, in 1948, became president of Columbia University. In 1951 he returned to military service as the first Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Eisenhower was elected the 34th President of the United States in 1952, serving two terms from 1953 to 1961. He was a prominent member of The Army and Navy Club during his lifetime.

This portrait was donated by Col. Richard C. Snyder, USAF, in memory of his father, Major General Howard McCrum Snyder, who served as Eisenhower’s personal physician from 1946-1969.