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When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Age: 78 †
Born: 1890
Born: October 14
Died: 1969
Died: March 28
34Th U.S. President
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Denison
Texas
Dwight David Eisenhower
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