President Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, I

Birth	14 OCT 1890
Educ.	1915
Educ.	1928
Military			USA Army / General / World War II
Awards			American Defense Service Army Distinguished Service Croix de Guerre Europan-African-MidEast Campn Legion of Honour (French) Legion of Merit National Defense Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Order of Leopold (Belgian) World War I Victory Medal World War II Victory Medal
History	6-6-1944		Landing at Normandy General, USA
Org.	1945-1948
Org.	1948-1953		Manhattan, Columbia College, President
Election	1952		USA Presidential Election
Occup	1953-1961
Election	1956		USA Presidential Election
Death	28 MAR 1969		Cause: congestive heart failure
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Which of these presidents publicly professed a belief in God?Answer: All three on numerous occasions.

What was the formal religious group to which these men identified?Answer: Truman, Baptist; Eisenhower, Presbyterian; Kennedy, Roman Catholic

The lives of these presidents were complemented with religious associations. Truman and Eisenhower were from midwestern Protestant heritages, while Kennedy was reared in the formalism of the Roman Catholic tradition. Each of their parents played a major role in teaching them Christian precepts, by word and by example.

Faith in God as revealed through Jesus Christ was considered a personal matter. Truman has stated that he read the Bible through twice before beginning his formal schooling. Eisenhower... Read More