On March 28, 1969, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower died in Washington, D.C. Eisenhower had been Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II and later served as the 34th president. His presidency oversaw the end of the Korean War, the beginning of the Interstate Highway System, and early stages of the civil-rights movement. He also managed Cold War tensions and nuclear policy. Eisenhower’s “military-industrial complex” warning remains one of the most quoted presidential farewell messages. His death marked the passing of a central figure in mid-20th-century American history.
