Dwight David Eisenhower, General of the Army and 34th President of the United States was born in Dennison, Texas in 1890.  His family moved to Kansas shortly afterward, but he was the first U.S. president to be born in Texas.  After leading the U.S. to victory in the European Theater, Ike, as he was known, was extremely popular and was recruited by both parties to run for President.  His Presidency was relatively successful, ending the Korean War and avoiding any major economic crisis.  His tepid  response to McCarthyism was characteristic of his somewhat reluctant form of leadership.  And of course he bequeathed us Richard Nixon.  His odd and largely ignored turn against the military-industrial complex at the end of his time in office is still mysterious given his background and the rising tenor of the Cold War.  Ike could not find a place in the Republican Party today. He may have also been the best Presidential golfer.