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We Like Ike


General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Europe, 1949 Thirty-fourth U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, on this day in 1890.

After attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Eisenhower led a long career that culminated in his commanding the victorious Allied forces in Europe during World War II. In 1952, his popularity as a war hero—and the irresistible slogan "I like Ike"—swept him into the White House. From 1953 to 1961, he served two terms as president.

This portrait of Eisenhower, depicting him as the supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe, gives new meaning to the zany holiday "Be Bald, Be Free Day." Annually on this day folks with little or no hair are encouraged to sport their pate with assurance.

Pictured: Sir Oswald Birley, 1880 New Zealand–1952, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Europe, 1949, 1951, oil, 29 7/8 x 41 3/8 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of British friends of the artist to the People of the United States.