David Eisenhower

David Eisenhower
Born	Dwight David Eisenhower II March 31, 1948 (1948-03-31) (age 63) West Point, New York
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Amherst College (B.A.) The George Washington University Law School (J.D.)
Occupation	Author Professor
Known for	Grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Spouse	Julie Nixon
Parents	John Eisenhower and Barbara Jean Thompson
Relatives	Dwight D. Eisenhower, grandfather John Eisenhower, father Richard Nixon, father-in-law

Dwight David Eisenhower II (born March 31, 1948) is an American author, public policy fellow, and eponym of the U.S. Presidential retreat, Camp David. He is the grandson of the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the son-in-law of the 37th President of the United States Richard Nixon.

Family background

David fishing with his wife, Julie Nixon.

David Eisenhower was born on March 31, 1948 in West Point, Orange County, New York to John and Barbara Eisenhower. His father was a U.S. Army officer, and his grandfather was future President the United States of America, and former Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower. His father would go on to be a brigadier general in the U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Ambassador to Belgium (1969–1971), and is currently a military historian. His grandfather would become president of Columbia University (1948–1953), and later the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961). After assuming the presidency in 1953, President Eisenhower named the presidential mountain retreat, formerly Camp Shangri-La, Camp David, after his grandson.

David Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, poses at Camp David sign

On December 22, 1968, he married Julie Nixon, the daughter of the 37th President of the United States, Richard Nixon, who served as Dwight Eisenhower's Vice-President. The couple had known each other since meeting at the 1956 Republican National Convention. The Reverend Norman Vincent Peale officiated in the non-denominational rite at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. His best man was future Love Boat actor and congressman Fred Grandy.

He and Julie live in Pennsylvania. They are the parents of three children—actress Jennie Elizabeth Eisenhower (b. 1978),^[1] Alexander Richard Eisenhower (b. 1980), and Melanie Catherine Eisenhower (b. 1984).

Education and career

Eisenhower on September 10, 1973

Eisenhower graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1966. He received his B.A. in history cum laude from Amherst College in 1970. After college, he served for three years as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve^[2] before earning his J.D. cum laude from The George Washington University Law School in 1976.^[3]

He was at least loosely identified with the Nixon Administration, when he accepted a request to attend the funeral of Dan Mitrione in 1970, the operative whose activities in training Uruguayan police in torture techniques, when later publicized, caused profound controversy,^[4] although there has been no suggestion that Eisenhower had any knowledge of Mitrione's controversial activities.

He is today a professor and public policy fellow at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania,^[5][6] author,^[3] and co-chair of the Foreign Policy Research Institute's History Institute for Teachers. From 2001–2003 he was editor of the journal Orbis published by FPRI.^[3]

Eisenhower was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1987 for his work Eisenhower: At War, 1943-1945—about the Allied leadership during World War II.^[3][7]

"Fortunate Son"

The Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Fortunate Son" was inspired by David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon.^[8] John Fogerty who wrote the song thought that Eisenhower received preferential treatment because he was born into a famous family and married to the daughter of the President.^[9]

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Navy portal

• Julie Nixon Eisenhower

References

1. ^ David Eisenhower at the Internet Movie Database
2. ^ TIME Magazine, February 9, 1970.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "David Eisenhower, Grandson of 34th President, to Address Misericordia Commencement Ceremony" (Press release). Misericordia University. April 9, 2008. http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/539639/. Retrieved November 12, 2008. 
4. ^ Clarín, September 2, 2001 (in Spanish)
5. ^ "Lindback and Provost's Awards: 2003 Winners — Provost's Award: David Eisenhower". Almanac. University of Pennsylvania. April 22, 2003. http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v49/n30/lindback.html#eisenhower. Retrieved November 12, 2008. 
6. ^ "David Eisenhower is named recipient of the Provost's Award for Distinguished Teaching". The Annenberg School for Communication at University of Pennsylvania. April 18, 2003. http://www.asc.upenn.edu/news/NewsDetail.aspx?nid=55&ntype=news. Retrieved November 12, 2008. 
7. ^ "History (Winners & Finalists)". The Pulitzer Prizes. Columbia University. http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/History. Retrieved November 13, 2008. 
8. ^ "Fortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater Revival". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6595944/fortunate_son. Retrieved November 12, 2008. 
9. ^ "Fortunate Son." Snopes.com.

• "David Eisenhower". NNDB. Soylent Communications. http://www.nndb.com/people/984/000137573/. Retrieved November 12, 2008. 

Further reading

• Eisenhower, David (1986). Eisenhower at War 1943-1945. New York: Random House. ISBN 0394412370. OCLC 7554526. 

External links

• "Annenberg Public Policy Center (University of Pennsylvania) website". http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/. Retrieved November 12, 2008. 

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Name	Eisenhower, David
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Date of birth	March 31, 1948
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