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Encyclopedia > Milton S. Eisenhower

Milton Stover Eisenhower (September 15, 1899 - May 2, 1985) served as president of three major American universities. He served as president of Kansas State University, the Pennsylvania State University, and in 1956 became the eighth president of Johns Hopkins University. He was the younger brother of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... // History Because of the above definition, the oldest universities in the world were all European, as the awarding of academic degrees was not a custom of older institutions of learning in Asia and Africa. ... Kansas State University (sometimes referred to as K-State) is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university based in State College, Pennsylvania (the university uses a University Park, Pennsylvania to differentiate University addresses from those in town), with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the... The Johns Hopkins University is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American soldier and politician. ...


Born in Abilene, Kansas, he graduated from Kansas State University in 1923 with a BS in industrial journalism. Eisenhower served as Director of Information for the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1928 to 1941. He was director of the War Relocation Authority in 1942 and associate director of the Office of War Information from 1942 to 1943. Abilene is a city located in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States, 163 miles (262 km) west of Kansas City. ... Kansas State University (sometimes referred to as K-State) is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA, is a Cabinet department of the United States Federal Government. ... The War Relocation Authority (WRA) was U.S. civilian agency responsible for the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The WRA was created by President Roosevelt on March 18, 1942 with Executive Order 9102 and officially ceased to exist June 30, 1946. ... The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a government agency created during World War II to consolidate government information services. ...

The Milton S. Eisenhower Library of Johns Hopkins University, opened in 1964 and containing 2.5 million volumes, is named after him. It has the unusual feature of being almost entirely underground. Kansas State University (sometimes referred to as K-State) is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university based in State College, Pennsylvania (the university uses a University Park, Pennsylvania to differentiate University addresses from those in town), with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the... The Johns Hopkins University is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ...


The Milton S. Eisenhower Auditorium, a 2,595 seat center for the performing arts on the University Park campus of Penn State opened in 1974. Eisenhower Chapel, on the same campus, is named for his wife, Helen Eakin Eisenhower. The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...


External links

  • Papers of Milton S. Eisenhower at Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower letter on Milton S. Eisenhower's resignation
  • Memorandum, Milton. S. Eisenhower to Members of Congress, April 20, 1942; on War Relocation Authority


 

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