Ike's New Statue

      It won't officially be dedicated until Monday,
February 21st, but workers are busy putting the
finishing touches on the new statue of former

President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The statue is
located at exit 67 on U.S. Highway 75 in Denison. It is
eighteen feet tall and carved from pure white granite.
The 34th President of the United States was born
in Denison, Texas on October 14, 1890, becoming
the last President born in the 19th century. The
Eisenhower family moved from Denison to Kansas
when Ike was a small boy. He was also the Supreme
Commander of all Allied forces in Europe during
World War II and planned the Normandy invasion
of France on June 6, 1944. After the war he was named
President of Columbia University and became President
from 1953 to 1961. He followed Harry S. Truman into the 
White House, and was succeeded by John F. Kennedy. 
Ike died March 28th, 1969.