- In office since
- January 20, 1953
- Left office
- January 20, 1961
- Born
- October 14, 1890
- Died
- March 28, 1969
- Religion
- Presbyterianism, Mennonites, Jehovah's Witnesses[2]
Earnings by year1
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
- 1960$100,000Total
- President of the United States statutory salary[3]
- $100,000
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
- 01Education3 of 5
- High confidenceGraduated from West Point in the middle of the class of 1915, then first of 245 at the Command and General Staff College (1926).[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
- 02WealthNo evidence
- Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
- 03Position5 of 5
- High confidence34th president and commander in chief, elected in 1952 and 1956.[6]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
- 04Public standing4.5 of 5
- Medium confidenceGallup average approval of about 65% (range 48-79%) per the Gallup table; the biography article gives 63%. Below 50% only briefly in 1958 and 1960.[7]Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
- 05Health1.5 of 5
- High confidenceSerious heart attack September 24, 1955; surgery June 9, 1956 for a bowel obstruction linked to Crohn's disease; mild stroke November 25, 1957; seven heart attacks in total before death in 1969.[1]Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
- 06MisconductNo evidence
- The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
- 07Social good3.5 of 5
- Low confidenceFederalized the Arkansas Guard and sent the 101st Airborne to Little Rock (1957); Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960 were weak (6.4% of Southern Black students in integrated schools by 1960); expanded Social Security to millions and signed the National Defense Education Act.[6]Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
- 08Economic good3.5 of 5
- Low confidenceInflation kept near zero, federal debt fell from 57.2% to 43.6% of GDP, personal income rose 45% and the Interstate system was authorized; but there were three recessions (1953-54, 1957-58, 1960-61) and deficits in five of eight budgets.[6]Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.