U.S. Diplomat and Educator. One of the brothers of the famous Eisenhower's that included Dwight D. Eisenhower, who would become the 34th President of the United States. As the youngest of the seven brothers, he would become very popular in his own right. He was educated at Kansas State University and graduated from there in 1924. In 1926, he became involved in government and became the Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture, where he stayed until 1940. He later went onto become a presidential adviser for six United States Presidents including his brother Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Harry S. Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt. He helped to advise the Presidents on issues ranging from refugee and relief problems in North Africa, problems that ensued after the 1968 assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., to Fidel Castro, and many more. Eisenhower served in many different posts including, Associated Director of the Office of War Information in 1942, President of Kansas State University from 1943 to 1950, President of Pennsylvania State University from 1950 to 1957, United States Ambassador for Latin American Affairs from 1957 to 1960, President of Johns Hopkins University from 1956 to 1967, and 1971 to 1972, and Chairman of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence (NCCPV) from 1968 to 1969. In 1942, he wrote and appeared as himself in the documentary film, "Japanese Relocation." In his later years, he worked actively for the Eisenhower Foundation, and wrote the 1974 book, "The President Is Calling." The Milton S. Eisenhower Library at the Homewood campus at Johns Hopkins University was established in his memory.
U.S. Diplomat and Educator. One of the brothers of the famous Eisenhower's that included Dwight D. Eisenhower, who would become the 34th President of the United States. As the youngest of the seven brothers, he would become very popular in his own right. He was educated at Kansas State University and graduated from there in 1924. In 1926, he became involved in government and became the Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture, where he stayed until 1940. He later went onto become a presidential adviser for six United States Presidents including his brother Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Harry S. Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt. He helped to advise the Presidents on issues ranging from refugee and relief problems in North Africa, problems that ensued after the 1968 assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., to Fidel Castro, and many more. Eisenhower served in many different posts including, Associated Director of the Office of War Information in 1942, President of Kansas State University from 1943 to 1950, President of Pennsylvania State University from 1950 to 1957, United States Ambassador for Latin American Affairs from 1957 to 1960, President of Johns Hopkins University from 1956 to 1967, and 1971 to 1972, and Chairman of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence (NCCPV) from 1968 to 1969. In 1942, he wrote and appeared as himself in the documentary film, "Japanese Relocation." In his later years, he worked actively for the Eisenhower Foundation, and wrote the 1974 book, "The President Is Calling." The Milton S. Eisenhower Library at the Homewood campus at Johns Hopkins University was established in his memory.
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