Eisenhower loved movies, having watched about 200 in the White House's private theater during his eight years in office. While he watched a lot of movies, Westerns were his favorite and one topped Eisenhower's list: "High Noon," starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. You’ll see this flick pop up later in the list, too. Source: The White House Museum

During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army. Eisenhower planned and supervised two of the most consequential military campaigns of World War II: Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy in 1944.

From 1920, Eisenhower served under a succession of talented generals – Fox Conner, John J. Pershing, Douglas MacArthur and George Marshall. He first became executive officer to General Conner in the Panama Canal Zone, where, joined by Mamie, he served until 1924.

Academically, Eisenhower's best subject by far was English. Otherwise, his performance was average, though he thoroughly enjoyed the typical emphasis of engineering on science and mathematics. [ 26 ]