. >> dwight david eisenhower was born in denison, texas, on october 14, 1890, the third of seven brothershis parents, david and ida, called him ike, a nickname that would stick. the family moved to abilene, kansas, in 1892. they moved into this home in 1896. for years, there was no running water or indoor plumbing. >> he learned to like the archetypical american. he never had a elitism or sense of snobbery about him. to the contrary, he was somebody who really liked the type of the hardworking american. >> he graduated from high school in 1909, and in 1911, after scoring well on an entrance exam, was accepted to west point. out of 164 students, ike finished 61st academically and a dismal 125th in discipline. but he was very likable. and one commander after another would see his potential as he rose through the ranks. his first assignment, in 1915, was at fort sam houston in san antonio, where he trained enlisted men. it was also the place where he met 18-year-old mamie doud from denver. they married in 1916. ike was assigned, in 1919, to fort mead in maryland. there, tragedy struck. ike a

. >> dwight david eisenhower was born in denison, texas on october 14, 18901890. the third of seven brothers. his parents, david and ida called him ike, a nickname nickname that would stick. the family moved to abilene, kansas in 1892. he moved into this home in 1896. for years, there was no running water or indoor plumbing. >> he learned to like the arctic typical american. he never had a sense of snobbery about him. to the contrary. he was someone who liked the type of hard-working american. >> he graduated from high school in 1909, and in 1911, after scoring well on an entrance exam, he was accepted to west point. out of 164 students, he finished 61st academically, and a dismal 125th and discipline, but he was very likable. one commander after another would see his potential as he rose through the ranks. his first assignment, in 1915, was at fort sam houston in san antonio where he trained enlisted men. it was also the place where he met his future wife from denver. they married in 1916 and he was assigned in 1919 to fort meade in maryland. there, tragedy struc

truman, and dwight david eisenhower. [ applause ] i have been guided by the memory of my ples skpant cloasant and association with the beloved john f. kennedy. and with our greatest modern legislator, speaker sam rayburn. i have been assisted by my friend every step of the way, vice president hubert humphrey. [ applause ] i'm so gratedful that i have been supported daly by the loyaltity of speaker mccormick and albert. [ applause ] i have benefitted from the wisdom of senator mike mansfield. and i'm sure that i have avoided many dangerous pitfalls by the good common sense counsel of the president pro tem of the senate. i have received the most generous cooperation from the leaders of the republican party in the congress of the united states, senator dirksen, and congressman -- [ applause ] and congressman gerald ford, the -- [ applause ] no president should ask for more, although i did upon occasion. [ laughter ] but few presidents have ever been blessed with so much. president-elect nixon, in the days ahead, is going to need your understand iing, just as i did. and he's entitled to

. >> newscaster: on that note, the dialog between general dwight david eisenhower and senator barry goldwaterably could've helped him was somebody that goldwater and his people didn't really welcome into the fold. >> newscaster: ladies and gentlemen, we take pride in presenting a thoughtful address by ronald reagan. mr. reagan. >> mann: reagan had this idea to give this nationally televised speech. the goldwater people didn't want to pay for it. they didn't want to do it. so reagan went out and raised the money and aired the speech himself. >> ronald reagan: and this idea that government is beholden to the people -- that it has no other source of power, except the sovereign people -- is still the newest and the most unique idea in all the long history of man's relation to man. this is the issue of this election -- whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the american revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves. >> mann: the speech was called "a time for cho

"three days in january: dwight eisenhower's final mission." davidr, the grandson of the former president, said it's the best book on eisenhower. best book written about a president to appear in a long time. accolades from tom brokaw. the book is out tomorrow. "three days in january." you will see him here on "the five" ." >> he didn't use my thing on the back? i said it was pretty good. i actually read the book. not like these people. kimberly is wearing something. >> this is not easy to balance this perfectly. also it's quite heavy. it's time for... kimberly's royal news. gave it away. i want to wish a very special happy birthday to the duchess. kate middleton is 35 years old. >> she can't hear you, kimberly. >> she celebrated privately with her kids, prince george and princess charlotte. books very nice. she's really sweet. you should give the royals a chance, greg. >> they don't need a chance. >> she attends her first public engagements of the new year on wednesday. this also was my secret santa present from juan williams. there you go. isn't tha

david from michigan. inside the "washington post" a photograph of harry truman and incoming president dwight eisenhower.heir icy relationship and cool conversation on pennsylvania avenue on january 20, 1953, when dwight eisenhower took over the presidency. "washington post" points out that barack obama and fdr share something in common. the revolt sworn in on four separate occasions -- they both were sworn in on four separate occasions. obama was sworn in on january 2009, and then some miscues forced a redo the next day. the full ceremony on january 21. that of trivia from "washington post" this morning. we talked to joe mccutchen, who is joining us on the republican line. good to hear from you. caller: steve, you are the best. just want to say you are always great to all of your c allers, but i just want to comment. i think obama is a fine man. we never got more than 2% growth under the eight years under obama. under trump, i am confident we will get 4%. maybe even 5% growth. i think i have never in my life, i am 77 years old, i have never been more fired up about the future of the country. i think und

first thing dewas call it dwight eisenhower, the still immensely popular hero of d-day who had just retired from the presidency. they were photographed together at camp david. that helped kennedy politically and publicly. eisenhower said, mr. president, forgive me if i'm being blunt, but if you ever do this again, make sure we don't fail. >> and there's a view of the capital right now, people gathering around the west front where the swearing in will take place a little over two hours from now. that's a choir. many of those will be taking place, the other end of pennsylvania avenue we're keeping a close i eye. that conversation and informal greeting and form yal, if you would, between the current president and first lady and the future president and first lady. you see some of those blank spots in the capitol mall being filled in. some of that is the vip area. and beyond that, people are filling in up and down the mall to witness this historic event. i was outside just a few minutes ago. it is kind of a damp cold out there. it is a drizzling -- marchers. as a kid who was in the marching band and played an instrument, the fact that it is not freezing today,