I actually learned about that fairly recently on the show Mike Rowe does called story behind the story. In the Air Force I read about his military career along with the other 4 star generals in WW2.
I liked to read biographies of US Presidents during my own time in middle school, which is how I knew that tidbit.
There was another story of how Eisenhower shared his baseball dream with a childhood friend who wanted to be President. Amusingly, neither of them got their wish.
Interestingly enough, Eisenhower also wanted to play baseball. Instead, his consolation prize was becoming a 5-star general and POTUS.
I actually learned about that fairly recently on the show Mike Rowe does called story behind the story. In the Air Force I read about his military career along with the other 4 star generals in WW2.
I liked to read biographies of US Presidents during my own time in middle school, which is how I knew that tidbit.
There was another story of how Eisenhower shared his baseball dream with a childhood friend who wanted to be President. Amusingly, neither of them got their wish.