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==First Term==
==First Term==
After [[Harry Truman]] decided against running for a third term in 1952. Eisenhower ran on the [[Republican]] ticket. Due to his popularity as a [[General]] in [[World War II]], he won the election.
After [[Harry Truman]] decided against running for a third term in 1952. Eisenhower ran on the [[Republican]] ticket, though he was asked to run by the [[Democrat]]s as well. Due to his popularity as a [[General]] in [[World War II]], he won the election.
During this term, the [[Korean War]] ended in a stalemate after a treaty was signed. Eisenhower's term in office is also notable for the creation of the Interstate Highway System, which was funded by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 <ref>http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/interstate.html</ref>.
During this term, the [[Korean War]] ended in a stalemate after a treaty was signed. Eisenhower's term in office is also notable for the creation of the Interstate Highway System, which was funded by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 <ref>http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/interstate.html</ref>.