Who was the losing presidential candidate to Dwight D Eisenhower in 1956?
1956 United States presidential election in Arizona 1956 United States presidential election in Arizona The 1956 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Arizona voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Arizona was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.99 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.90 percent of the popular vote. Eisenhower was the first Republican presidential candidate to ever carry Graham County, which
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial is a United States presidential memorial under construction, honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II and the 34th President of the United States. On October 25, 1999, the United States Congress created the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and charged it with creating "...an appropriate permanent memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower...to perpetuate his memory and his contributions to the United States." A preliminary design by architect Frank Gehry proved controversial. After several years of hearings and several design changes, a revised