Warrior, general, and president: Dwight David Eisenhower and his earliest recollections

The earliest recollections of Dwight David Eisenhower, supreme military commander of allied forces during World War II and 34th president of the United States, are analyzed to provide a deeper understanding of the man and his motives. The analysis emphasizes a cognitive/perceptual method of early memory interpretation presented by Bruhn and Last (1982) in a theoretical paper.