Milton Eisenhower
| Milton S. Eisenhower | |
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| President of Kansas State University |
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In office 1943–1950 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Farrell |
| Succeeded by | James McCain |
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11th President of the Pennsylvania State University |
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In office 1950–1956 |
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| Preceded by | James Milholland (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Eric A. Walker |
| President of Johns Hopkins University |
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In office July 1956 – June 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Lowell Reed |
| Succeeded by | Lincoln Gordon |
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In office March 1971 – January 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Lincoln Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Steven Muller |
| Director of War Relocation Authority |
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In office 1942–1943 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
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Milton Stover Eisenhower September 15, 1899 Abilene, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 1985 (aged 85) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Elsie Eakin |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University |
Milton Stover Eisenhower (September 15, 1899 – May 2, 1985) was an American educational administrator. He served as president of three major American universities: Kansas State University, the Pennsylvania State University, and the Johns Hopkins University. He was the younger brother of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
He was born in Abilene, Kansas to Ida Elizabeth Stover (1862–1946) and David Jacob Eisenhower (1863–1942); the family was poor. Eisenhower attended public schools and graduated from Kansas State University in 1923 with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial journalism. Eisenhower served as Director of Information for the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1928 to 1941, where he was a spokesman for the New Deal. He also was a key member of the Department of Agriculture's Employee Organization: Organization of Professional Employees of the United States Department of Agriculture (OPEDA).
Early in 1942, he was appointed director of the War Relocation Authority, the U.S. government agency responsible for the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Eisenhower was opposed to the mass incarceration, and at initial meetings with pro-exclusion officials he suggested allowing women and children to remain on the West Coast. (The proposal was rejected.) In his position as WRA director, he attempted to mitigate the consequences of the "evacuation," establishing a Japanese American advisory council with Mike Masaoka, a work program that allowed some Japanese Americans to leave camp for employment on labor-starved farms, and a student leave program that allowed Nisei who had been enrolled in college to continue their education. He also tried to get the Federal Reserve Bank to protect the property Japanese Americans were forced to leave behind, and to convince governors of states outside the exclusion zone to allow Japanese Americans to resettle there, but these efforts were largely unsuccessful. Eisenhower resigned after only ninety days, and from June 1942 to mid-1943 he was associate director of the Office of War Information.
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