Who was the only U.S. President to have received an Emmy Award?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961) is the only U.S. President to have received an Emmy Award. He won the award in 1955 in recognition of his extensive use of television as the 34th President of the United State.

Because he was President of the United States, Eisenhower as President is best remembered for signing the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and sending U.S. Army troops to enforce federal court orders which integrated schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. His largest program was the Interstate Highway System. He actively promoted the establishment of strong science education programs via the National Defense Education Act. Outside of being the U.S. President, he is remembered by many as the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Western Europe during World War II.

Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, in October 1890. He grew up in Abilene, Kansas, USA. He lived for 78 years; he died of congestive heart failure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in March 1969 in Washington, D.C. He was then called "the first citizen of the world" at his death.