This American president signed a bill authorizing the establishment of an Air Force Academy.
- Franklin Roosevelt
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Harry Truman
- Herbert Hoover
- John F. Kennedy
This American president signed a bill authorizing the establishment of an Air Force Academy.
On April 1, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing the establishment of an Air Force Academy, similar to West Point and Annapolis. On July 11, 1955, the first class was sworn in at Lowry Air Force Base. The academy moved to a permanent site near Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1958.