A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DDE

Fri, 21 Jul '23
W.W. II hero who retired from the mil. to run for president
Thu, 23 Mar '23
H.S.T.'s successor
Mon, 5 Sep '22
1950s presidential inits.
Sun, 11 Jul '21
Onetime White House inits.