The Veterans Inaugural Ball – Salute to Heroes began at the request of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It has provided an opportunity for the newly sworn in commander in chief to personally pay ...

Notably, in his first inauguration, Dwight D. Eisenhower used his personal "West Point" Bible, in addition to the Washington Bible. And in 1961, John F. Kennedy used the Fitzgerald family Bible ...

Dwight D. Eisenhower ran on the campaign of active Cold War containment, pledging “I shall go to Korea” to secure “an early and honorable” peace. Challenges: In 1957, the Soviet Sputnik—the world’s ...

a reproduction of the gown worn by Mamie Eisenhower at the 1953 inaugural ball. The first lady of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, her dress was installed in the Exhibit Spotlight of the Museum on ...

I first encountered Dwight David Eisenhower in sixth grade during our ... The night before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the American general, unable to sleep, smoked heavily.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home has experienced staff reductions due to cost-cutting efforts by the Trump administration. Despite the loss of some staff ...