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Tag Archives: Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Ike and Princess Elizabeth: First Meeting
General Eisenhower spent several months in England preparing for the D-Day Invasion in 1944. The King and Queen of WWII In no small part, the decisions and actions of Great Britain’s King George VI (1895-1952) were deeply influenced by the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, British King George VI, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Eisenhower, General Ike, history, King Edward VIII, King George VI, King George VI of Great Britain, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Presidential history, Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, Queen Consort Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II, the abdication of Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, US history, Windsor Castle
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Ike & Mamie ‘52: The Bathrobe Story
In 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower was the most famous man in the country – maybe the world. Ike: Non-War Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was called Ike from boyhood. Growing up in Abilene, Kansas, he did farm chores, household chores, schoolwork, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry S Truman
Tagged American history, “Crusade in Europe”, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, FIrst Lady Mamie Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, history, Ike and Mamie Eisenhower, Ike Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. Ike, President Harry Truman, President Ike Eisenhower, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, whistle-stop campaigning in 1952, White House history
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President Ike and the Interstate Highway System
POTUS Ike: The Early Advocate Dwight D. Eisenhower was a Lt. Colonel in the US Army in 1917, when US participation in The Great War began. He was deeply disappointed that he was not assigned to active military service abroad; … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Early US roads, Eisenhower Interstate System, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Eisenhower, General Lucius Clay, history, Ike Eisenhower, Planning the US Interstate Highway System, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Eisenhower, Presidential history, Reasons for the US Interstate Highway System, The Interstate Highway Commission, U.S. Interstate Highway System, US roads in 1920, White House history
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General Ike and Mrs. Preston
This could be considered a “Truman” story – since he provided the setting. The Truman Part In 1947, Harry S Truman was a generally unpopular President. He had assumed the office upon the death of very popular Franklin D. Roosevelt, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Grover Cleveland, Harry S Truman, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Bess Wallace Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, Frances Clevelands' Second husband, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston, General Eisenhower, General Ike, Harry Truman's family, history, Mrs. Frances Preston, President Grover Cleveland, President Harry S Truman, President Truman, Presidential history, THomas Jex Preston, US history, White House history
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The Eisenhower Tragedy: Ikkie
Nothing pained Ike and Mamie Eisenhower more than the death of their firstborn son. The Parents Eisenhower Mamie Doud became “Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower” on July 1, 1916. She was nineteen. Surprising everyone, including herself, Mamie adapted well to army living. … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Doud Dwight Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Fox Connor, history, Ike Eisenhower, Ikkie Eisenhower, Ikky Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. Virginia Connor, Presidential history, the death of Ike's firstborn, the Eisenhower marriage, US history
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Ike ’52: The Best known Candidate of All
Dwight David Eisenhower was past 60 when he ran for President in 1952. Ike: Boy to Man There is virtually nothing in the early years of Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) that would point to the glories of his maturity. He … Continue reading
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Tagged "I Like Ike", American history, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisehnower, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Bernard Montgomery, General Charles deGaulle, General Dwight Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, General George C. Marshall, General George Patton, General Ike, history, Ike and NATO, Ike Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. Ike, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, President of Columbia University, Presiential history, Secretary of War George C. Marshall, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, The Eisenhower family, the Invasion of Europe, US history, White House history, Winston Churchill
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Moving Mamie Eisenhower
Mamie Doud was only nineteen when she married recent West Point graduate Lt. Dwight Eisenhower. Young Army Bride Mamie’s parents, John and Elivera Doud were not happy about their daughter’s marriage. They adored Dwight David Eisenhower, and would consider … Continue reading
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Tagged American First Ladies, American history, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, FIrst Lady Mamie Eisenhower, General Eisenhower, General Ike, history, Ike Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower's military life, Mrs. Ike, President Dwight Eisenhower, Presidential history, US history
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The President and the Apprentice: A Book Review
The President and the Apprentice by Irvin F. Gellman is a massive and masterful book. It runs nearly 600 pages, not counting another 200 small print notes and citations. A remarkable effort. One could write pages of comments of course … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Irwin F. Gellman, President Eisenhower, Presidential history, Presidents and Vice Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, The President and the Apprentice, US history, Vice Presidential history, VP Richard Nixon, White House history
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Seasons Greetings from the Eisenhowers
No United States President took more personal interest in the annual White House Christmas cards than the Great General Ike himself. Dwight Eisenhower: The President-Artist Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) was a man of many hobbies – poker, bridge, fishing, golf – … Continue reading
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Tagged "Mamie" bangs, American history, Christmas at the White House, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eisenhower Christmas cards, Eisenhower Christmas gifts, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General Ike, history, Ike Eisenhower, Ike's paintings, Joyce C. Hall, Mamie Eisenhower, President Eisenhower, Presidential history, White House Christmas Cards, White House history
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