Visitor Center And Presidential Gift Shop
General Of The Armies, President Dwight David Eisenhower Museum
Eisenhower Museum Entrance
Memorial Plaque In Eisenhower Museum
Eisenhower Home. Line Of People Entering Home On Guided Tour.
Eisenhower Boyhood Home. People On The Guided Tour Exits Out The Back Door.
Eisenhower Boyhood Home
Eisenhower Home Living Room.
Eisenhower Home Bedroom.
Eisenhower Home. " Fainting Couch " The Coverlet On The Couch Is Said To Be 150 Years Old
And Was Made In Pennsylvania
Eisenhower Home Dining Room Looking Into The Bathroom.
Eisenhower Home Dining Room Looking Into The Kitchen.
Eisenhower Home Dining Room.
Eisenhower Home Dining Room
Eisenhower Home. Upright Piano Room Looking Into Living Room. This Is The Piano That Ike And
Other Boys Learned To Play.
Eisenhower Home Old Style Telephone.
Eisenhower Home Photograph Of Grandparents.
Eisenhower Home China With Historic Designs.
Eisenhower Home . Layout Of Second Floor Which Is Not Open For Tour At This Time.
Eisenhower Enters United States Military Academy At West Point, New York. The Fact That He
Entered A Military Academy Is Interesting In That He And His Family Were Of Pennsylvania Dutch Ancestry And Was Raised In A Large Family With A Strong Religious Background. His Mother Did
Not Approve Of His Entry Into The United States Military Academy But Told Him She Would Not
Stand In His Way.
Eisenhower Enters United States Military Academy At West Point, New York
Eisenhower Enters United States Military Academy At West Point, New York
Mamie Geneva Doud ( Dwight's Future Wife )
Mamie Geneva Doud ( Dwight's Future Wife )
Mamie Geneva Doud ( Dwight's Future Wife )
Mamie Geneva Doud ( Dwight's Future Wife )
Mamie Geneva Doud ( Dwight's Future Wife )
Dwight And Mamie Eisenhower
War Plans Start To Change Eisenhower Future
57-MM Anti-Tank Gun
57-MM Anti-Tank Gun
Gun
( Jeep ).
1/4 Ton Jeep
Armored Utility Car, M-20
Cadillac Staff Car
History Of The Cadillac Staff Car. This Old Vehicle Has Really Been Around And Could Tell A Lot
Of Interesting Stories.
Block Buster Bomb Description
M56 Block Buster Bomb
Eisenhower Boyhood Home. He Was Born In Denison, Texas on 14 October 1890 To David And Ida Eisenhower ( His Father And Mother ) Who With Their Six Sons Moved To This Home In Late 1898. One Son Died At 10 Months Of Age From Diphtheria. At That Time The Property Consisted Of 2 1/2 To 3 Acres On Which Was The House, Barn And Other Buildings. There Was A Garden, Fruit Trees And Strawberry Patch. Over Time Additional Rooms Were Added. The Abilene Train Depot Was Near By. Dwight's Mother Lived In The House Until She Died In 1946. When Dwight's Mother Died The House Was Left As It Was With All The Original Furniture and The Boys Donated The Home to The Eisenhower Foundation. In The Following Photograph You Will See The House As It Was Except In Some Instances Furniture May Have Been Move To Provide A Way For Tourist To Pass Through The House.
The Tour Guide Stands At The Front Door Of The Home Speaking To Visitors Before He Leads Them
Into The Home Of Dwight David Eisenhower.
And Was Made In Pennsylvania
Other Boys Learned To Play.
Next is a look at the Eisenhower Museum. I want to point out that many of the exhibits are behind glass or are back lighted which make it difficult to get a clear photograph. Also with the exhibits enclosed in glass there is almost always a reflection of the exhibit behind where I am standing. This makes many of the photographs confusing and in some instances was so distracting that i did not photograph some exhibits. So with that disclaimer lets tour the museum.
Entered A Military Academy Is Interesting In That He And His Family Were Of Pennsylvania Dutch Ancestry And Was Raised In A Large Family With A Strong Religious Background. His Mother Did
Not Approve Of His Entry Into The United States Military Academy But Told Him She Would Not
Stand In His Way.
Eisenhower Enters United States Military Academy At West Point, New York
Eisenhower Enters United States Military Academy At West Point, New York
Mamie Geneva Doud ( Dwight's Future Wife )
1/4 Ton Jeep
Of Interesting Stories.
Meskwaki Code Talkers
Meskwaki Code Talkers
1914 Rauch And Lang Electric Automobile
1914 Rauch And Lang Electric Automobile
Famous Kiss
Dwight And Mamie Arrive Home
Photograph Of Dwight And Mamie Arrival Home.
Lost In The Pentagon
Enlargement Of Lost In The Pentagon
Enlargement Of Lost In The Pentagon. Army And Air Force Become Separate Forces.
Dwight And Mamie Live Together Again At Fort Meyer, Virginia.
Professor Ike. He Remained On Active Duty As Well As President Of Columbia University.
Ike The Author: Crusade In Europe.
Duckworth: War Veterans Reunited.
Structuring Security In Europe And Ike Return To France.
Eisenhower Strengthens NATO
NATO: A Historic Perspective
Mamie In Paris
Preparing For The Bomb: Younger Readers Probably Don't Really Have A Clue About How Real This
Worry Was. I Know Because I Lived It With My Family. The Only Other Thing For Me That Was As
Worrisome Was The Worry That My Daughters Might Be Struck By Polio.
Bomb Shelter Stocked With Supplies Were The Equivalent Of Today's Tornado Shelters But More Elaborate With Plans To Spend Days In Them.
U-2 Aircraft Mission Was Reconnaissance Flight Over The Soviet Union
Enlargement Of Above Photograph
Statement Of Dwight David Eisenhower
Life In The Atomic Age
Most Watched Shows Of The 1950's. Life Went On With The Nuclear Threat Over Our Heads. It Is
Amazing That Most Of These Old Programs Are In Rerun On Television Or Radio Today.
UFOs And Project Blue Book. The Name " Blue Book " Is An Interesting Story In Itself. This
Name Was Selected To Refer To The Blue Booklets Used For Testing At Some Colleges And
Universities. The Project Was So Important And So Many High Ranking Officers Were Giving
It So Much Attention It Was As If The Study Of UFOs Was As Important As A College Final
Exam. I Know That In One Of My Assignments When I Had To Pull Officer Of The Day We
Had A Instruction Sheet Telling Us How To Handle Suspected UFO Reports.
Civil Rights And Personal Liberties. Life Would Not Be Interesting If It Did Not Have Challenges And Difficulties And President Eisenhower Certainly Had Several.
Civil Rights And Personal Liberties.
Ike And Civil Rights
Ike And Civil Rights. The Statement Above That " All Parts Of America Practiced Racial Discrimination "
Was True For Example In Visiting One State The Upper Midwest In The Mid 50's I Found That Blacks Were Welcome In Restaurants And Theaters But Chinese Were Not. Chinese Were Served At The Back Door Of The Restaurant. They Also Were Employed In Some Of The Most Hazardous Jobs.
The Red Scare
The Rosenbergs
Enlargement Of The Rosenbergs
The Verona Intercepts Incriminate The Rosenbergs
Ike And McCarthy
Television Unmasks A Demagogue
McCarthy's Rise And Fall
Ike's Desk And Recording System
Ike's Desk And Recording System
The Columbine II Used By President Eisenhower
Information About The Columbine II. When I And My Family Made Our Way To Japan On Our First
Tour There We Flew Part Of The Way On A U. S. Navy Smaller Version Of The Constellation.
The First Television President
The Election Of 1960: The Torch Is Passed
Enlargement Of The Election Of 1960: The Torch Is Passed
Enlargement Of The Election Of 1960: The Torch Is Passed
A New Generation
Twilight Years For Ike And Mamie
Elder Statesman
Continuation Of Elder Statesman
Home At Last: The Gettysburg Farm
Enlargement Of Home At Last: The Gettysburg Farm
Ike's Gettysburg Office
Ike's Gettysburg Office. The Following Three Photographs Give Details About His Office.
Gettysburg Office
Gettysburg Office
Gettysburg Office
Journey Home. He Was Buried In A Regulation U. S. Army Casket--A Soldier To The End.
Enlargement Of Journey Home.
Enlargement Of Journey Home.
A Nation Mourns. The Capitol Building Rotunda Washing, D. C.
Enlargement Of A Nation Mourns
President Dwight David Eisenhower
Eisenhower Comment.
Statue Of General Eisenhower. Note That He Is Shown Wearing A Military Jacket That Became
Famous And Known As The " Ike Jacket ". I Wore One When I First Entered The U. S. Air Force
And It Was Comfortable, Sharp And Very Popular But Was Discontinued. Note That The Base Of
This Statue Is In The Shape Of The Pentagon
The Great Seal Of The United States
Inscription On Side Of Eisenhower Statue
Inscription On Side Of Eisenhower Statue
Inscription On Side Of Eisenhower Statue
Inscription On Side Of Eisenhower Statue.
Enlargement Of Inscription On Side Of Eisenhower Statue.
Worry Was. I Know Because I Lived It With My Family. The Only Other Thing For Me That Was As
Worrisome Was The Worry That My Daughters Might Be Struck By Polio.
Most Watched Shows Of The 1950's. Life Went On With The Nuclear Threat Over Our Heads. It Is
Amazing That Most Of These Old Programs Are In Rerun On Television Or Radio Today.
Name Was Selected To Refer To The Blue Booklets Used For Testing At Some Colleges And
Universities. The Project Was So Important And So Many High Ranking Officers Were Giving
It So Much Attention It Was As If The Study Of UFOs Was As Important As A College Final
Exam. I Know That In One Of My Assignments When I Had To Pull Officer Of The Day We
Had A Instruction Sheet Telling Us How To Handle Suspected UFO Reports.
Was True For Example In Visiting One State The Upper Midwest In The Mid 50's I Found That Blacks Were Welcome In Restaurants And Theaters But Chinese Were Not. Chinese Were Served At The Back Door Of The Restaurant. They Also Were Employed In Some Of The Most Hazardous Jobs.
Tour There We Flew Part Of The Way On A U. S. Navy Smaller Version Of The Constellation.
Famous And Known As The " Ike Jacket ". I Wore One When I First Entered The U. S. Air Force
And It Was Comfortable, Sharp And Very Popular But Was Discontinued. Note That The Base Of
This Statue Is In The Shape Of The Pentagon
Enlargement Of Inscription On Side Of Eisenhower Statue.
Inscription On Side Of Eisenhower Statue. Note The Five Star Around The Statue Representing His Rank
Enlargement Of Inscription On Side Of Eisenhower Statue.
Enlargement Of Inscription On Side Of Eisenhower Statue.
The Following Photographs Were Taken Inside The Library Which Is A Beautiful Building.
Planning, Funding And Building
Enlargement Of Planning, Funding And Building
Enlargement Of Planning, Funding And Building
Enlargement Of Planning, Funding And Building
Enlargement Of Planning, Funding And Building
Enlargement Of Planning, Funding And Building
Enlargement Of Planning, Funding And Building
Enlargement Of Planning, Funding And Building
Enlargement Of Planning, Funding And Building
Dwight David Eisenhower
Dwight And Mamie
Many Other World Leaders Papers Are Located Here Also.
Library Houses Other Historical Documents
Oral History Items Stored Here
Books. More Than 28,000 Books Stored Here.
Audio Visual Historical Items.
Research Room And Instruction On Review Of Documents.
Front Desk Is For Person Reviewing Documents. The Lady In The Back Is An Employee Of The
Library To Assist Researchers.
Micro Film Viewer.
The Recordak Microfilm Viewer.
Dictaphone Recording Device
Documents Are Stored And Protected In Rooms Called " Stacks "
The Library Is A Source Of Information For Historians, Researchers And Authors That Is Not
Available Any Other Place In The World.
Room For Lectures And Dining And Other Events Just Off The Lobby.
Another View
Library Lobby
Buffalo Figure Over Library Entry.
Back into the heat outside. It is sweltering heat it is well over 100 degrees
Five Large Memorial Standards Each With A Bronze Plaque
Remember
Remember.
Remember.
Remember
Remember
Eisenhower Library
The Eisenhower Garden
Enlargement Of Eisenhower Garden
Enlargement Of Eisenhower Garden
I really enjoyed the Eisenhower Museum and Library and President Eisenhower was a man I greatly admired. The overall setup of the facility is very impressive and is well maintained. I mentioned the heat when I came out of the Library well when I got ready to leave the area got to the car which was parked in the sun the car registered 114 degrees. I drove though some beautiful farm land to Newton, Kansas to spend the night. Tonight I am staying in a Best Western, Red Coach Inn in Newton, Kansas just a few miles north of Hutchinson, Kansas. Temperature wise the temperature had gone down to a comfortable 105 at 6:00 P. M. I found an Apple bee's Restaurant nearby and had a berry and baby spinach salad which was delicious.
OK, I will close for now but remember that God loves you and so do I.
Today's Comment: " Know yea not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? " 1 Corinthians 3:16.
Grandpa Bill
Very interesting info on Eisenhower. His birthday is one day before mine. I knew I liked my fellow Libra! I was not involved in his life from day to day like you were, but I did always find him interesting growing up and studying him. I think I did a paper on him for school one time. It is interesting how you can compare all these presidential libraries you have visited and show the good/bad, interesting/boring, etc.
ReplyDeleteThat might be a good blog, list the ones you have been to and do a comparison.
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Joyce
I like the engraving on the statue about being a fellow solider! He felt like he was the same as all the other guys. That's my kid of leader!
ReplyDeleteLove Janice