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5th Annual Eisenhower Marathon
Book Signing Event at Eisenhower Library
Civil
Rights Workshop
50th
Anniversary Celebration!
Want
to be Part of a Museum?
Former
President Bush to Attend Events at Eisenhower Library (News
Release, February 8, 2002)
Bob
Hope Exhibit Opens at Eisenhower Museum
Eisenhower
Foundation and Reader's Digest Foundation Collaborate to Reach
Young Americans
TEACHING
AMERICAN HISTORY- 2003 Summer Institute at Dwight
D. Eisenhower Library
Curriculum
Unit: World War II Spy Kit - The Great Nazi Intelligence
Coup
Korean
War Primary Sources are now online!
National
History Day Resources Available
5th ANNUAL EISENHOWER MARATHON
 The 5th annual Eisenhower Marathon took place in Abilene on April 7th, 2007. Over 300 runners from across the country and England participated in the marathon and half-marathon race. The Eisehower event is recognized as a qualifiying race for the Boston Marathon and is organized by the local chapter of the American Red Cross. The Eisenhower Foundation and Library are co-sponsors.
 The marathon starts and ends on Buckeye Avenue in front of the Eisenhower Center, just 100 yards from Ike's Boyhood Home, where his own historic journey began.
Mary Jean Eisenhower, President Eisenhower's granddaughter, presented prizes to the top finishers.
 Several hundred service men and women in Iraq - adorned with Eisenhower Marathon t-shirts -participated simultaneously, running 5K and 10K races.
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BOOK SIGNING EVENT AT EISENHOWER LIBRARY
 Author Kasey Pipes will speak at 7:00 p.m. on April 18th at the Eisenhower Library in Abilene about his new book “IKE’S LAST BATTLE: THE ROAD TO LITTLE ROCK AND THE CHALLENGE OF EQUALITY.” Mr. Pipes will be available to sign copies of his book.
The greatest American leader of his time would have to confront the greatest American dilemma of all time. It was a battle he did not want but could not avoid. And it was a battle that would change history. This is Ike’s Final Battle.
 “The nation liked Ike because it saw so much of itself in him. Like the nation when it was forced to face its racial dilemma, Eisenhower also had to face the tension between his unanalyzed assumptions and the better angels of his nature. How he struggled to do so is a fascinating story, sensitively told by Kasey S. Pipes. This mind-opening book shows that Eisenhower's coming-to-terms with the coming civil rights revolution was, like the man himself, more complex and admirable than has hitherto been appreciated.”
--George F. Will, syndicated columnist
“With his lyrical narrative, Kasey S. Pipes brings to life two of the great stories of the 20th century: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the civil rights movement. The convergence of these two forces creates a powerful drama—one that changed America and one that is worth reading.”
--Matthew J. Dowd, co-author of the New York Times
Bestseller, “Applebee’s America”
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CURRICULUM UNIT:
WORLD WAR II SPY KIT - THE GREAT NAZI INTELLIGENCE COUP
 The
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and The Eisenhower Foundation invite
teachers and students to download materials from World War II
Spy Kit: The Great Nazi Intelligence Coup. This engaging simulation/project
is designed to introduce students to primary source material by having
them participate in an exercise in historical "what might have
been". Students will engage in critical thinking and document
analysis and through the process, will learn more about Operation
OVERLORD and World War II in general. Click
here to go directly to the unit or find it under Curriculum
Units in the Education section.
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KOREAN WAR PRIMARY
SOURCES
Korean
War primary sources are now posted in the Education Section of the
website! They include 30+ photos and approximately 70 documents.
Click the Primary Sources button
in the Education section.
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NATIONAL
HISTORY DAY RESOURCES AVAILABLE
 The
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library has been the site for the Kansas finals
of National History Day since 1983. The manuscript collections and
audiovisual archives at the Library contain many documents and photographs
that would be very useful to students working on historical papers,
exhibit projects, media or dramatic performances. Documents and photographs
are included for the following topics:
U-2 Spy Plane
Incident
International Geophysical Year
Sputnik and the Space Race
Salk Polio Vaccine
U.S.S. NAUTILUS
World War II: D-Day, The Invasion of Normandy
1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy
Interstate Highway System
Saint Lawrence Seaway
Click
here for Resources at the
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
for Class Assignments and National History Day Projects
Click here for
more information on National
History Day.
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50th
Anniversary Celebration - October 10-12, 2002
ABILENE,
KS-The Eisenhower Center will host numerous activities in conjunction
with the 50th Anniversary of the Eisenhower Presidency. Click the image
above to get a complete itinerary of the three day event.
WANT TO BE PART OF
A MUSEUM?
(Press Release, March 18, 2002)
ABILENE,
KS-If so, look in your attic, in "Fibber McGee's Closet," under
the bed, or wherever you hide your relics from the "Nifty Fifties."
We understand why you have never been able to part with them. They may
have been the first new and modern things you owned, or the things with
which you set up housekeeping. Perhaps they belonged to your mom or grandma.
They deserve better, but what could you do? Most people just wrapped them
in newspaper, and tucked them away with the thought that maybe they will
come back in style someday.
But,
we have a better idea. You can be represented in the Eisenhower Museum.
Send us a photograph of your treasures by June 30, 2002, and they may
be chosen to be featured in the museum's new Presidential Gallery! The
exhibit will feature a typical 50s living room, a basement fallout shelter,
and a Duckwall's Variety Store window where your treasure might find a
permanent home.
The
Eisenhower Foundation has issued a call for anyone interested to send
a photograph of items to be considered for use in the museum exhibits.
The exhibit will be a permanent part of the Eisenhower Museum, and all
items must be donated. No loans will be considered.
The
living room requires furniture, drapes, and all items that are normally
found is a living room; the store front needs whatever you might see on
the shelves of a variety store, including small household goods, small
kitchen items, toys, and odds and ends; the fall-out shelter needs survival
type equipment, flashlights, a Geiger counter, and personal items that
you would take into the shelter for your "comfort." All items
must be from the 1950s.
Send
your clear color photographs to The Eisenhower Foundation, P.O. Box 295,
Abilene, Kansas. Photos will not be returned. Owners of items that are
chosen for use in the new museum will be given a free season pass to the
Eisenhower Museum and other recognition. If you have questions, you may
call the Eisenhower Center at 785-263-4751, or toll free 1-877 746-4453
(RING IKE).
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FORMER PRESIDENT
BUSH TO ATTEND
EVENTS AT EISENHOWER LIBRARY
(News Release, February 8, 2002)
ABILENE,
KS-Former President George H. W. Bush will participate in a special ceremony
at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum on October 12, 2002,
in honor of President Eisenhower's 112th birthday. "To commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the Presidency
in November 1952, the Eisenhower Library will open a new state-of-the-art
Presidential gallery in the museum. It is a particular honor to have the
last President to serve in World War II participate in the ceremonies
and to honor the first President to serve in that war," said Dan
Holt, Director of the Library.
In
addition to making remarks at the opening ceremonies for the new exhibition,
former President Bush will lay a wreath at the grave of President Eisenhower.
Fort Riley will provide the military honors for the wreath-laying. The
day-long events are free and open to the public.
This
annual celebration marking President Eisenhower's birthday is traditionally
held on the Saturday closest to October 14, the actual birthday of the
former President. The Eisenhower Library is located at 200 Southeast Fourth
Street, Abilene, Kansas.
The
Eisenhower Library is one of ten Presidential libraries operated by the
National Archives and Records Administration.
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CIVIL RIGHTS TEACHERS
WORKSHOP -
Professional Development for Teachers
Dates: April
11-12, 2003
Time: Registration, 8:00-8:45 each day. Workshop, 8:45 a.m.-4:30
p.m. each day.
Brookville Hotel dinner, 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday followed by the Brownell
Lecture at 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas
Registration: There is no registration fee.
Sponsored by: The Eisenhower Library, The Eisenhower Foundation,
the KSU Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies, the Kansas
State University Foundation
This two-day professional-development
workshop, focusing on the topic of civil rights, will introduce teachers
to scholarship, educational resources, and teaching strategies designed
to deepen their knowledge base and enhance their classroom instruction.
Teachers attending
the workshop will have an opportunity to:
· Trace the history of civil rights in the United States from Plessey
v. Ferguson through the 1950s.
· Consider the primary constitutional issues of civil rights.
· Explore the civil rights movement of the 1950s within historical
context.
· Hear personal accounts from those who have experienced discrimination
and segregation.
· Examine the Eisenhower Administrations' record on civil rights.
· Reflect on the subject matter and discuss how best to integrate
it into the curriculum.
· Examine teacher and student resource materials for teaching about
civil rights.
· Consider new instructional strategies for teaching about civil
rights.
· Earn graduate credit in history*.
Workshop Highlights:
· An opportunity to explore the newly completed presidential gallery
of the Eisenhower Museum
· The Brownell Lecture, on the topic of the Little Rock Crisis,
Charles Sanders, Ph.D., Kansas State University
· Cheryl Brown Henderson, The Brown Foundation, Brown v. Topeka
BOE
· Carlotta Lanier, one of the Little Rock Nine, has been invited.
· Ann Brownell Sloane, daughter of Herbert Brownell, Attorney General
under President Eisenhower
· Ralph Boyd, Asst. Attorney General, Office of Civil Rights, U.S.
Dept. of Justice
· James Leiker, Ph.D., on the topic of the history of civil rights
in Kansas, Johnson County Community College
· Historians, the Department of History, Kansas State University
· Representatives of Indian and the Hispanic communities have been
invited.
For additional information
and to register for the workshop, contact the Eisenhower Library at 877-RING
IKE or by email at kim.barbieri@nara.gov.
*Teachers wishing to earn graduate credit must enroll and pay credit hour
fees onsite.
Click
here for Itinerary
Click
here for Registration Form - Print form, fill it out and send it to
the address on the form.
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BOB HOPE EXHIBIT OPENS AT EISENHOWER MUSEUM
A new exhibit is now on display at the Eisenhower
Museum, Abilene, Kansas. "Bob Hope: American Patriot" opened August
1st and will run through February 15, 2004. Bob Hope has become one of the most
recognized personalities in the world, and in the history of show business no
individual traveled so far and so often to entertain so many. For sixty years,
he and a group of Hollywood gypsies traveled the globe to enterain our men and
women in uniform. His first military audience was at March Field, California,
in 1941, and his last was in 1983 at the age of 86 when he visited the troups
in the Middle East during Operation Desert Shield.
Visitors to the exhibit will see uniform items
presented from WWII, Korea, Viet Nam, and the Gulf War; congressional and military
citations; signed manuscripts from presidents Roosevelt to Clinton; a golf club
presented to Hope by Richard Nixon; a putter Hope gave to President Eisenhower;
a large golf ball from the Hope Classic Golf tournament; a record given to President
and Mrs. Eisenhower on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary; a Christmas
card to the Eisenhowers; a cariacture pinata of Hope; and of special interest
are video clips of Hope's many USO shows.
The exhibit was prepared by Hope Enterprises, Inc.,
of Burbank, California, to honor Hope as a patriot, a humanitarian, and one of
the greatest entertainers of the 20th Century. Mr. Hope celebrated his 100th
birthday May 29, just before his death on July 27, 2003.
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EISENHOWER PRESIDENTIAL
LIBRARY HONORS GRANT FROM READER'S DIGEST FOUNDATION IN NAMING NEW PRESIDENTIAL
GALLERY
Abilene,
Kansas, (Nov. 04, 2002) - The Eisenhower Foundation and Reader's Digest
Foundation have announced an innovative educational collaboration to
benefit the Eisenhower Presidential Library, in Abilene, Kansas. The
purpose of this new relationship will be to provide assistance to the
Eisenhower Presidential Library in reaching out to new generations
of Americans - teaching the values and leadership of Dwight D. Eisenhower,
the 34th President of the United States.
To
firmly establish its commitment to this educational relationship, the
Reader's Digest Foundation made a significant financial contribution
to the Eisenhower Foundation. This contribution helped to make possible
the opening of the new Presidential Gallery at the Eisenhower Presidential
Library, and a new on-site Education Center classroom, now in the planning
stage of construction. To acknowledge and honor this contribution,
the Presidential Gallery has been named the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential
Library and Reader's Digest Foundation Education Center. GEORGE H.W.
Bush, the 41st President of the United States officially opened the
Presidential Gallery, on October 12, 2002 during the Eisenhower Day
Celebration.
Stewart
Etherington, President of the Eisenhower Foundation, reflected on this
new relationship between the Foundations, "The Reader's Digest
Foundation has a tradition of supporting educational programs which
help young people realize their full potential. We are thrilled that
they have chosen the Eisenhower Presidential Library and the Eisenhower
Foundation as an extension of their endeavors. We look forward to working
with them to educate entirely new generations of Americans to the values
our country represents."
Kim Barbieri, Education Specialist at the Eisenhower
Library, enthusiastically praised the collaboration; "Thanks to the generosity
and farsightedness of the Reader's Digest Foundation, and the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA), construction on the new museum classroom and
education office will begin soon. Equipped with state-of-the art technology,
our classroom will allow the education office to deliver creative, high-quality,
onsite programs. I'm very excited about the challenges ahead and even more about
the opportunities to contribute to the improvement of history and civic education
for the benefit our young people."
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and
Reader's Digest Foundation Education Center provides visitors the opportunity
to learn more of not only the Eisenhower Administration, but of everyday American
life from 1945 to 1960 through computer interactive, videos, and displays. As
part of the Eisenhower Library and Museum, the Presidential Gallery and planned
classroom will become integral parts of a newly developed on-site educational
program that will allow hands-on, project-based, interdisciplinary learning experiences
for K-12 students, teachers, and the general public.
The Reader's Digest Foundation is a private foundation
solely funded by the Reader's Digest Association, Inc. The foundation funds employee
matching gifts, volunteer support and scholarship programs; offers general grants;
and provides grants to college students pursuing careers in publishing. The Reader's
Digest Association, Inc., headquartered in Pleasantville, NY, is a global leader
in publishing and direct marketing.
The
Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum are operated by NARA, a
federal agency, and are governed by federal statute and related federal
codes. All NARA presidential libraries are constructed with private
and/or non-federal funds then presented to NARA, which provides federal
funding for operating expenses.
Contact: Colleen
Cearly 877-RING-IKE
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TEACHING AMERICAN
HISTORY - 2003 Summer Institute at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
The
Teaching American History 2003 Summer Institute is part of a Department
of Education grant received by Chanute Public Schools, USD 413. The
school district will work in partnership with the Eisenhower Foundation.
Eisenhower Presidential Library, Kansas State Historical Society, Kansas
State University Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies,
National Council for History Education, and Emporia State University
to offer U.S. history teachers in grades 6,8 and 11 three-year fellowships
affording participation in five distance learning courses, summer institutes
and colloquia.
One
key element of the grant is to allow teachers the opportunity to interact
with leading scholars. The quality of speakers we have secured for
this Summer Institute is outstanding, and we want not only the teachers
to hear them but you as well. Please join us for one or all of the
lectures listed below. To make reservations, please call 785-263-4751.
Wed:
July 16th, 2003
Time: 8:30-10:00
a.m.
Carlo D'Este - "Eisenhower: West Point to Supreme Allied
Commander"
Time: 7:00
- 8:30 p.m..
Sue Zschoche - "The 1950s"
Thur:
July 16th, 2003
Time: 8:30-9:45
a.m.
Carlo D'Este - "Eisenhower: The Supreme Allied Commander
as Leader, Decision-maker, and Diplomat" (with special emphasis
on DDE's professional relationships)
Fri:
July 18th, 2003
Time: 8:30-10:00
a.m.
Jack Holl- "Eisenhower and Religion"
Time:10:15
- 11:15 a.m..
Jack Holl - "Eisenhower and His Paintings"
Mon:
July 21st, 2003
Time: 8:30-10:00
a.m.
William Pickett- "Protecting a Way of Life: Ike's Transcendent
Duty "
Time: 1:00
- 2:45 p.m..
Fred Greenstein- "Eisenhower and His Times"
Tues:
July 22nd, 2003
Time: 8:30-10:00
a.m.
Fred Greenstein - "Using the Archives to Better Understand
Eisenhower "
Time: 1:00
- 3:00 p.m..
H.W. Brands - "Ike at Home"
Time: 3:30
- 5:00 p.m..
William Pickett, Fred Greenstein, H.W. Brands - "Eisenhower
and His Times"
Wed:
July 23rd, 2003
Time: 8:30-10:00
a.m.
H.W. Brands - "Ike and the Cold War"
Time: 71:00
- 8:30 p.m..
Charles Sanders - "Eisenhower and The Little Rock Desegregation
Crisis"
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