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     Welcome to the new Eisenhower Foundation Web Site! Our goal for the site is to bring to life the contributions that Dwight D. Eisenhower has made to our country and the world. We hope you enjoy your stay and encourage you come back as more interesting items will be added on a regular basis.

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     This section will always have the latest news about the Eisenhower Foundation and its activities as well as general information about Dwight D. Eisenhower happenings. Check out our News Archive to read aging news releases. Click on the links below to learn the latest news and events:

Lois Leyda Student Internship

Spring 2008 Travel Grant Recipients.

Lois Leyda Student Internships

Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memorial Approved

Mamie Doud Eisenhower: The General's First Lady

The Eisenhower Library and St. Andrew’s Students Link Up with Mount Rushmore National Memorial

WW II Honor Roll Kiosk

Reader's Digest Foundation Education Center

Primary Sources

National History Day Resources Available

 


RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANTS AWARDED - Spring 2008

Travel Grant Presentation

  • Mara K. Drogan, University at Albany, Albany, New York;
    “Atoms for Peace, U.S. Foreign Policy,and the Globalization of Nuclear Technology, 1955-1960

  • Rebeccah M. Friedman, New York University, Brooklyn, New York;
    “Consuming Democracy: U.S. Cultural Diplomacy in Mexico, 1945-1968”

  • Dr. Dolores E. Janiewski, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand;
    “From the Military Industrial Conference to the Military Industrial Complex”

  • Kevin Y. Kim, Stanford University, Stanford, California;
    “Forging America’s Asia: The ‘Lessons’ of Korea and the Making of U.S. Vietnam Policy, 1950-1968”

  • Francois Lalonde, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts;
    “Negotiating America’s Place in Europe: The Western Alliance from Suez to Détente”

  • Grant C. Madsen, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois;
    “The “People’s Capitalism’: Democracy and Capitalism in the Age of Eisenhower”

  • Charles T. Strauss, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana;
    “Religious Mission, Central American Conflict, and U.S. Cold War Politics: Guatemala, 1944-1996”

  • Douglas C. Waller, Author and Lecturer, Annandale, Virginia;
    “William J. Donovan Biography”

  • Steven F. Werle, Dakota County Historical Society, South St. Paul, Minnesota;
    “Son of the Middle Way: The Political Rise, Demise, and Redemption of Harold E. Stassen, 1907- 2001”

  • Dr. David S. Witwer, Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania;
    “The Racketeer Menace: Union Corruption and Republican Politics in the Fifties”

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Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memorial Approved

Mamie Doud Eisenhower

The Eisenhower Memorial received final approval for a site on September 21, 2006. Now that we know where the memorial will be located, we need to figure out what the memorial will be.

Dwight D. Eisenhower influenced the lives of millions of people and his legacy influences the world today. If you have ever driven on the interstate, talked on a cellular phone, traveled to Europe, Hawaii, or Alaska, then you have been directly influenced by Eisenhower. All aspects of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s life, accomplishments, character, and views could never be detailed in a single memorial.

We need you to help us decide what is most important and most special about Eisenhower.

So, tell us what you think by filling out the eight-part survey to help us figure out what should be included in a national, permanent memorial to Ike. There is no right or wrong here — just tell us what is important or meaningful to you.

Continue to the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memorial Survey

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Mamie Doud Eisenhower: The General's First Lady

Mamie Doud Eisenhower"Mamie Doud Eisenhower: The General's First Lady"
A lecture by
 Marilyn Irvin Holt
with remarks by
Mary Jean Eisenhower,
granddaughter of Mamie Doud Eisenhower

7:00 PM, October 11 in the Visitors Center Auditorium, Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, Abilene, Kansas.

A reception and book signing
follows the book lecture. 



The Eisenhower Foundation and the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum wish to express their gratitude to
Holm Automotive
Automotive Center, Abilene, Kansas
for underwriting the lecture and reception.

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The Eisenhower Library and St. Andrew’s Students Link Up with Mount Rushmore National Memorial

StudentsCan you name the presidents enshrined on Mt. Rushmore? Do you know which modern-day presidents have actually visited this historic site? Students from Abilene, Kansas, and Custer, South Dakota, certainly do—and even more; they studied presidential quotations on the topic of freedom by these presidents.

On April 26, the combined fourth- and fifth-grade class at St. Andrew’s School joined students from Custer Elementary School via video-conferencing technology to learn more about these two “presidential” sites and to share their original writings, based on interpretations of presidential quotations.

Students listen to presentations from Mount RushmoreSt. Andrew’s students, broadcasting from the Education Center of the Eisenhower Library, introduced President Eisenhower and the Eisenhower Library to fellow students situated at the Sculptor’s Studio at the Mount Rushmore site. The Custer Elementary students returned the favor by reading from Who Carved the Mountain? The Story of Mount Rushmore, a new children’s book by author Jean L.S. Patrick. Students at both sites presented their original writings, based on quotes from Mount Rushmore Presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. In addition, modern presidents including Franklin Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Bush, and Clinton provided inspiration for students’ own writings. Students at the Eisenhower Library were actually able to view Mount Rushmore and the original plaster model that the artist Gutzon Borglum used to design the sculpture.

Student presenting essayRhonda Schier, National Park Service Education Specialist and Park Ranger, observed that the students at Mount Rushmore were “wildly enthusiastic about the event, telling me it was ‘awesome’—a ‘blast!’ ” Students, teachers, and the principal from St. Andrew’s School, at the Eisenhower Library, were equally enthused with the program, especially with the opportunity for students to share their knowledge of these historic sites, as well as presidential wisdom, with each other, though separated by hundreds of miles.

Kim Barbieri, education specialist at the Eisenhower Library, noted that the program far exceeded her expectations. “It was an exciting afternoon and a very successful collaboration with the National Park Service. The students from Abilene and from Custer wrote outstanding essays and their presentations were very polished. The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, in conjunction with the Eisenhower Foundation, looks forward to developing even more of these valuable educational connections that so effectively bridge time and space.”

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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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