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What's New

     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:


Eisenhower Legacy Dinner – October 15, 2010
- more info coming soon

Lead Like Ike

     Mark your calendars for a gala evening at the Eisenhower Presidential Library featuring Geoff Loftus, author of the new book Lead Like Ike: Ten Business Strategies From the CEO of D-Day. Copies of the book will be available for signature by the author.

Registration details available soon.


Eisenhower and the Righteous Cause:
The Liberation of Europe
- more info


Lois Leyda Student Internship - more info

Lois Leyda Student Internship


Joe Todd World War II Heritage Internship - more info

Travel Grant Presentation

WWII Veteran Henry Powell,
left, with Joe Todd

Joe Todd in Operation
Desert Storm

 

 


Spring 2010 Travel Grant Recipients.

Eisenhower and the Righteous Cause:
The Liberation of Europe

Joe Todd World War II Heritage Internship

Lois Leyda Student Internships

Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memorial Approved

WW II Honor Roll Kiosk

Reader's Digest Foundation Education Center

Primary Sources

National History Day Resources Available

 


RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANTS AWARDED - Spring 2010

Travel Grant Presentation
Mark Shanahan and Pamela Parry at the Eisenhower Library

  • Joonbum Bae; UCLA, Los Angeles, California
    The Realist Critique of U.S.-China Policy during the 1950’s:  A Re-assessment

  • Joshua Farrington; University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
    Forgotten Republicans:  Black Voters, Southern Strategies and the Party of Lincoln, 1948-1968

  • Dr. Andrew Johns; Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
    In the Eye of the Storm:  John Sherman Cooper and the Cold War, 1946-1976

  • Edward Miller; Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
    The Crossroads of Conservatism:  Dallas and the origins of American Conservatism

  • Rachel Moran; Penn State, University Park, Pennsylvania
    Bread and Butter Politics:  Federal Policy on Fitness and Figure, 1880-1969

  • Pamela Parry; Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
    Rechiseling Mount Rushmore:  Eisenhower’s use of Public Relations as Political Strategy

  • Dr. Milada Polisenska; Anglo-American University, Prague, Czechoslovakia
    Diplomatic Relations between Czechoslovakia and the United States, 1918-1968

  • Mark Shanahan; Brunel University, United Kingdom
    Missiles Without Warheads - An Investigation into the US Media’s Influence on U.S. Space Policy during the US/Soviet Cold War Space Race

  • Dr. Timothy Smith; Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida
    Private Volunteer Service, Foreign Assistance and U.S. Foreign Policy

  • Dr. Jeremy Teigen; Ramapo College, Mahwah, New Jersey
    Tippecanoe and Hanoi Hiltons Too:  Why Military Veteran Candidates Run

  • Weston Ullrich; London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom
    American Foreign Policy toward Soviet Regime Change and De-Stalinization, 1953-1957

  • Dr. Robert Waters; Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
    Striking for Freedom?  The Cold War and Guyanese Independence

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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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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 The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library has been a proud supporter of National History Day since its inception in Kansas in 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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