“Hair today, gone tomorrow”
During the early 1950’s, all American men were required to register for the draft, and many were called to serve. Elvis was no exception. Inducted into the Army in...
A farewell and a warning
On January 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave this radio and television farewell address from the White House at the end of his second term. With the Cold...
A meeting at the White House
This August 14, 1956, photograph shows President Dwight D. Eisenhower meeting with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles at the White House. Dulles was Eisenhower’s...
Braille Letter from John Beaulieu
In 1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower was running for re-election. The author of this letter writes in Braille from the oldest school for the blind in the world. To...
Camping with a future president
Future president Dwight D. Eisenhower and his pals were photographed while camping along the Smoky Hill River near Abilene, Kansas, about 1908. Eisenhower, who was 17...
D-Day pep talk
Moments before the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division boarded their aircraft for occupied France, they were visited by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The...
Daily diary of President Eisenhower
President Dwight D. Eisenhower made this entry in his diary on August 8, 1956, about two weeks after Egypt President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, announced that the Egyptian...