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The '''Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home''' is the [[presidential library]] and museum of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight David Eisenhower]], the [[List of |
The '''Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home''' is the [[Presidential library system|presidential library]] and museum of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight David Eisenhower]], the [[List of presidents of the United States|34th]] [[president of the United States]] (1953–1961), located in his hometown of [[Abilene, Kansas]]. The museum includes [[Eisenhower Home|Eisenhower's boyhood home]], where he lived from 1898 until being appointed to [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] in 1911,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.pantagraph.com/abilene-site-celebrates-eisenhower-s-life/article_62ed9d6f-c584-58c6-819c-247a55999bb2.html| title=Abilene Site Celebrates Eisenhower's Life| last=Tanner| first=Beccy|date=December 9, 2015| website=Pantagraph.com| publisher=The Pantagraph| access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref> and is also the president's final resting place. It is one of the thirteen presidential libraries under the auspices of the [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (NARA). |
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Admission to the Visitor Center, Place of Meditation (gravesite), and the archives is free. Admission to the museum is $12 for adults and includes a tour of the Boyhood Home. The complex is open every day except New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hours and Admissions|url=https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/visit_us/hours_admissions.html|website=Eisenhower Presidential Library|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration|accessdate=7 October 2014}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The Eisenhower Presidential complex is only one of two whose creation preceded the close of a presidency, and while this is obviously the case with his boyhood home, construction of the library itself began in 1958, and the museum portion before he even took office, coinciding with the then-General's announcement of his presidential candidacy in June 1952.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pusey |first=Merlo J. |date=1956 |title=Eisenhower: The President |location=New York |publisher=The MacMillan Company |isbn=9780758190826}}</ref> |
The Eisenhower Presidential complex is only one of two whose creation preceded the close of a presidency, and while this is obviously the case with his boyhood home, construction of the library itself began in 1958, and the museum portion before he even took office, coinciding with the then-General's announcement of his presidential candidacy in June 1952.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pusey |first=Merlo J. |date=1956 |title=Eisenhower: The President |url=https://archive.org/details/eisenhowerthepre002645mbp |location=New York |publisher=The MacMillan Company |isbn=9780758190826}}</ref> |
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===Eisenhower Foundation=== |
===Eisenhower Foundation=== |
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As [[World War II]] came to an end, local admirers of the [[Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force|Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe]] decided to honor |
As [[World War II]] came to an end, local admirers of the [[Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force|Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe]], such as [[Charles L. Brainard]], decided to honor Eisenhower with a museum. In 1945, a non-profit foundation in his name was created to purchase his boyhood home and build the museum on the same property. It was to house artifacts from veterans, and the honors of Eisenhower in particular.<ref name=WHH>{{cite journal |last=Weissenbach |first=Karl |date=2016 |title=Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home |journal=White House History |issue=40 |publisher= White House Historical Association |pages=45–49 |issn=0748-8114 }}</ref> At the time, the General's mother [[Ida Stover Eisenhower|Ida]] was still alive and refused to sell the property. When she died in 1946, another purchase attempt was made. However, the fund-raising tactics of the foundation offended Eisenhower, and this almost scuttled the project. New fundraising rules were established for the Foundation after its discussion with Ike's youngest brother [[Milton S. Eisenhower|Milton]], and agreement by all the Eisenhower brothers.<ref name=WHH /> They ultimately donated the house to the Foundation, and the entire site, in south Abilene, later became the Eisenhower Presidential Center.<ref>{{cite book |last=Clotworthy |first=William G. |date=May 2008 |title=Homes and Libraries of the Presidents |url=http://www.mwpubco.com/titles/hlp.htm |location=Blacksburg, Virginia |publisher=The McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company |edition=3rd |pages=258–9 |isbn=0-939923-34-3}}</ref> |
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===Construction of the Museum=== |
===Construction of the Museum=== |
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==Campus== |
==Campus== |
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The campus has five buildings:<ref>{{cite web|title=The Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum|url=http://www.kansastravel.org/eisenhower.htm|last=Stokes |first=Keith |year=2016| website=KansasTravel.org|publisher=Keith Stokes| |
The campus has five buildings:<ref>{{cite web|title=The Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum|url=http://www.kansastravel.org/eisenhower.htm|last=Stokes |first=Keith |year=2016| website=KansasTravel.org|publisher=Keith Stokes|access-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name=IlikeIke>{{cite news|last=Olsen |first=Karen Torme |title=After a Visit to Abilene, I Like Ike |date=June 17, 2016 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/ct-eisenhower-museum-abilene-travel-0703-20160617-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |location=Abilene, Kansas |access-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref> |
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*'''The Library''' |
*'''The Library''' |
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*'''Visitors Center''', containing a gift shop and theater where a short film on the President is shown several times daily. |
*'''Visitors Center''', containing a gift shop and theater where a short film on the President is shown several times daily. |
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*'''[[Eisenhower Home|Boyhood Home]]''' |
*'''[[Eisenhower Home|Boyhood Home]]''' |
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*'''A chapel''', known as "The Place of Meditation;" the final resting place of the president, the First Lady, and their first-born son, |
*'''A chapel''', known as "The Place of Meditation;" the final resting place of the president, the First Lady, and their first-born son, Doud Eisenhower. |
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Also on the site: |
Also on the site: |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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EisenhowerCenterGrounds060708a.JPG|Grounds as seen from approach to place of meditation |
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Eisenhower House.jpg|Front of Eisenhower boyhood home, southwest corner |
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EisenhowerHome1.jpg|Southeast corner of boyhood home |
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Eisenhower Statue Abilene Kansas.jpg|Eisenhower statue in "Champion of Peace" circle, with memorial pylons in background |
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Defense.gov photo essay 100508-D-7203C-007.jpg|Inside Museum lobby; [[United States Secretary of Defense|Defense Secretary]] [[Robert M. Gates|Robert Gates]] and Army Capt. Josh Mantz, 2010 |
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Defense.gov photo essay 100508-D-7203C-005.jpg|Museum tour; Secretary Gates and Museum Director Karl Weissenbach, 2010 |
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Eisenhower Resting Place.jpg|View from entry corridor of "Place of Meditation" |
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DDEisenhowerGrave3.jpg|Graves of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Doud Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie Eisenhower |
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File:DDEisenhowerGrave2.jpg|Front view of graves |
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==See also== |
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*[[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport]] |
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*[[Presidential memorials in the United States]] |
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*[[List of residences of presidents of the United States]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov Official site of the Eisenhower Library, Museum and Boyhood Home] |
*[https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov Official site of the Eisenhower Library, Museum and Boyhood Home] |
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*[http://www.eisenhowerfoundation.net/ The Eisenhower Foundation (Kansas) website] |
*[http://www.eisenhowerfoundation.net/ The Eisenhower Foundation (Kansas) website] |
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Standort | Abilene, Kansas, U.S. |
Coordinates | 38°54′44″N 97°12′39″W / 38.91222°N 97.21083°W |
Named for | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home is the presidential library and museum of Dwight David Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States (1953–1961), located in his hometown of Abilene, Kansas. The museum includes Eisenhower's boyhood home, where he lived from 1898 until being appointed to West Point in 1911,[1] and is also the president's final resting place. It is one of the thirteen presidential libraries under the auspices of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
History
[edit]The Eisenhower Presidential complex is only one of two whose creation preceded the close of a presidency, and while this is obviously the case with his boyhood home, construction of the library itself began in 1958, and the museum portion before he even took office, coinciding with the then-General's announcement of his presidential candidacy in June 1952.[2]
Eisenhower Foundation
[edit]As World War II came to an end, local admirers of the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe, such as Charles L. Brainard, decided to honor Eisenhower with a museum. In 1945, a non-profit foundation in his name was created to purchase his boyhood home and build the museum on the same property. It was to house artifacts from veterans, and the honors of Eisenhower in particular.[3] At the time, the General's mother Ida was still alive and refused to sell the property. When she died in 1946, another purchase attempt was made. However, the fund-raising tactics of the foundation offended Eisenhower, and this almost scuttled the project. New fundraising rules were established for the Foundation after its discussion with Ike's youngest brother Milton, and agreement by all the Eisenhower brothers.[3] They ultimately donated the house to the Foundation, and the entire site, in south Abilene, later became the Eisenhower Presidential Center.[4]
Construction of the Museum
[edit]Mrs. Eisenhower's home opened to the public as a museum on June 22, 1947.[3] and the cornerstone of an Eisenhower/World War II museum was laid in June 1952 by the General himself, just before he accepted the draft and formally announced his candidacy for President.
The museum was completed in 1954, and the President was in attendance when it was formally opened on November 11 of that year. He was impressed by the results, and told the leadership of the foundation that if they could raise the money to build a facility, he would donate his papers and other materials to it.
A fundraising campaign launched in 2015 seeks to refresh and expand the museum's exhibits in 2018. If plans remain the same, the museum would be closed for about a year while the remainder of the site would remain open as usual.[5]
Construction and dedication of the library
[edit]With the fundraising constraints on the foundation still in place in 1954, the Kansas Legislature took up the slack, authorizing a separate "Eisenhower Presidential Library Commission," and over the next five years enough money was raised to begin construction. Again, President Eisenhower was present when ground was broken on October 13, 1959. The project took three years to complete, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson joined the retired President Eisenhower at the dedication on May 1, 1962.[3]
Operation of the site was turned over to the NARA in 1966, when it became the fourth library in the system.
Campus
[edit]The campus has five buildings:[6][7]
- The Library
- The Museum, restored and rededicated in 1971.
- Visitors Center, containing a gift shop and theater where a short film on the President is shown several times daily.
- Boyhood Home
- A chapel, known as "The Place of Meditation;" the final resting place of the president, the First Lady, and their first-born son, Doud Eisenhower.
Also on the site:
- A statue of General Eisenhower by Robert L. Dean, Jr., presented to the campus by the Harry and Edith Darby Foundation.
- Five pylons inscribed with phrases commemorating Eisenhower's life from birth through the Presidency.
Gallery
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Grounds as seen from approach to place of meditation
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Front of Eisenhower boyhood home, southwest corner
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Southeast corner of boyhood home
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Eisenhower statue in "Champion of Peace" circle, with memorial pylons in background
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Inside Museum lobby; Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Army Capt. Josh Mantz, 2010
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Museum tour; Secretary Gates and Museum Director Karl Weissenbach, 2010
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View from entry corridor of "Place of Meditation"
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Graves of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Doud Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie Eisenhower
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Grave of Dwight D. Eisenhower
See also
[edit]- Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
- Presidential memorials in the United States
- List of residences of presidents of the United States
References
[edit]- ^ Tanner, Beccy (December 9, 2015). "Abilene Site Celebrates Eisenhower's Life". Pantagraph.com. The Pantagraph. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ Pusey, Merlo J. (1956). Eisenhower: The President. New York: The MacMillan Company. ISBN 9780758190826.
- ^ a b c d Weissenbach, Karl (2016). "Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home". White House History (40). White House Historical Association: 45–49. ISSN 0748-8114.
- ^ Clotworthy, William G. (May 2008). Homes and Libraries of the Presidents (3rd ed.). Blacksburg, Virginia: The McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company. pp. 258–9. ISBN 0-939923-34-3.
- ^ Tanner, Beccy (August 23, 2015). "Eisenhower Foundation Launches Fundraising Campaign to Update Abilene Exhibits". The Wichita Eagle. Abilene, Kansas. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ Stokes, Keith (2016). "The Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum". KansasTravel.org. Keith Stokes. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ Olsen, Karen Torme (June 17, 2016). "After a Visit to Abilene, I Like Ike". Chicago Tribune. Abilene, Kansas. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official site of the Eisenhower Library, Museum and Boyhood Home
- The Eisenhower Foundation (Kansas) website
- "Life Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower", from C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits, broadcast from the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, October 25, 1999