Tag: Eisenhower Presidential Library
Facial Hair Friday: Presley, Presley is our cry!
Do sideburns set your heart aflutter? It’s been 35 years since Elvis Presley died, but judging from the media coverage and chatter on Twitter with #ElvisWeek, his fan base is still enthusiastic. But the some of the most passionate fan letters about the bewhiskered singer can be found in the National Archives. In 1958, Linda [...]
Posted by Hilary on August 17, 2012, under Facial Hair Fridays.
Tags: army, Eisenhower Presidential Library, Elvis, Ike, Mamie, national personnel records center, OMPF, sideburns, St. Louis
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What’s Cooking Wednesday: A Commander-in-Chef’s Recipe for Vegetable Soup
The only five-star general ever to be elected President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower was a man of many accomplishments. That is why it should come as no surprise that Ike was a leader in the kitchen as well. Throughout his Presidency, Eisenhower used the kitchen on the third floor of the White House [...]
Posted by Gregory Marose on August 31, 2011, under - Presidents, Recipes, Uncategorized, What's Cooking, What's Cooking Wednesdays.
Tags: Eisenhower Presidential Library, National archives and records administration recognition day, President Eisenhower, recipe, soup, What's Cooking Uncle, What's Cooking Uncle Sam?
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Memories of Korea in Missouri
For the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the staff at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, MO, wanted to try something different. “Instead of doing a straightforward chronological presentation, we also wanted to focus on the personal experiences,” said curator Clay Bauske. The team worked for a year, collecting stories and [...]
Posted by Hilary on August 3, 2010, under - Cold War, News and Events.
Tags: bullet, comment book, Eisenhower Presidential Library, Korea, Korean War, memories, Purple Heart, Truman PResidential Library
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