Today, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial will be publicly unveiled to the world. Situated between the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the Department of Education, the site reflects different elements of Eisenhower's legacy as an Army general and as president. (1/11)
In honor of the memorial's unveiling, enjoy this gallery of photographs from the Eisenhower White House. (2/11)
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Doud Eisenhower holding their youngest grandchild, Mary Jean Eisenhower on Christmas Day in 1956. (3/11)
Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum / NARA
Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum / NARA
The Eisenhower family enjoys Christmas dinner in the State Dining Room in 1960. Seated at the table are President Dwight Eisenhower, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, their son John, and several grandchildren. (4/11)
Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum / NARA
Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum / NARA
This Robert Knudsen photograph shows President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower in the Blue Room with Frederik IX, King of Denmark, and his wife, Queen Ingrid. (5/11)
Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum / NARA
Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum / NARA
President Dwight Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower greet guests at a garden party held in honor of wounded soldiers. (6/11)
Image: White House Collection
Image: White House Collection
This photograph shows President Dwight D. Eisenhower grilling outside the rooftop Solarium of the White House. The Solarium is located on the Third Floor of the Executive Mansion. (7/11)
Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum / NARA
Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum / NARA
President Eisenhower poses next to the first presidential helicopter, a Bell UH-13J Sioux, on the South Lawn in 1957. (8/11)
Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum / NARA
Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum / NARA
President Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act in the Oval Office on July 7, 1958 in this photo by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service. Alaska's entered the United States as the forty-ninth state. (9/11)
Image: National Archives and Records Administration
Image: National Archives and Records Administration
On October 1, 1957 President Dwight Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower greeted Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on the Queen's first official state visit to the United States. (10/11)
Image: White House Historical Association
Image: White House Historical Association
This photograph by Warren K. Leffler, of the U.S. News and World Report, shows a helicopter carrying President Dwight D. Eisenhower leaving the White House for Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on May 20, 1958. (11/11)
Image: Library of Congress
Image: Library of Congress
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