Season 1, Episode 34: Dwight Eisenhower and Denison
Heading to the Lone Star State for our first trip, to Dension, and the birthplace of World War II hero and 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower! Learn about his family’s hardscrabble life in Texas and Kansas, his close relationship with his siblings, and how a change of fortune with his education brought him to lead the Allied Forces in World War II!
We will also explore what happened to Dwight’s birthplace in Denison and his childhood in Abilene!
Also, be sure to listen to Dwight Eisenhower’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “Dwight Eisenhower’s Tomb” on his gravesite!
From my May 2017 Visit!
Dwight Eisenhower birthplace in DenisonAt the Dwight Eisenhower birthplaceDwight’s bust at the visitor centerStatue of Dwight beside the birthplaceStatue of Dwight EisenhowerDwight Eisenhower and me Marker in front of birthplaceFrom the birthplace!
From My May 2022 Visit!
At the Eisenhower birthplace!Dwight Eisenhower birthplaceThe bedroom where Dwight was bornIn the bedroomLiving room KitchenMarker in front of the birthplaceStatue of Dwight Eisenhower besideWith the bust of Dwight Eisenhower in the visitor center
Dwight Eisenhower’s Childhood Home in Abilene
The Eisenhowers, as a young, and older, familyThe Eisenhower Birthplace before being restored.
Dwight Eisenhower visiting his birthplace shortly after World War II.
Eisenhower Birthplace
Eisenhower receiving a painting of his birthplace
Interior Photo, from Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site, showing his birth roomThe dining room and kitchenDwight Eisenhower Birthplace by James Anthony Wills.
BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip back to Ohio from Arizona, and the start of my New England swing! Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Andrew Johnson and Raleigh""Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch""Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall"Homes"Franklin Pierce and Concord""Abraham Lincoln and Springfield""Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis""Calvin Coolidge and Northampton" for the Coolidge Homestead"Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" for Campobello Island "Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch"Gravesites"Millard Fillmore's Tomb""Franklin Pierce's Tomb" "Abraham Lincoln's Tomb""Benjamin Harrison's Tomb" "Calvin Coolidge's Tomb""Lyndon Johnson's Tomb" Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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