Season 3, Episode 34-Dwight Eisenhower’s Tomb

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S3 E38 Gerald Fords Tomb – Visiting the Presidents

"I would like to thank Gerald Ford for all he has done to heal our land," Jimmy Carter said in his inaugural address in 1977 and then repeated during his eulogy in 2007, capping one of our longest post-Presidencies. Learn about Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States, and the end of his term, his post-Presidency, death, funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/10/13/season-3-episode-38-gerald-fords-tomb/Season 1's Gerald Ford Episode: "Gerald Ford and Omaha" on his birthplace!Season 2's Gerald Ford Episode: "Gerald Ford and Alexandria" on his homes!Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! 
  1. S3 E38 Gerald Fords Tomb
  2. S3 E37 Richard Nixon's Tomb
  3. S3 E36 Lyndon Johnson's Tomb
  4. S3 E35 John F Kennedy's Tomb
  5. S3 E34 Dwight Eisenhower's Tomb

Be sure to listen to Dwight Eisenhower’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Dwight Eisenhower and Denison” on his birthplace!

Also, listen to Dwight Eisenhower’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Dwight Eisenhower and Gettysburg” on his home!

“I want to go; God take me,” the last words spoken by Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, at the end of his storied life. Learn about the end of his term, his post-Presidency, death, burial, and legacy!

Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Post from the Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library official site.

From My March 2017 Visit!

The Place of Meditation at the Eisenhower Museum and Library.
The grille at the entrance
The marble markers and plaques
Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie
In the chapel

From My May 2019 Visit!

Through the grille
The graves of Ike and Mamie
With quotes on the wall

From My January 2022 Visit!

The chapel in winter
The gravesite in the chapel
Up close with the gravesite
From the entrance
Towards the altar

From My May 2024 Visit!

Outside the chapel

The Eisenhower Memorial in Washington

The plaza of Eisenhower’s Memorial
Young Ike
General Eisenhower
President Eisenhower
In the Eisenhower Memorial

Statues of Dwight Eisenhower

Outside his Presidential Library
In Rapid City!
In the Capitol Rotunda
Outside the Kansas State Capitol
In the Capitol
Another Ike in the Capitol
Young Ike in Abilene
At his birthplace in Denison

Images from Dwight Eisenhower’s Funeral

Lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda
President Nixon laying a wreath
Funeral in National Cathedral
Internment of Dwight Eisenhower
The gravesite after Dwight’s tablet was installed

Dwight Eisenhower Gravesite: Place of Meditation, Dwight Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, 200 E. 4th Street, Abilene, Kansas.

Recommended Reading for Dwight Eisenhower

Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower: In War and Peace.
Stephen Ambrose, Eisenhower: Soldier and President.
Geoffry Perret, Eisenhower.
David Eisenhower, Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D Eisenhower, 1961-1969.

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