Truman’s Jan. 20, 1949, inaugural parade. That rite of passage seems to have been with me all my life. Below is my account of taking part in Dwight D. Eisenhower’s inaugural parade ...

Mamie Eisenhower knew the power of the press (and the judiciousness of hype). In 1953, despite calls from the newspapers to release the details of her inauguration dress, she intentionally held ...

Eisenhower wore a pink rhinestone dress to a ball following husband Ike’s first inauguration. In a Time article years later, a member of the Maine Trappers Association recounted how he arranged for ...

a reproduction of the gown worn by Mamie Eisenhower at the 1953 inaugural ball. The first lady of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, her dress was installed in the Exhibit Spotlight of the Museum on ...

Here, a few looks that made lasting impressions. Eisenhower wore a pink rhinestone dress to a ball following husband Ike’s first inauguration. In a Time article years later, a member of the ...