The Boone-born First Lady at Dwight Eisenhower's side through World War II and the White House.
Mamie Geneva Doud was born on November 14, 1896, in Boone, Iowa. She married a young Army officer, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and shared the demanding life of a military family across many postings.
As her husband rose to Supreme Allied Commander and then President, she became First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961, admired for her warmth and her signature style.
Mamie Eisenhower's Boone birthplace is preserved as a museum, a reminder that an Iowa hometown stood behind one of the 20th century's most prominent First Ladies.
She remains a point of Iowa pride.
The Boone-born First Lady at Dwight Eisenhower's side through World War II and the White House.
Mamie Eisenhower was from Boone, Iowa.
1896–1979.
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