The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center unveiled a new exhibit with the ball gown on display throughout the spring.

Mamie Eisenhower knew the power of the press (and the judiciousness of hype). In 1953, despite calls from the newspapers to ...

The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show ...

Ms. Holt is the author of the recently published, Mamie Doud Eisenhower: The General's First Lady (University Press of Kansas, 2007). Speculating on what sort of first lady Mamie Eisenhower would be, ...

M.S. Rau is selling items including a brooch owned by Queen Mary, a donkey pin owned by John F. Kennedy, and more historical jewels.

While Eisenhower was stationed in Texas, he met Mamie Doud of Boone, Iowa. He and her family were also immediately taken with one another. He proposed to her on Valentine's Day in 1916. A November ...

Over 2,000 rhinestones decorated the inauguration gown of Mamie Eisenhower, who chose to wear her signature color, pink. She accessorized the dress with matching gloves and shoes designed by ...

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 ...

Ms. Holt is the author of the recently published, Mamie Doud Eisenhower: The General's First Lady (University Press of Kansas, 2007). Speculating on what sort of first lady Mamie Eisenhower would ...

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 ...