Mamie Eisenhower
First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1896 to 1979 · aged 82
Mary Geneva "Mamie" Eisenhower was the first lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Born in Boone, Iowa, she was raised in a wealthy household in Colorado. She married Eisenhower, then a lieutenant in the United States Army, in 1916.
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Birthplace of First Lady Mary (Mamie) Doud Eisenhower, 709 (formerly 718) Carroll Street, Boone, Iowa
Mamie at age 17 in 1913
Mamie Eisenhower, with her husband, Dwight, on the steps of St. Mary's College, San Antonio, Texas, in 1916
Mamie and Dwight Eisenhower in 1945
Mamie and Dwight Eisenhower with Indonesian President Sukarno
Mamie and Dwight Eisenhower in 1955
Mamie Eisenhower with her husband at the 1960 State of the Union AddressAwards
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She kept house and served as hostess for military officers as they moved between various postings in the United States, Panama, the Philippines, and France. Their relationship was complicated by his regular absences on duty and by the death of their firstborn son at the age of three. She became a prominent figure during World War II as General Eisenhower's wife.
