Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Year Conservation Ceremony
In this photograph, taken on May 8, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower plants an oak tree during a ceremony held on the White House South Grounds to commemorate the centennial of President Theodore Roosevelt's birth and his dedication to environmental conservation. As part of the ceremony, President Dwight D. Eisenhower planted an oak tree to replace a tree planted by President Roosevelt in 1904. Roosevelt's oak tree had been south of the East Wing, but in 1956 it was toppled by a storm. Among those present at the ceremony were chief of staff Sherman Adams, Secretary of Agriculture Erza T. Benson, and Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton.
Photographer
National Park Service
Date of Work
May 8, 1958
Type
Photograph
Credit
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
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