Presidents' Day at the White House
Just how does the president celebrate Presidents’ Day? Throughout the more than 200-year history of the White House, presidents themselves ha...
Mexican State Dinners: President and Mrs. Eisenhower
- Date of Work
- October 9, 1959
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
Mexican State Dinners: President and Mrs. Eisenhower
President and Mrs. Eisenhower stand with President and Mrs. Adolfo Lopez Mateos in the Blue Room at the State Dinner held in their honor. October 9, 1959.
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