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The Eisenhower Grandchildren
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The Eisenhower Grandchildren
Creator: Abbie Rowe, National Park Service, 1953.
The White House has always been a place for children. David and Barbara Ann Eisenhower are pictured here riding their tricycles by the south portico of the White House. They also watched movies with their grandmother, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, in the East Wing theatre.
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