Most iconic photo of WWII taken #OnThisDay 81 yrs ago-6/5/1944-shows Gen. Eisenhower speaking to troops of @101stAASLTDIV before they board planes to jump into Normandy. Lt. Wallace Strobel is #23; his uniform is in our museum today.
Image: Eisenhower Pres. Library, 77-18-112.
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The official X feed of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. 'The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene.' DDE, June 1945
- SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of 1/6
- General Eisenhower wishes the @USArmy a happy 250th birthday today! The Continental Congress created the Army on Jun. 14, 1775. #usarmy #happybirthday #Eisenhower #ilikeike #ikelife #service #military #USA Photo: Eisenhower Presidential Library, 64-65.
- Taken two months earlier, this group photo includes all of the American generals involved in stopping the German offensive. #WWII #BattleoftheBulge80 #IkeSHAEF
- As you enjoy a great Memorial Day weekend, please take a moment to remember the holiday's true purpose: remembering & honoring those who gave the last full measure of devotion in American military service. Image: Normandy American National Cemetery. @usabmc photo. #MemorialDay
- "Learn as much as you can from those who know more than you, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you." ~Dwight D. Eisenhower. #ilikeike #ikelife #Eisenhower #POTUS #abilenekansas #wisdom
- Happy Washington's Birthday, now commonly called Presidents' Day! In honor of Presidents' Day, please tell us who is your favorite president and why is it Dwight D. Eisenhower? #POTUS #PresidentsDay #ilikeike #ikelife #abilenekansas
- Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at the Ike Library!
- #OnThisDay 70 years ago-Jan. 24, 1955-Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the United States and we're sure he did something awesome that day because he was Dwight D. Eisenhower. #ilikeike #POTUS #ikelife #abilenekansas #Eisenhower
- Make a list of the ten greatest Americans who've ever lived. Who ya got?* *Please note: lists NOT containing the name "Dwight D. Eisenhower" will be ignored for being ridiculous. Photo: Eisenhower Presidential Library, 77-18-1426. #ilikeike #ikelife #abilenekansas #topten
- Funeral for assassinated President John F. Kennedy took place in Washington, DC #OnThisDay 61 years ago: Nov. 25, 1963. President Kennedy was laid to rest in @ArlingtonNatl. This photo shows fmr. President Dwight D. Eisenhower & fmr. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower at JFK funeral.


















