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U.S. Presidents: Eisenhower

Selected Eisenhower Records in ARC

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  • Eisenhower, Dwight D.: Papers, Pre-Presidential, 1916 - 1952
    2 documents have been digitized from the pre-Presidential papers of President Eisenhower. The items come from the "Principal Files". These materials are held by the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library (Aiblene, KS).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 2 digitized documents:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Select the Advanced search.
    5. Scroll down to the collection Identifier lookup filter. Press the lookup button.
    6. Enter the exact phrase {DDE-EPRE} in the Keywords box.
    7. Press the Go button. The title of the Collection will display.
    8. Paste the selected collection into the advanced screen by pressing the All button. ARC will take you back to the Advanced Search Screen, with "DDE-EPRE" now pasted in the Collection Identifier(s) box.
    9. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
    10. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    11. Press the Go button.
    12. Press the Display all Hits button.
    13. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

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    ARC Identifier: 186473, Title: "D-Day statement to soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 06/1944"

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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Diary, 1953 - 1961
    87 documents have been digitized from President Eisenhower's Diary, including pages from the Anne Whitman diary. These materials are held by the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library (Abilene, KS).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 87 digitized documents:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Select the Advanced search.
    5. Enter Dwight D. Eisenhower Diary in the Keywords box.
    6. Select the Level of Description filter marked Series.
    7. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    8. Press the Go button.
    9. At the results page, press the Display all hits button.
    10. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link for Dwight D. Eisenhower Diary, 1953 - 1961.
    11. Scroll down to the part of the description that says Includes 59 file units. Click on that link to view all the file units. Within the file units, click on the Includes link to view the digitized items for each file unit.

    From the Collection:

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    ARC Identifier: 186552, Title: "President Eisenhower's reflections on his first year as president, 01/18/1954"

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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower: Records as President, White House Central Files, 1953 - 1961
    1 multi-page letter from Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower has been digitized from the "Official File" of this collection. These materials are held by the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library (Aiblene, KS).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 1 multi-page digitized documents:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Jackie Robinson AND Eisenhower in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
    7. Press the Go button.
    8. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

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    ARC Identifier: 186627, Title: "Letter from Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower of May 13, 1958, 05/13/1958"

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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower: Papers, Post-Presidential, 1961 - 1969
    1 multi-page memorandum of a telephone conversation between former President Eisenhower and President Kennedy concerning Cuba has been digitized from the Augusta-Walter Reed series of this collection. These materials are held by the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library (Aiblene, KS).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 1 multi-page digitized memorandum:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Eisenhower AND Kennedy AND Cuba in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
    7. Press the Go button.
    8. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

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    ARC Identifier: 186467, Title: "Memorandum of telephone conversation between Dwight D. Eisenhower and President John F. Kennedy re Cuba, 10/29/1962"

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  • White House Office, Office of the Staff Secretary: Records of Paul T. Carroll, Andrew J. Goodpaster, L. Arthur Minnich, and Christopher H. Russell, 1952 - 1961
    1 single-page memorandum giving authorization for Francis Gary Powers' last U-2 flight over the USSR has been digitized from this collection. These materials are held by the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library (Aiblene, KS).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 1 digitized memorandum:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter the exact phrase {U-2 Operation} in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
    7. Press the Go button.
    8. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

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    ARC Identifier: 186630, Title: "Memorandum for Record by A. J. Goodpaster, 04/25/1960"

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