First Ladies: Mamie Eisenhower


Martha Washington Abigail Adams Martha Jefferson Dolley Madison Elizabeth Monroe Louisa Adams Rachel Jackson Hannah Van Buren Anna Harrison Letitia Tyler Julia Tyler Sarah Polk Margaret Taylor Abigail Fillmore Jane Pierce Harriet Lane Johnson Mary Lincoln Eliza Johnson Julia Grant Lucy Hayes Lucretia Garfield Ellen Arthur Frances Cleveland Caroline Harrison Ida McKinley Edith Roosevelt Helen Taft Ellen Wilson Edith Wilson Florence Harding Grace Coolidge Lou Hoover Eleanor Roosevelt Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower Jacqueline Kennedy Lady Bird Johnson Pat Nixon Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush Hillary Rodham Clinton Laura Bush Michelle Obama	Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower Mamie Geneva Doud was born in Boone, Iowa on November 14, 1896. Her father earned a lot of money in the meat packing business. He retired when Mamie was seven and moved his family to Denver, Colorado. In October 1915, she met Second Lieutenant Dwight Eisenhower. They were married on July 1, 1916. Mamie was only 19 and Ike was twenty-five. A few weeks after they were married Dwight left for a temporary assignment. He said, "My country comes first and always will." Mamie was a little shocked. Library of Congress Mamie and Dwight lived in 27 different locations in thirty-seven years as part of his role in the military. Their first son Doud died of scarlet fever when he was only 3 years old. His nickname was "Icky." Mrs. Eisenhower and the president were the first White House family to send Christmas cards to the public. When WWII began, Dwight was sent to Europe for three years. Mamie volunteered for the Red Cross during the war. She had an inner ear problem that caused her to stumble at times. There were rumors that she was an alcoholic based on her stumbling. She wasn't an alcoholic. She joined Dwight in his campaign for the presidency in 1952 and enjoyed meeting people and large crowds. Dwight died on March 28, 1969 and Mamie passed away on November 1, 1979. She was 83 years old. She is buried beside Dwight in Abilene, Kansas.	Topics First Ladies Home U.S. Presidents Home

	Sources of Information: Books: Barden, Cindy,Meet the First Ladies, Lorenz Corp. Gormley, Beatrice,First Ladies: Women Who Called The White House Home (First Ladies) , Scholastic Paperbacks, 1997 Smith, Carter, Editor,Smithsonian Presidents and First Ladies DK Publishing, New York, 2002 Web Sites: The White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/
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Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower