President Eisenhower's Library and Museum are located in Abilene, KS. It is also the location of his boyhood home.
The museum covers his military accomplishments and rather extensively documents the entire D Day invasion history. It later covers his presidency and the cold war, fallout shelters, interstate highway system, elections and his retirement. His wife Mamie was well represented in the museum.
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| Typical 1960's living room |
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| Example of a fallout shelter - 'Preppers' of their day |
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| Merchant ships and U Boats |
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| There were no harbors available to the Allies for the D Day invasion, so we had to bring our own provisions to build our own to offload supplies to support the invading troops. Well done exhibits documented how it was all done. |
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| An actual three rotor German Enigma machine is on display. This was the supposedly secure method used by the German military to send coded messages to the troops. |
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| Military history is well explained throughout |
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| The Library also houses exhibits which change over time |
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| President Eisenhower's thoughts on the election of Kennedy |
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| His observations as to how he'd be remembered |
I want to see this presidential home. Thanks for the great variety of pictures!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a really nice museum. I like the fallout shelter.
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