Friday, August 28, 2020

Where to see statues, sites and grave of US president: Eisenhower

Dwight D Eisenhower


Eisenhower's fame spread far and wide. My family has a friend in Singapore named Eisen by his father who admired Eisenhower. That is what prompted me to start looking at Eisenhower.

Dwight David "IkeEisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), GCBOM was an American army general who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he became a five-star general in the Army and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion of Normandy in 1944–45 from the Western Front.
Eisenhower was born David Dwight Eisenhower, in Texas, but raised, (brought up, as we say in England), in Abilene, Kansas.

If the town of Abilene sounds familiar, maybe you have heard the song:
"Abilene, Abilene, prettiest town I've ever seen, women there don't treat you mean, Abilene, my Abilene."

He lived through two world wars. He said:

"Now I think, speaking roughly, by leadership we mean the art of getting someone else to do something that you want done because he wants to do it."

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight — it's the size of the fight in the dog.

"In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.





Grave of Dwight Eisenhower in Abilene, Kansas.

What endures? Apart from the quotations. The museum and library.

Birthplace, National Historic Site





Bedroom


Parlour




Whilst in North Texas you can see museums about art, leather art, aviation, biblical art, cowgirls, Jewish art, the holocaust, scouting and many more.

Useful Websites
Song Abilene
by George Hamilton IV.
Why like Ike videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLggezLD_gSYao6xHkNE-cf_wIGPhQ54WD
https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_North_Texas

About the author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.

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