Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979

General Dwight D. Eisenhower talking to General George C. Marshall at the Washington airport, with their wives beside them. In center, from left to right: Mrs. Katherine Marshall, General Marshall, General Eisenhower, and Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower. Others are unidentified.

Foreground, from left to right: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, his wife Mamie, and General George C. Marshall at the Washington, D.C. airport.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower wearing the Distinguished Service Medal in front of a group of spectators. Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower is at the extreme left. Others are unidentified.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower smiling in the back of a limousine after the General received the Distinguished Service Medal in Washington, D.C.

President Harry S. Truman (center) shaking hands with General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) after decorating him with the Distinguished Service Medal. Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower (left) and a cheering crowd observe.

President Harry S. Truman (center) decorates General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) with the Distinguished Service Medal, as Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower (left) and the crowd observe.

President Harry S. Truman (center) pinning General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) with the Distinguished Service Medal, before a cheering crowd in Washington, D.C. Standing next to President Truman on the left is Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) accompanied by General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) and Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower (left) as he reads the citation for the General's Distinguished Service Medal.

From left to right in foreground, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower, with the General George C. Marshall, at the airport in Washington. Others are unidentified.

Mamie Eisenhower and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower approach the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library through an honor guard at the dedication ceremony. Others are unidentified.