Dwight D. Eisenhower

In Atkins' early years with the Saturday Evening Post, Dwight Eisenhower was President of the United States. As the Washington correspondent for the Post, Atkins had many opportunities to photograph the President in both professional and social situations.  Atkins' photographs not only document the office of the Presidency but also offer a glimpse into the world of the 1950s.
    
To see a larger version of a photograph just click on the image. The three-part number code refers to the original photograph in the Atkins Collection.

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1. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (in dress uniform) with wife Mamie at an unidentified airport.
2. Eisenhower (standing at attention) and Mamie listen to a speech given by President Harry S Truman.
3. President Eisenhower with Vice President Richard M. Nixon and his wife, Pat.

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4. President Eisenhower answers questions at a press conference.
5. Eisenhower shakes hands with Winston Churchill as Mamie looks on.
6. Eisenhower with former President Herbert Hoover.            

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7. President Eisenhower with Vice President Richard M. Nixon.
8. Eisenhower (in overcoat) walks with aides.
9. Eisenhower in a press conference.               

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10. Eisenhower at a dinner party with Senator Everett Dirkson (R-Illinois) and an unidentified guest.
11. Eisenhower speaks at the 1960 GOP Convention.
12. Eisenhower and Mamie make an appearance at the 1964 GOP convention.

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13 - 15. Several shots of Eisenhower at a press conference.          

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16. Governors J. Bracken Lee of Utah and Len Jordan of Idaho with Eisenhower.
17. Eisenhower greets supporters from his plane, the "Eisenhower Special."
18. An amusing candid shot of Eisenhower in the Oval Office.

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19. Eisenhower gives a speech shortly after his re-election to a second term as president.
20. Sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, Eisenhower poses for an informal portrait.
21. Eisenhower prepares to throw out the traditional Opening Day first pitch at a Washington Senators baseball game.

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22. President Eisenhower chats with an unidentified man in the Oval Office.
23. Eisenhower, with New York Yankees manager Casey Stengal, enjoys himself at a baseball game.
24. President Eisenhower, Vice-President Nixon, and Mamie at the 1956 GOP convention.

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25. Eisenhower, on an airplane, talks with Sherman Adams.
26. Deeply in thought, Eisenhower works in his personal time.
27. An interesting shot of Eisenhower on an airplane.

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28. Eisenhower, Vice-President Nixon, and an unidentified man walk through a field.
29. Greeting an unidentified guard, Eisenhower visits a prison.
30. An unidentified aide helps Eisenhower with his coat as Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R-Massachusetts) and Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett look on.

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31. Eisenhower waves from his car during his second inaugural parade.
32. Eisenhower chats with an unidentified man during a dinner party.
33. President Eisenhower bids British Prime Minister Winston Churchill farewell.

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34. Eisenhower with his Christmas turkey.
35. A close-up shot of Eisenhower at a press conference.
36. Eisenhower with labor leaders Walter Reuther and George Meany.

37. Eisenhower in a car with an unidentified man.
38. Eisenhower and Mamie pose outside of a house at an unidentified location.