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"The Big Picture: The Life of Dwight D. Eisenhower" - 1953 Archival Film

Washington, DC
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Dwight Eisenhower served a long military career before being elected the nation's 34th president in 1952. "The Dwight D. Eisenhower Story" was a 1953 episode of The Big Picture series produced by the Army Pictorial Center, and tells the story of Eisenhower's life before becoming president. Introduced by Sergeant Stuart Queen, the film was narrated by Raymond Massey. 

Updated: Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 11:21am (ET)

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