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    Preserving Presidential Sites

    The directors of James Monroe’s Highland, the Dwight Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, and President Lincoln’s Cottage talked about preservation and interpretation at the homes of …

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    FDR and Ike Relationship

    President Franklin Roosevelt elevated Dwight Eisenhower to lead the D-Day invasion, and the victorious World War II general later succeeded him in the Oval Office. The directors of the Roose…

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    Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum

    Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum director Dawn Hammatt gave a virtual tour of the facility in Abilene, Kansas. The museum showcases the legacy of the nation’s 34th presid…

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    Japanese Immigrants in Nebraska

    In the early 1900s, Japanese immigrants arrived in Nebraska having followed the railroad from the West Coast. Soon after, many railroad workers became farmers, owning their own land. Sandra …

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    Eisenhower's Treasury and Defense Secretaries

    James Worthen talked about President Eisenhower’s treasury and defense secretaries, and how their personalities and styles influenced administration policies. Both men -- one with no governm…

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    The Chautauqua Movement and Women's Suffrage

    Scholar Sarah Bell talked about the relationship between the Chautauqua movement and women’s suffrage in the late nineteenth century. She explained how the educational movement evolved from …

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    Dwight D. Eisenhower and the West

    Timothy Rives explained how Dwight D. Eisenhower’s western upbringing influenced his personal code of behavior and his actions as a military and political leader. The 34th president was born…

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    President Eisenhower and the 1957 Civil Rights Act

    Dawn Hammatt, director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, and author David Nichols talked about President Eisenhower’s role in getting the legislation through Congress. They also challe…

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