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D102200-7
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- 1956-10-18 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the podium, addressing the crowd of 8,000 at the College of Puget Sound (UPS) Fieldhouse. President Eisenhower was in Tacoma on part of an ambitious 5-day air campaign sweep through the West. Eisenhower, who in 1952 had become the first Republican to win the Presidency in 20 years, was running for re-election. While in Tacoma, he stayed at the home of his older brother Edgar Eisenhower and toured many areas of Tacoma by motorcade from his brother's American Lake home to CPS and from CPS to McChord Air Force Base. Series ordered by International News Photo. TPL-8088. ALBUM 1.
Presidents; Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1890-1969; Visits of state--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1950-1960;