Authors: Jim Newton
John Foster Dulles and Eisenhower confer on August 14, 1956, as the Suez crisis builds to a boil. Courtesy of the Eisenhower Library
Richard Nixon at the Republican National Convention, 1956. Courtesy of the Eisenhower Library
Ike and Mamie, joined by John and Barbara, on the dais of the Republican National Convention, 1956. Courtesy of the Eisenhower Library
Orval Faubus arrives at Newport to meet with Eisenhower during the Little Rock school integration crisis, September 14, 1957. Sherman Adams accompanies him. Courtesy of the Eisenhower Library
Members of the 101st Airborne Division escort black students into Little Rock Central High School, September 26, 1957. Bettmann/CORBIS
The Eisenhower family—John and Barbara with their children, as well as Ike and Mamie—leave church on Easter Sunday, 1958. Courtesy of the Eisenhower Library
Eisenhower meets with civil rights leaders at the White House, June 23, 1958. Courtesy of the Eisenhower Library
Eisenhower and Khrushchev prepare to board a helicopter for Camp David. Courtesy of the Eisenhower Library
Eisenhower and Khrushchev at Camp David, standing outside the Aspen Lodge, where they stayed. Courtesy of the Eisenhower Library
Khrushchev and Castro, September 20, 1960. Bettmann/CORBIS
Eisenhower throws out the first pitch of the 1960 American League season. Nixon (seated) accompanies him. Courtesy of the Eisenhower Library
Ike and Mamie enjoy a relaxed moment at their Gettysburg home in July of 1966. Courtesy of the Eisenhower Library