Dwight D. Eisenhower Society Donates Funding for Reproduction Iranian Rug

(12/16) The Dwight D. Eisenhower Society has awarded a $10,500 grant to the Eisenhower National Historic Site for the reproduction of one of three Iranian rugs missing from the Eisenhower home master bedroom exhibit.

The rugs were gifts to Mamie Eisenhower from H. Medill Sarkisian, a well-known rug dealer of Denver, Colorado for Christmas in 1953. By having this rug exhibited in its appropriate room, the stories of significant gifts can be shared with the public through static interpretation and virtual interpretive programs.

The Eisenhower National Historic Site is excited to work with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Society to improve the historical accuracy of the exhibits in the Eisenhower home. We appreciate the philanthropic support the society is able to extend to the park," said Ahna Wilson, Site Manager at Eisenhower National Historic Site.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Society is dedicated to promoting the memory and legacy of leadership of Dwight D. Eisenhower through educational programs, scholarships, grants and special events. "The Eisenhower Society accepts grant applications each year to fund projects and educational programs from the Eisenhower Site as well as other organizations that perpetuate the legacy of General and President Dwight Eisenhower," said Dr. Walton Jones, Society Vice Chairman and Grants Committee chair. "We look forward to seeing the rug displayed in the Eisenhower Home in the future."

Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves and interprets the home and farms of the Eisenhower family as a fitting and enduring memorial to the life, work, and times of General Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, and to the events of far-reaching importance that occurred on the property. Learn more at www.nps.gov/eise.

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