The Life and Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
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President Eisenhower Onboard the USS Des Moines
- Photographer
- Unknown
- Date of Work
- December 15, 1959
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command
President Eisenhower Onboard the USS Des Moines
This photograph is of President Dwight D. Eisenhower disembarking from a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter that landed on board the USS Des Moines in the harbor of Athens, Greece. Behind President Eisenhower is his Naval Aide, CAPT Evan P. Aurand. Eisenhower was visiting Greece from December 1415, 1959 as part of an 11-nation goodwill tour.
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