Eisenhower Presidential Center
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The Eisenhower Presidential Center, officially known as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum or Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, includes the Eisenhower presidential library
Presidential library
In the United States, the Presidential library system is a nationwide network of 13 libraries administered by the Office of Presidential Libraries, which is part of the National Archives and Records Administration...
, President Dwight David Eisenhower's boyhood home, Museum, and gravesite. The center is located in Abilene, Kansas
Abilene, Kansas
Abilene is a city in and the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,844.-History:...
, home of President Eisenhower.
Admission to the Visitor Center, boyhood home, Place of Meditation (gravesite), and the archives is free. Admission to the museum is $8 for adults. The complex is open 356 days a year.
External links
- Official Eisenhower Library website
- Candid guide to visiting the Eisenhower Presidential Center
- http://eisenhower.archives.gov/Research/Finding_Aids/G.htmlRecords of the General Services AdministrationGeneral Services AdministrationThe General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S...
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