First ladies

This is a rare old photograph of Mamie Geneva Doud (1896-1979) as a girl.  Mamie married Dwight Eisenhower in 1916 when she was only 19. The young couple moved frequently between military postings around the world as he climbed the ladder to success.

Mamie Eisenhower was the First Lady from 1953-1961.  Everyone my age or older remembers her.  Maybe that's why I'm still partial to short bangs!  She was a role model for American women in a more traditional time.

Mamie was a great asset to Ike, entertaining foreign dignitaries at the White House with style and flair.  Like Jackie Kennedy, she was always beautifully groomed and loved to wear splendid designer clothes. 

She is remembered for these two quotes:

Ike runs the country, I turn the pork chops.

I had a career. His name was Ike.