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U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Williamsburg and William & Mary in 1946 with Winston Churchill and again in 1953 while serving as President. During his 1953 visit to campus Eisenhower was awarded an honorary degree.

Material in the Special Collections Research Center

  • Articles in the Flat Hat student newspaper, Alumni Gazette, and William & Mary News:

    • Visits the College, AG, May 1946, cover, 2, 7 (picture).
    • Churchill, Eisenhower to inspect Wren Building, FH, 3/6/1946, 1 (pictures).
    • College VFW to act as honor guard, FH, 3/6/1946, 10.
    • Williamsburg turns out for Churchill-Eisenhower visit, FH, 3/13/1946, 8 (pictures).
  • "Visitors to Campus--Eisenhower, Dwight David (1946)," University Archives Subject File Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • Thelma Pedersen Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • Coleman-Wilson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • Elizabeth Nunn Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • Channing Moore Hall Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.

 

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A note about the contents of this site

This website contains the best available information from known sources at the time it was written. Unfortunately, many of the early original records of William & Mary were destroyed by fires, military occupation, and the normal effects of time. The information in this website is not complete, and it changes as we continue to research and uncover new sources.