Eisenhower and thereby First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
Mamie married Dwight Eisenhower at age 19 in 1916.
The young couple moved frequently between military quarters in many postings, from Panama to the Philippines.
As First Lady, she entertained a wide range of foreign dignitaries, who reacted well to her confident style and clothing choices.
Mamie Eisenhower spent her retirement and widowhood at the family farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.