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Eisenhower National Historic Site
Things To Know Before You Come
 

ACCESSIBILITY

For Those With Mobility Impairments
The Eisenhower shuttle bus (equipped with a wheelchair lift), the first floor of the Eisenhower home, the grounds, the restrooms, and the Reception Center are all wheelchair accessible. Visitors using wheelchairs may arrange to follow the shuttle bus in their private vehicle and park in the site handicapped parking area by notifying the cashier at the Visitor Center ticket counter. Wheelchairs are available for loan at the site

For Those with Sight and Hearing Impairments
Wayside exhibits, some with audio stations, enhance the experiences of both the visually and hearing impaired.   The written text of the site's farm and grounds cell phone tour is available for visitors' convenience and a ten minute video of Eisenhower's life regularly shown in the Reception Center is captioned. 




Ike and Nixon at 52 Convention  

Did You Know?
Dwight D. Eisenhower conducted the last of the great whistle stop campaigns, logging over 51,000 miles aboard the Eisenhower Special during the presidential campaign of 1952. In 1956, he became the first presidential nominee to launch a television campaign.

Last Updated: July 13, 2009 at 17:20 EST