In 1950, Eisenhower, then Supreme Commander of NATO, purchased a run-down farm on the outskirts of Gettysburg. He envisioned it as a weekend retreat and a place to reconnect with nature.

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower purchased the farm in 1950, using it for weekend retreats from the White House. After his presidency, Eisenhower moved to the property full time, where he and ...

Ike changed the name of FDR's Maryland retreat from Shangri-la to Camp David. Eisenhower thought Shangri-la was "just a little too fancy for a Kansas farm boy." One of the greatest generals in ...

But in full color Ike Eisenhower emerges as a warm study of a man of 63 years, ruddy of complexion from the jaw to the top of his broad, bald head, with the ruddiness contrasted by blue eyes ...