This photograph was taken on May 8, 1958, during a ceremony held on the White House South Grounds to commemorate the centennial of President Theodore Roosevelt's birth and his dedication to environmental conservation. As part of the ceremony, President Dwight D. Eisenhower planted an oak tree to replace a tree planted by President Roosevelt in 1904. Roosevelt's oak tree had been south of the East Wing, but in 1956 it was toppled by a storm. Among those present at the ceremony were chief of staff Sherman Adams, Secretary of Agriculture Erza T. Benson, and Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton.

In this photograph, taken on May 8, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower plants an oak tree during a ceremony held on the White House South Grounds to commemorate the centennial of President Theodore Roosevelt's birth and his dedication to environmental conservation. As part of the ceremony, President Dwight D. Eisenhower planted an oak tree to replace a tree planted by President Roosevelt in 1904. Roosevelt's oak tree had been south of the East Wing, but in 1956 it was toppled by a storm. Among those present at the ceremony were chief of staff Sherman Adams, Secretary of Agriculture Erza T. Benson, and Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton.

In this photograph, taken by Abbie Rowe on June 23, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower receives a group of civil rights leaders in the Oval Office. The leaders met with President Eisenhower to present a program of nine recommendations to aid in the relief of racial tension, violence, and discrimination. The group also commended President Eisenhower for mobilizing the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army to escort and protect African American students during the Little Rock Crisis, as well as his role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Pictured in this photograph from left to right: Lester B. Granger, executive secretary, National Urban League; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., president, Southern Christian Leadership Conference; E. Frederic Morrow, presidential executive assistant and speechwriter; President Eisenhower; A. Philip Randolph, international president, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Attorney General William P. Rogers; Rocco C. Siciliano, special assistant to the president for personnel management; and Roy Wilkins, president, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

This photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev was taken on September 15, 1959. In the photograph, President Eisenhower and Khrushchev can be seen disembarking a presidential helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House Grounds following an impromptu aerial tour of Washington, D.C. During the helicopter tour, the two flew over the National Mall, the monuments, and the local suburbs of Washington, D.C. Khrushchev's 12 day visit to the United States included visits to New York City, Hyde Park to pay respects to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Los Angeles, San Francisco, corn farms in Iowa, Pittsburgh, Camp David, and Eisenhower’s farm at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

This photograph is of the Eisenhower family enjoying Christmas dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House in 1960. Seated at the table are President Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Lady Mamie Doud Eisenhower, their son John S. D. Eisenhower, and several grandchildren.

In this photograph, President Dwight D. Eisenhower feeds a cranberry to a turkey he received from the Poultry and Egg National Board and the National Turkey Federation. The presentation occurred in the West Garden, which is now the Rose Garden. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays since the 1870s. The origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. However, the pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.

In this photograph President Dwight D. Eisenhower inspects the tail feathers of a Thanksgiving turkey that he received from Nebraska. Presidents and their families holiday gifts of the turkeys as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.

In this photograph President Dwight D. Eisenhower stands in the West Garden, now the Rose Garden, as he receives a turkey from Nebraska. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.

In this photograph President Dwight D. Eisenhower holds the neck of a 40-pound Thanksgiving dinner turkey presented to him by the National Turkey Federation. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays since the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. However, the pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.

In this photograph, President Dwight D. Eisenhower presents commissions of office to Dr. T. Keith Glennan (right) as the first administrator for NASA and Dr. Hugh L. Dryden (left) as its first deputy administrator, during a White House ceremony on August 19, 1958. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created on October 1, 1958, to perform civilian research related to space flight and aeronautics.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows President Harry Truman decorating General Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and future president, with the Distinguished Service Medal. Gen. Eisenhower's wife and future first lady, Mamie Eisenhower, stands at the left.

This black and white photograph is of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. The military leader and future president had come to the Roosevelt home to pay his respects to the grave of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died three months earlier.

This photograph shows President Dwight Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower greeting guests at a garden party held in honor of wounded soldiers.

This photograph by Robert Knudsen shows President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower in the Blue Room with Frederik IX, King of Denmark, and his wife, Queen Ingrid, with representatives of different military branches flanking them on either side.

In this photograph, the Eisenhower family stand under the North Portico around Christmastime. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower stand with their son, daughter-in-law, and 4 grandchildren holding presents. From left to right the adults are: President Eisenhower, Maj. John Eisenhower, Barbara Thompson Eisenhower, and Mrs. Eisenhower. The children are the President and First Lady's grandchildren, from left to right: Barbara Anne, age 9, Mary Jean, age 3, David, age 10, and Susan, almost 8 years old.

In this photograph, taken by the Department of State on November 4, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower stands next to First Lady Mamie Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother of Great Britain under the North Portico. The Queen Mother, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, was hosted at an official White House dinner and also dined informally with the first family.

In this photograph, the Eisenhower family stand under the North Portico around Christmastime. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower stand with their son, daughter-in-law, and 4 grandchildren all holding presents. From left to right the adults are: President Eisenhower, Maj. John S. D. Eisenhower, Mrs. Eisenhower, and Barbara Thompson Eisenhower. The children are the President and First Lady's grandchildren. Left to right: Barbara Anne, age 9, Mary Jean, age 3, David, age 10, and Susan, almost 8 years old.

This black and white photograph by Abbie Rowe shows heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano showing off a fist to President Dwight Eisenhower. Retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio stands on the president's other side. The two men were guests at a White House luncheon to honor sports stars.

In this photograph, taken on October 17, 1957 by Abbie Rowe of National Park Service, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose at the White House Grand Staircase before a State Dinner. This was the Queen's first official state visit to the United States.

In this color photograph, taken by Kathleen Revis on October 17, 1957, President Dwight Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower greet Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to the White House. The President and First Lady pose with the royals on the North Portico. This was the Queen's first official state visit to the United States.

In this photograph, taken on October 5, 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses students visiting from India in the Rose Garden.

In this photo, taken on December 16, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower greet Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi at the White House North Portico. Beside the President is Vice President Richard M. Nixon, his wife Pat Nixon, and other officials. Nehru was India's first prime minister. His daughter would go on to become the country's third prime minister.

This signed black and white photograph is of President Dwight D. Eisenhower planting a tree on the South Lawn. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower and one of the president's granddaughters look on.

This black and white photograph by Abbie Rowe shows the extended Eisenhower family at Christmas in the White House in 1957. The adults, from left to right, are: First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, daughter-in-law Barbara Thompson Eisenhower, son Maj. John S. D. Eisenhower, and President Eisenhower. The children are all of the Eisenhower grandchildren: David, Mary Jean, Barbara Anne, and Susan.

This photograph, taken on November 6, 1954 by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service, shows President Dwight D. Eisenhower shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother of Great Britain standing at the White House's North Door. Behind them First Lady Mamie Eisenhower looks on. The Queen Mother was the wife of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II.