Lot 56
Eisenhower, Dwight D. President Eisenhower's tan leather traveling case, 16 x 15 x 8 inches. Well used, with some staining to inside lining, but still in nice condition. Eisenhower's valet, Master Sgt. John Moaney, packed for him and traveled all over the world with him. When the President died March 28, 1969 at his Gettysburg farm, Moaney received the case. Moaney's widow, who was the Eisenhower's cook for 30 years, provides a note of provenance, dated October 14, 1985, typed on a card imprinted with a blue Presidential Seal and "The White House / Washington." Included with the case are approximately 80 photographs of people and places, only a few of which are identified; among them is a small snapshot of Ike snoozing in a chair, Mamie at a picnic, several of Sgt. Moaney, a 7 x 5 in. photo of Mrs. John Eisenhower and one of a baby in a swing, marked "Eisenhower" on the back, and a snapshot of David Eisenhower as a child. The photos are in a vinyl briefcase engraved "President Eisenhower's Visit…Taiwan…June 1960." There is also a large album engraved "Sargeant & Mrs. John Moaney," containing photographs taken by McCall's magazine at Gettysburg in June, 1966, to celebrate the Golden Wedding anniversary of the Eisenhowers and Mamie's 70th birthday, with a smaller album empty except for a 1967 itinery for a commencement speech made by General Eisenhower.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,500.
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