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Dwight D. Eisenhower and Smith Children
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President Eisenhower greets the children of reporter Merriman Smith at his farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The photograph is undated, but as Christian Herter is riding with Eisenhower and he became secretary of state in 1959, it was likely taken 1959-1960.
1959
Smith, A. Merriman, 1913-1970 (photographer)
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Welcome Home Ike
November 14, 1955
President and Mrs Eisenhower stand on a platform at the lower right to speak to the citizens of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who had turned out to greet him. Eisenhower planned an extended visit to hi...
Covering the President
1956
Rear view of a parade of reporters in open cars following President Eisenhower on a rural road in Iowa. The President is standing in an open car at the right.
Merriman Smith and Dayton Moore
1953
Merriman Smith, perched on a table with Dayton Moore in the press lounge. They are two correspondents who covered the White House.
President Truman Meets the Press
circa 1950-1959
President Harry Truman meets a packed room full of reporters. Merriman Smith, the "dean of the White House correspondents and the donor of this image," can be seen above the reporter who is leaning...
Reporters and John Foster Dulles
October 30, 1956
Reporters crowd around Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. To Dulles' right is longtime White House correspondent Merriman Smith.
A Presidential Autograph
An unidentified and undated photograph of Richard Nixon probably made early during his career. The photograph was taken by Washington, D.C. reporter Merriman Smith. The image is part of a roll that...
