When Mrs. Eisenhower wore that ... Margaret Chase Smith to ask the First Lady if she would accept a promotional beaver coat from the Maine trappers. Mamie declined, but her refusal did not quite ...

Mamie's fudge is often found in family cookbooks, and there are many different variations. Even though President Eisenhower was known as the cook in the family, first lady Mamie Eisenhower was ...

This recipe from first lady Mamie Eisenhower became very popular after it was published in the 1950s. It’s pretty easy to make thanks to a pint of fluffy marshmallow cream. It includes nuts ...

Not only does the first lady traditionally oversee the ... pecans and chocolate chips. Mamie Eisenhower came from the “waste not, want not,” school of homemaking, having a knack for turning ...

First lady Mamie Eisenhower introduced the first formal Halloween decorations when she filled the State Dining Room with jack-o’-lanterns and hung skeletons from the lights. She added witches ...

Actor Patrick Warburton turns 60 and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice turns 70, among the famous birthdays for ...

D.C. tradition since 1952 when Bess Truman invited Mamie Eisenhower to get a look at the place she would be calling home. The event has been honored by every succeeding first lady until Melania ...

Halloween celebrations at the White House date back to 1958, when first lady Mamie Eisenhower filled the historic residence with faux skeletons and jack-o'-lanterns. Over the years, presidents and ...