ABILENE, Kan. - Mamie Eisenhower will be portrayed in a living history program, "Mamie Eisenhower: The Hostess in Chief," on July 14 at the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home. This brown bag noon hour program will be held in the Visitors Center auditorium. Mamie was America's beloved First Lady from 1953 - 1961. She was also an Army wife, mother and grandmother. Spend your lunch hour with Mamie as she relates her life as Ike's wife, our first lady and "just a good friend," which is how she most wanted to be remembered.
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Elizabeth Carlson with "Mamie Eisenhower's Million Dollar Fudge"
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Learn from Mamie about living in Panama and the Philippines between the World Wars and about her loving relationship with Ike, which weathered horrible rumors and long separations.
Ellie (Carlson) of Ellie Presents, Chicago, Ill., will portray Mamie. She is a museum curator with 30 years of experience in small to mid-sized museums and a first-person interpreter portraying several women from the 19th and 20th centuries. Carlson has a B.A. from Roosevelt University and a Masters of Historical Administration and Museum Studies from the University of Kansas.
In addition to debuting her Mamie portrayal, she is conducting research in the Eisenhower Presidential Library Archives. At the end of the program, Ellie will answer questions from the audience about her work portraying these many characters.
In commemoration of Ike and Mamie's 100th wedding anniversary (July 1), cake will be served in addition to Mamie's Million Dollar Fudge and water will be provided. | 
