- While her husband was President, she noted that there were no African-American children participating in the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House. The next year, African-American children and their families were invited to participate.
- First Lady of the United States, 20 January 1953 - 20 January 1961.
- She was very popular and had many suitors before she met Dwight Eisenhower, who she described as "the spiffiest looking man I've ever talked to in my life."
- Daughter of John Sheldon Doud and Elivera Carlson. Her father had retired at the age of 36 after making a fortune in the meatpacking industry.
- Sister-in-law of Milton S. Eisenhower.
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