The President's Eighteen Hours in Hanover

Some Highlights of His Historic Visit to the College for Commencement, June 13-14

President Dickey waits to greet President Eisenhower as he descends from the "Columbine" at West Lebanon airport Saturday evening

The greeting repeated for photographers, many of whom came in the accompanying press plane

Sherman Adams '20, Assistant to the President, rides with President Eisenhower and Mr. Dickey on the drive to Hanover

The President stands in his special car, driven up from Washington, to wave to the throng awaiting him on Main Street. A dense crowd at the Inn corner slowed the motorcade and kept the Secret Service men, shown above, busy clearing a pat

An early Sunday morning tour included the golf course and a chat there with Tommy Keane

President Dickey (pointing) serves as guide for the drive around the campus and north end of town

On Commencement morning President Eisenhower arrives at Parkhurst Hall with Tom Malcolm '54, his Green Key escort

The President of the United States and the President of Dartmouth College chat together for the benefit of press photographers massed on the Ad Building lawn

During the taking of press pictures before the start of the Commencement procession, Governor Hugh Gregg of New Hampshire drew a hearty laugh from the President by making him an "Honorary Whooper" of the State

Across the way, in the roped off area on the campus, a small boy in his Sunday best gets a good look at the President

In the academic procession, President Eisenhower is escorted by President Emeritus Hopkins

The President watches as seniors file by to receive the diplomas that go with their Bachelor of Arts degrees

The climax of the 1953 Commencement - President Eisenhower is made an honorary Doctor of Laws

As a dividend he also receives a carved senior cane from the graduating class

The President enjoys a light moment with everyone else when his friend Sherman Adams is characterized as a Vermonter "in .the.beginning'

President Eisenhower acknowledges the tribute of the huge audience of 10,000 who stood and applauded him after he had received his Dartmouth degree

Still carrying his senior cane, President Eisenhower, with Mr. Dickey and Mr. Adams, leaves Hanover early Sunday afternoon. His departure was ahead of schedule, but many persons were waiting to see him drive by

President Dickey waves good-bye for Dartmouth as the "Columbine" takes to the air