Dwight D. Eisenhower 'Golf's Tribute to IKE Committee' Framed Portrait w/ Bobby Jones Facsimile Signature
'Golf's Tribute to IKE Committee' award portrait photo of General Dwight D. Eisenhower is offered in this lot. The Augusta National event celebrated the life of one of their own while still living, a regular at the club and 'Mamie's Cabin.' Robert T Jones Jr's facsimile signature can be found just below this collagraphy identifier.
Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower served as the 34th President of the United States for two terms from 1953 to 1961 and was known as an avid golfer, with a close relationship to Bobby Jones and Augusta National Golf Club. Headed up by Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Clifford Roberts was 'Golf's Tribute to IKE Meeting on March 15 at Augusta, Georgia.'Augusta's tribute to Ike along with the fundraising effort for Eisenhower's birthday would then take place. On Ike's birthday in 1971 some of golf's dignitaries including Clifford Roberts and PGA President Warren Orlick were joined by Bob Hope and others in celebrating the October 14 event with monetary contributions to his medical and educational institutions then looked at as living memorials for Eisenhower. 8"x10"
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