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Presidential Visits to Gettysburg

Journey through time with visits by Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Jimmy Carter to Gettysburg. Explore these iconic moments in history and discover the legacy they left at this hallowed ground.

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Presidential Visits to Gettysburg

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  1. Presidential Visits to Gettysburg Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Jimmy Carter

  2. President Abraham Lincoln, delivering the Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863 Can you spot him? Hint: he is to the left of the tall man in the tall hat, near the center of the photograph.

  3. President Franklin Roosevelt spoke to an estimated 200,000 people at the Eternal Light Peace Memorial dedication, 1938.

  4. President Dwight Eisenhower (wearing hat) visiting Little Round Top with former British General Bernard Montgomery, 1957

  5. President Kennedy visiting Little Round Top with his wife (wearing sunglasses), daughter and others during an unannounced private tour in April, 1963.

  6. President Jimmy Carter, his wife Rosalyn, a park employee, and Civil War author Shelby Foote at the Virginia Memorial, July 1978

  7. President Carter, Prime Minister Begin of Israel, President Sadat of Egypt and other dignitaries touring parts of the battlefield in September, 1978

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