President Eisenhower: State Funeral in Washington D.C. (1969) | British Pathé

[@dontworry9372]

This type of elaborate ceremony is so moving

[@hurricanecamille8089]

😂😂

[@ruthbrower8152]

Well, he saved the world…

[@SouthernMaineFoamer]

We’ve done it for decades, and it never fails to show what we do and how we mourn.

[@jerryumfress9030]

I was 17 when Ike passed away. I am 70 years old now and deeply moved by this video and wiping tears from my eyes

[@malcolmabram2957]

Who was the last President that was a true statesmen? Ike, definitely was, I like to think Jimmy Carter and Reagan were. I also think Obama perhaps was too (he did have a grace). But Trump and Biden?

[@siksee911]

😢😢😢😭😭😭

[@kickflipinyaface]

I still like Ike

[@LittleSaladBar]

Lol

[@KIlonzo111]

Congratulations for long life

[@BK-uf6qr]

He deserves every reverence this country could give him. Epitome of a great man and true American. A Proud nation sheds many tears.

[@jetholcomb1]

Very true just World War II alone. Deserved every star on his uniform. He was very lucky for D-Day. They were all lucky on Day. Still to this day, boggles my mind. Why do you have generals like Eisenhower and MacArthur out doing the fighting, why they didn’t make Marshall General of the armies. There is only three in existence and I’m surprised with all of the great men World War II there was not one. But there are three. Do you know who they are? I do.

[@yogibeer9319]

I remember as a kid going to the C&O train station by myself before daylight to watch and pay respect as his funeral train stopped in our town for a few minutes on its way to his final resting place.

[@deniseeulert2503]

Eisenhower was from Abilene Kansas. Not a big town, but his family home is there, the Eisenhower museum is there, and his presidential library. I've visited his grave there a couple of times. He said that the thing he was proudest of was being from Abilene.

[@ingurlund9657]

What an awesome thing for him to have said. But not surprising as he was a quality guy.

[@johns5263]

imagine being present at a funeral of a man who planned and took control of D-DAY and also wrote a letter taking all blame if D-Day failed.... I goosebumps just watching this

[@vivianpowell1732]

@@johns5263 It was extraordinary to see Charles de Gaulle at General Eisenhower's funeral, in light of the way de Gaulle had reacted to Eisenhower's plans for Operation Overlord when they met shortly before the Invasion. Of course the funeral took place 25 years after D-Day, and all of that rancor could have long been put aside.

[@gerzonsosa9406]

One of the best presidents the US has ever had.

[@brianrunyon266]

Also one of our best military officers.

[@captlee3732]

2nd best after our current glorious president. Votejoe

[@ChristopherHagee]

He was well in his 70s at time, his death in late-March, 1969

[@ChristopherHagee]

B.T.W., I was residing at 2428 Linden Dr., Haverford Twp., Del. Cnty., Penna. in March, 1969 when he died, just wks. prior to my llnd birthday 🎂 in late-April, same that yr. (1969)

[@swimming-champ1992]

Amen to that ❤

[@MrWinotu]

He was the only one who from the leaders during WW II has not abandoned us and tried to help - Poland is thankful!

[@lexingtonperez4843]

A shame that most people ignored just about everything he warned about in his farewell speech.

[@S0P2024]

*sighs*

[@pinkpenzu]

What did he warn about

[@lazymansload520]

@@pinkpenzu the rise of what he called “the military industrial complex.”

[@DAVID-xb7ov]

@@S0P2024 sorry man

[@wendellellisedwards2109]

Correct. They also ignored Washington's advice.

[@Concussed1.]

He always preferred the title General rather that president. Thank You General, there will never be another like you. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@shaunsteele4968]

Yes he did. But being a backroom dealer. Patton and I prefer president. And he knows why.

[@shaunsteele4968]

So does beedle. The vice president.

[@shaunsteele4968]

I've always been partial to. "Don't shoot!!!! I'm unarmed!!!!!"

[@georgecorrea8491]

Ike was a man of extraordinary courage and of service. He served his country with distinction. A life well lived. Gone but never forgotten. Rip legend.

[@b1i2l336]

One of the greatest U.S. Presidents.

[@dodge-ut6ti]

@The Nintendo gamer One of the greatest. Handled the cold war with perfection.

[@S0P2024]

😃

[@mikes7446]

nahh

[@dodge-ut6ti]

@@mikes7446 Don't get out much?

[@dodge-ut6ti]

@M Y T H I C A L N O V A Proof of what?

[@levankhurtsidze5202]

Ike fully deserved that sort of lavish and solemn funeral! He was indeed a man of strong values; a five-star general, who helped erase the brown Nazi plague; and a great leader to the whole free world!

[@user-pi2bc9zl9v]

So, Hitler and Nazism, as soon as they invaded some European countries, they called them the plague and criminals against humanity. As for the two heinous empires, Britain and France, they invaded more than 40% of the world, exterminated and enslaved peoples, occupied their lands, shed their blood, and made them annihilate after their independence in continuous eternal wars like India. The British did not get out of it except after dividing it. And he made her frank permanently and herself in Syria and Algeria when the French were testing chemical and nuclear weapons with them, and what evil are you talking about? The real evil is Britain and France in the same way, and I bow in honor and thanks to the Nazis for what they did to Britain and France, and if they had not done it, we would to this day be under occupation and enslavement between these two empires! And if you were in Hitler's place, you would have done more than twice between these two criminal states!

[@UnlicensedOkie]

My great grandpa, who served under him, sure didn’t care for him. I never got the chance to ask why I just remember my great uncle tellin the story of when Eisenhower came to this part of Oklahoma to see damage done by an ongoing drought, my great aunts and uncles and grandpa wanted to go see him, but my great grandpa wouldn’t let them cuz he didn’t like Eisenhower at all. I wish I could’ve talked to him about that before he passed and just about his time fighting the Nazis.

[@philiprouten1161]

@@UnlicensedOkie He was a great U.S. Army general and he was a great President of the United States of America.

[@MidlandTexan]

@@UnlicensedOkie 'cuz he was from Texas?

[@jayramos11421]

kind of wish he was alive today to eradicate nazism again.

[@RetireMe100]

Back when American presidents had integrity and were worthy of honor

[@larryaldama1673]

👍🇺🇸

[@livliv1880]

fr miss this

[@Fotodante]

Reagan was the last great president of the United States. Every single president before him was very worthy (Except for Johnson, Truman and Nixon, maybe).

[@manipulatortrash]

@@Fotodante wait, what did truman do wrong? I get nixon but even nixon would probably have been considered pretty good if not for, you know, watergate.

[@Fotodante]

@@manipulatortrash Truman authorized the atomic bomb.

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

Eisenhower and Churchill may have never agreed on much but the world owes its freedom to them. Eisenhower was a great man, a great leader in our time of need

[@ernestclements7398]

Our Nation has always had the unique characteristic of being able to come up with the right leader in a time of crisis From Washington, and his Generals to Lincoln and Grant, Pershing, Eisenhower, Bradley, and Patton, both Roosevelt's MacArthur, and Westmoreland, Norman Schwartzkopf and others too numerous to mention. Now we are in the Midst of other threats, of varying degrees, who will rise to these challenges, and lead us safely through?

[@johnpuleo3176]

Churchill and Hitler were close friends you retard. Don't be so ignorant.

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)

[@Durgesuth]

A great great leader and statesman. Amazing generation. Do we have the great statesmen and women today? Thankyou President Eisenhower from the UK

[@martinmax1589]

He was a great man, we all should remember him and follow his example. We need leaders like him today more than ever!

[@valeriejean6507]

Check out the class of 1915, the Military Academy at Westpoint, the class the stars 🌟 fell on. Eisenhower was in that class. Incredible experience and leadership.

[@susanwojcicke]

When journalism was an art form

[@markkling2]

very respectful

[@person3070]

ye

[@hurricanecamille8089]

Treating racist people like a God is weird, not respectful.

[@person3070]

@@hurricanecamille8089 Ah yes, the man who started the ball rolling on desegregating the South, and signed the civil rights act of 1957, was a racist Please stop slandering one of Americas greatest presidents, and one of the influential and greatest people to ever live in this country

[@hurricanecamille8089]

@@person3070 "Started the ball rolling on desegregating"...that's hilarious.

[@megan.mckenna]

He’s my favorite historical figure literally ever. It’s a shame barely anyone in my generation knows anything about him

[@joecap4372]

President Eisenhower one of the greatest Americans that ever lived.

[@S0P2024]

Thank you

[@joecap4372]

@@S0P2024 nobody wasn't even close the American President Eisenhower was not to mention his distinguished military career. Do you have any relations to President Eisenhower?

[@joecap4372]

@@S0P2024 you're welcome

[@S0P2024]

@@joecap4372 maybe idk

[@supercal3944]

Who’s the better general tho? Washington or Eisenhower?

[@clintfowler1526]

This quality of this film is incredible

[@jaymemangano1154]

I Still like Ike!

[@gruenpunkt]

Notice all the men wore suits and women wore dresses. Total respect and admiration for General Eisenhower. RIP Sir.

[@oldblackstock2499]

Fast forward to Reagan's funeral, those who filed past were largely dressed very casually, if I remember correctly.

[@charliejdk]

Great film, great man. Still like Ike.

[@tumpalpriharto9551]

The perfect gentleman who served as a soldier

[@clacicle]

And he served his country. He put his country first.

[@GuillermoQuintero-v1l]

Al parecer muy Querido por su Pueblo EPD😢😢😢🎉😮❤

[@billparsons7765]

No mention about his farewell speech and his warning. Makes me wonder that he is hardly mentioned even by the GOP. No surprise though as we have witnessed history of wars rolled out in front of our eyes compliments of the industrial and military complex. Ike is a pure American hero not only of war but of ethos.

[@vonp588]

Interesting you’re pointing to the GOP. Kennedy got us into Vietnam. Johnson expanded Vietnam. Clinton bombed Serbia and Iraq to cover for his affairs. Bush got us into Iraq. Obama bombed something like 30 countries, toppled Libya creating a hell hole, enabled the rise of ISIS. The only President in my lifetime to not start a new war or bombing campaign was from the GOP- Trump.

[@spewgilist]

He also talked about the Science complex which came to fruition with the plandemic

[@cz_ww2117]

I attended the funeral. U. S. Navy Ceremonial Guard from NAF Washington D.C. Memorable day in history.

[@calvinjackson8110]

We used to have GRAND presidents, men you revered and looked up to, who were not just symbols but ICONS of greatness and and the epitomie of America at it's best, men who stood for integrity, honor and service to their country. Many were MILITARY MEN, who had seen the face of war! They knew how precious freedom was and the ultimate price many had paid. Men like Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt(FDR), Eisenhower and Kennedy(JFK) were men who were bigger than life and were leaders during some troubled times but who stayed on course and got us through. They were fully worthy of homegoings like this. As I watch this, I wonder what it must have been like at Washington's funeral and that of Lincoln!

[@gruenpunkt]

You can add: US Grant, Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan.

[@henrylukunku3730]

Couldnt have said it better

[@michaelashcraft8569]

I was only 8 years old when he died, he was the only President I knew as a child of the 50's, I remember feeling afraid when he left Office, at the time the apprehension was palpable in America, he warned of the Military/Industrial complex, but, too few listened, he'd be ashamed of the US of today...

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

He wouldn't be ashamed of the nation.A nation needs to evolve you know somewhat

[@oldblackstock2499]

@Michael Ashcraft , According to the information above you were born the year he left office. He left office January 20th 1961. Sorry but your math isn't working. Maybe you were 18 ?

[@vivianpowell1732]

I was 21 when President Eisenhower died. He was the first president that I remember. I started 1st grade during his first year in office. That was also the year when my family got our first TV. Thank goodness for that TV because that's how I got to know him. In April 1955 my mother and I saw President Eisenhower when he visited The Citadel in Charleston SC. He will always remain my favorite president and the most accomplished. First as Supreme Commander SHAEF, then as President of Columbia University, then as President of the United States.

[@cliffsaxon5493]

Rest In Peace Dwight D. Eisenhower.

[@garymathena2125]

He did his job as president so quietly, and well almost no one noticed.

[@hudsonbailey674]

R.I.P. President General Dwight Eisenhower.

[@captainhindsight8779]

Nowhere can match the perfection of a US state funeral, god bless America. 🇺🇸

[@art.demirjian9721]

He is and He always be my favorite Leader. That is the Leader World needs the most! Just watching His Funeral Procession makes me feel Heavenly. Indeed! He was considered Great in the eyes of The Mankind as well as in the eyes of our Heavenly LORD THE FATHER. God bless His Soul and help me to become a Man just like Him. That is the Treasure which I always desired for as a greatest Wealth On Earth designate for Mankind.

[@brunokirchensittenbach9294]

…He was the one who initiated Policies of interventions now known as “ Color Revolutions or Regime change “ in Iran( 1953) Vietnam, Guatemala ( 1954) - Regime Change in France against Degaulle, he ordered the assessination of Patrick Lumumba leader of the Republic of Congo … And many others crimes conmmited against humanity…A short resume of this “ Great American Heroe “..☝🏻💀🇺🇸

[@dodge-ut6ti]

@@brunokirchensittenbach9294 Who cares. If he did as you say which l don't belive he did. I'm sure he did it for a good reason.

[@chiracultrainstinct3d629]

the world? America is not the world ruler... stop thinking you are above all of us

[@brunokirchensittenbach9294]

@@dodge-ut6ti …According to your answer then 58,000 US Service Man and over 2,000 Missing in Action it’s just a pure fantasy invented by Hollywood and US Government and Jhon Rambo and Chuck Norris won the Wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan in the mid 80’s, and the US won WWll and Irak, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Somalia, wars of interventions were under humanitarian reasons to enhance Freedom Human Rights and prosperity happiness to all those countries involved in this US crusade for Democracy and Freedom like in Ukraine right now…Vietnam doesn’t exist in today’s peoples memory as well Korea,keep watching more Hollywood movies 🍿 it gonna makes you smarter and stimulate your high l.Q….🐖💨🇺🇸💩…☝🏻💀….Kommt Rat Kommt Zeit…!!! 🇨🇭🇨🇭

[@dodge-ut6ti]

@@chiracultrainstinct3d629 Pull your weight and we won't.

[@kllol1892]

Sorry for the big loss. Beautiful and Blessful soul. Rest in peace peacefully amen.😔

[@danielisfearless288]

this is better filming than now a days. great filming for 1969🇺🇸

[@DaveSCameron]

The year of my birth *

[@DaveSCameron]

@M Y T H I C A L N O V A Just a sec. gotta shoot the shop for a twuix an a bottle of pop..

[@floswason8776]

That was the news that played in movie theatres before movie everywhere in Britain

[@ProductofNZ]

A true patriot. US needs another Eisenhower now.

[@vivianpowell1732]

Eisenhowers no longer exist.

[@tony3313]

The glue who held the Allies together. RIP.

[@satishbennur7916]

so dignified ceremony. This great statesman truly deserved it.

[@dales769]

IKE is a giant among mere mortals.

[@franksadlowski8136]

I had a chance to see him at Roosevelt Field way back. He was one of kind and All Americans and the World should always remember what he did for us all. Freedom came at a very high cost in WWII, our backs were against the Wall, nothing to do but fight for it...and so we did at it's source...Bless this Man who lead the fight against Evil....

[@francesruthharris7601]

So Kay Summersby Morgan remained an unknown/unspoken when this was produced? His loveaffair with her did not detract from his stellar character. If anything, it added to it.

[@Masada1911]

You don’t exactly discuss the dead presidents mistress in a piece like this. Especially back then.

[@TheOnlyInformant]

It's cool how the USMC uniform still looks as sharp then as it does now.

[@bbalderston125]

It's great to see the diversity on display in the uniforms even back then...

[@liamsandal6360]

@@bbalderston125 What's with the ellipses? If you have something to say, just come out and say it.

[@thesultanofsaltines921]

This man doesn't get the credit he deserves as either a General or a POTUS. But the man didn't do what he did for fame and for historical recognition, he just served to the best of ability. He is the best American president of the 20th century and (to this point) beyond.

[@kathrynbellerose3925]

Great man he served our country well he deserved this moving send off.

[@mariolaimejr03]

Eisenhower was a great president alongside Reagan. I still miss him a lot and it has already been 55 years ago since he died. Thank you, Mr. Eisenhower (October 14th, 1890 - March 28th, 1969) 🌹

[@nickjames9764]

One of the best presidents rest in peace Dwight d Eisenhower rest in peace

[@nevize6660]

amazing general

[@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣΣΑΓΓΑΡΙΟΣ]

God Bless America and the Marines

[@hurricanecamille8089]

God doesn't bless racists.

[@vinny4411]

He was Army

[@t.b.g.504]

If John F. Kennedy had lived and left office in January 1969, his attendance would likely have been his first official act as a former president.

[@anthonyekpenyong3938]

Yes your right

[@anthonyekpenyong3938]

I believe former president Lyndon Benz Johnson was there but all i ever wanted was to see former president John Fitzgerald Kennedy

[@temubarrackslawyer]

Amazing vid quality. Wtf!

[@rogerwilco4397]

Why can't today's GOP find another Ike? Common sense, decency, and courage describe him. What would he think of Louie Gohmert, Lindsay Graham or M.T. Grene?

[@twentysecondcenturywoman]

He’d love MTG 😌

[@digolaverdad7313]

He would probably knock Graham out

[@Nine-Signs]

Because todays GOP would call President Eisenhower a socialist and its voters would agree like obedient lapdogs devoid of critical thought and not vote for him to become a senator never mind president.

[@mikeym1479]

@@twentysecondcenturywoman he would hate her and if you genuinely think he wouldn’t then you know nothing about Eisenhower, the Republican Party, and history in general

[@ajaxjohnson4058]

@@mikeym1479 I don’t think it hate her though admittedly Eisenhower was somewhat too honest with his criticism as he criticize Nixon before he endorsed him that being said the Republican party hasn’t really changed much from the last hundred years it’s a Democratic Party that hasn’t changed at all in the last hundred years most Democrats today are basically Dixie Crats

[@LJ_nowandalways]

Why are comments turned off for Winston Churchill but not Dwight Eisenhower? Is one above reproach and the other not?

[@darnellcook8283]

1:50 that looks like the Kennedy Limo. I know they refurbished it and put it back in the fleet.

[@joeyg2860]

It is.

[@jec1ny]

Memory eternal.

[@psk2266]

More than a President... He was a General and Commander in Chief..

[@mariust6208]

Omg in first row is Mohammadreza Pahlavi shah of Iran !! Good old days when Iran and US were friendly , I wish those days returns and our countries become once again friend and respect each others !!

[@Durgesuth]

Yes they were better days I to wish Iran could come back to the international family and be friends again with the west…

[@bears198542021]

Good vid

[@didierroux1547]

What is the title of the song that the choir sings at the very beginning of the video ?

[@floswason8776]

Onward Christian soldiers

[@DaveSCameron]

Respect, Liverpool ❤️

[@stenbak88]

We need another universally loved hero

[@rickyfrench6844]

Easily in my top 5 Presidents list. Him, Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and George Washington.

[@UnlicensedOkie]

For a split second I froze when I glanced at this and saw “presidential state funeral” Even when I saw Eisenhower. Then a millisecond later I thought “wait a minute. He’s been gone a long time.” Then I realized I was thinking it was Jimmy Carter. Keep on trucking Jimmy Hit that 100 mark Went from being one of the most bland presidents to one of the greatest former presidents.

[@jarrodbarkley9061]

Jimmy Carter is one of the worst presidents ever. You can thank him for the rise in militant Islamic fundamentalist terrorists. The world would be a much safer place today if he hadn't screwed up.

[@TwoDollarGararge]

I'd say he's to good of a man to be a good politician

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Wish I could have been there, to pay tribute 🇺🇸

[@cliffsaxon5493]

RIP Dwight D. Eisenhower.

[@GerardSarrue]

Nous devons notre liberté à des hommes comme lui. Profond respect et reconnaissance.

[@bradyfry8031]

I didn't know this until a while ago, but apparently his son passed away back in 2013. I wouldn't have thought a president's offspring from back then would've still been alive at that time.

[@vivianpowell1732]

Dwight Eisenhower's son John graduated from West Point on June 6, 1944. D-Day. In the movie "Ike: Countdown to D-Day" there is a scene where General Walter S. "Beetle" Smith, Eisenhower's Chief-of Staff, is momentarily speechless when he realizes that John will be graduating on D-Day.

[@donlove3741]

Ike was the Prez when I was born. De Gaulle made it to Sir Winston's funeral...

[@redacted316]

Why am I getting recommended this after the Queen’s death 😭 KZbin recs are lowkey outta pocket

[@Martin-vj4ki]

Rip Dwight D Eisenhower 34th President of USA 🇺🇸 By the way the intro made me laughing 😂

[@jamescook6564]

Even after he was president he was still referred to as General, never Mr. President.

[@kellyvaters1689]

He would have been addressed as President Eisenhower, as opposed to as Mr. President, as he would have been while in office.

[@jamescook6564]

@@kellyvaters1689 He was addressed as General even when he was president. Don't take my word for it look it up. Look up some of his speeches or the debate.

[@stephenkammerling9479]

@@kellyvaters1689 I'm guessing he considered defeating Nazis a greater achievement than getting more votes than the other guy when he was elected. At request of President Johnson, General Eisenhower played a prominent role in President Kennedy's memorials. I recall on day of Assassination, reporters were interviewing him and addressing him as "General," as opposed to "Mr. President," like former presidents are usually addressed.

[@vivianpowell1732]

​@@jamescook6564 That is incorrect. Ike relinquished his military rank when he entered the race for president in 1952, as he was required to do. After he left office in January 1961, he submitted a request to have his rank restored and Congress acted upon it by March 1961. President Kennedy promptly notified Eisenhower by letter that his request had been granted. That is why you hear Kennedy address Eisenhower as "General" in their phone conversations during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963.

[@jamescook6564]

@vivianpowell1732 you never paid attention. Even president Kennedy referred to him as general.

[@Gary-oy1ji]

Rest In Peace General

[@ub1953]

Humble patriot..

[@Papashaft]

Those marine uniforms never age

[@paulokano5032]

God bless America 🙏

[@smotpoker7110]

RIP Mr. President

[@lorenzofranceschini7431]

Rest in peace ike👍

[@F3aVVX]

If he knew what's going on today, he'd be happy to have already move forward.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Beautiful. God rest his soul.

[@mikeburch2998]

He was a great leader and helped his country a lot. Thank you for everything President Eisenhower.

[@jackkircher1755]

I remember watching his funeral. I was quit young but he was the first president I remember. Also, I found it heart warming not too long later That Eisenhower's grandson Davif, married Nixon's daughter, Julie.

[@JuniorFan08]

He is the first president I remember - the Republican convention of 1956 - he first convention my parents watched on their first television. I was 6 years old.

[@1JamesMayToGoPlease]

DDE was indeed a great man, and the last decent Republican. Good video - thanks! :)

[@yoruame6910]

Why are there almost no comments?

[@Valamicsatorna]

Idk

[@realtan9026]

because it's a foolish world so something truly wise will be ignored

[@wonjubhoy]

I get your point. President de Gaulle, one of his comrades-in-arms from world war 2, represented France as general Eisenhower's funeral. It was one of the last things he did as France's president.

[@DavidBrown-bp4iq]

It's called "don't give a s---." Few remember what "Supreme Commander of The Allied Forces" would mean. Few care about the liberators of WWII.

[@SandfordSmythe]

He was an effective leader behind the scenes, he did not need to create a lot of flash around him.

[@RedRaiderLobo20]

Back when this once great country was respectable, and didn’t have two walking memes as the last two presidents.

[@gmg9010]

This film doesn’t even look that old

[@jimmysanders4813]

I heard that he was an extraordinary poker player.

[@bongbong7962]

Former U.S. President. Harry S. Truman was unable to attend the funeral service for his successor, because he's at Key West for vacation with his family, He sent a condolence message to General's widow Mamie Eisenhower and President Richard Nixon.

[@StarchildMagic]

It's interesting to me how much General Eisenhower's state funeral mirrors what I've been seeing in the funeral of Queen Elizabeth. Both of them were excellent leaders and well deserving of such a grand send-off.

[@gaz3146]

no where near the scale of the queens

[@eddiegaltek]

Do you still think they're comparable?

[@StarchildMagic]

@@eddiegaltek In scale, no, but that was not the point. As far as the elements of the funeral, yes. The formal procession, the coffin draped with the flag, the lying-in-state...these are probably elements common to the funerals of leaders all around the world, but before now I only ever saw Presidential funerals.

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

Who would have dreamt? In 2022, I’ve become an Eisenhower Republican but, no such party exists anymore….

[@dazzaMusic]

The U.S became the global superpower under his leadership

[@Durgesuth]

Yep can agree with your comment… The US took the mantle of world policeman… And keeping the Soviet Union at bay. A great President and General

[@Durgesuth]

Yep can agree with your comment… The US took the mantle of world policeman… And keeping the Soviet Union at bay. A great President and General

[@jc_1230]

We all still like ike

[@BlendedMozart]

JFK, Herbert Hoover, and Ike were the first three presidents who died during my mom’s childhood in the 1960s from when she was born

[@wesleyhearn5263]

A lot of people may not know this but President Eisenhower had an older brother named Edgar. When this older brother was a senior in high school, his classmates voted him most likely to become President of the United States. Talk about a spooky near miss.

[@djwhitesox]

Ike was the last president to have complete control of the United States.

[@ChrisCrossClash]

4:56 you would never tell that, that was in Washington, looks exactly like somewhere in England.

[@bbalderston125]

A real hero, he helped save the world. I liked how four of the eight military pall bearers into the National Cathedral are African American. For some, that's not significant, but for all the black youth to see that inclusion honoring a great man, and also for any racists to see their view won't stand. Ike was the Supreme Allied Commander and recognized his fellow soldiers regardless of the construct of 'race'. He was just a good person.

[@lazarnikolic8257]

Great filimg for that time