Mamie Eisenhower in her wedding photo

This wedding photo shows Mamie Eisenhower (at right) along with future president Dwight Eisenhower. They were married in Denver on July 1, 1916; Dwight Eisenhower had graduated from West Point the year before. Mamie Doud was 19 and "Ike" was 25 when they married, and they had known each other a little more than eight months. After leading U.S. forces in World War II, Dwight Eisenhower was president of the United States from 1953-61.