# AC163 - 04/02/1969 USA, President Eisenhower
Cover Commemorates Death of President Eisenhower
On March 28, 1969, America’s 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower, died at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC. After a state funeral in the nation’s capital, Eisenhower’s body was transported by train to his hometown of Abilene, Kansas. He was buried at the Eisenhower Presidential Center. This memorial Cover was issued on the day of his burial and has an Abilene, Kansas postmark.
Cover Commemorates Death of President Eisenhower
On March 28, 1969, America’s 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower, died at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC. After a state funeral in the nation’s capital, Eisenhower’s body was transported by train to his hometown of Abilene, Kansas. He was buried at the Eisenhower Presidential Center. This memorial Cover was issued on the day of his burial and has an Abilene, Kansas postmark.