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Old 12-02-2013, 09:27 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by john60ri View Post
Ike's visit apparently took place a year and a half before the '56 election. I'm wondering what the occasion of the visit was. I don't think they started campaigning that early back in the '50s. Maybe he was vacationing on the lake and playing a few rounds of golf. Also, is that the Laconia Library in the photos?
You got it! This all took place in Veterans Square. At the time it was a big parking lot for the railroad station.
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