901 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS
To celebrate Kansas Day, come see and hear IKE Eisenhower on January 29 at the Hutchinson Public Library. The 34th President from the 34th State will be portrayed by Bill Nicks, a local historian from Lenexa. From the Eisenhower re-enactment you will learn about his association with The Interstate Hi-Way System, NATO, the early days of Vietnam, his brothers, Mamie and the young son he lost,
George Patton, the difficulty in winning the Republican Presidential nomination, Douglas MacArthur, Churchill, His Cross of Iron Speech, D-Day, U2 flights, school desegregation, the arms race and much much more. Please join us for an “edu-taining” time.
Bill Nicks is a Kansas City area historian who conducts historic bus tours and portrays 5 historical characters: IKE, James Naismith, Octave Chanute, Wilbur Wright and Tom Pendergast. He and his wife Marci are life-long Kansans, he from Shawnee and she from Bucklin. They live in Lenexa and have 3 children and 8 grandchildren. After serving 3 years in the US Army Nicks received a BA from Washburn and a Masters from KU. He was elected to the Lenexa City Council in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.
