Barbara Anne Eisenhower was an American interior designer based in New York City.
Occupation
interior designer
Citizenship
United States
Born
May 30, 1949
Died
July 30, 2022
Overview
Barbara Anne Eisenhower (May 30, 1949 – July 30, 2022) was an American interior designer based in New York City.
Early life
On May 30, 1949, Eisenhower was born in West Point, New York. Eisenhower's father was John Eisenhower, a U.S. military historian and a U.S. diplomat. Eisenhower's mother was Barbara Jean ( Thompson) Eisenhower. Eisenhower's grandfather was General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States.
Personal life
Eisenhower's first husband was Fernando Echavarría-Uribe, an insurance executive from Bogotá, Colombia, whom she met while vacationing in South America in 1966. They married in November 1968, and six months later had a daughter, Adriana Echavarría (born May 29, 1969). Adriana was the first great-grandchild of President Eisenhower; she was born two months after his death. Adriana became a photographer, and was married for a time to Eduardo Mendoza de la Torre, the ex Vice Minister of Justice in Colombia and later a Vice President of Avianca Airlines, who was the only man to have ever testified against the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Anne Eisenhower was presented at the International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City in 1967