http://blog.ptpi.org The PTPI Blog aims to provide a place to share our members' stories. They inspire us and they will inspire others. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/06/01/david-eisenhower-and-julie-nixon-eisenhower-discuss-going-home-to-glory/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/06/01/david-eisenhower-and-julie-nixon-eisenhower-discuss-going-home-to-glory/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:00:26 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2268 PTPI is thrilled to bring you a very special addition to this quarter’s Global Book Club selection – a two-part Q & A with the authors themselves! Below is a note from David Eisenhower (brother of PTPI President/CEO Mary Eisenhower), followed by his response to the first of three questions posed by our staff readers: [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/06/01/david-eisenhower-and-julie-nixon-eisenhower-discuss-going-home-to-glory/feed/ 3 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/10/13/the-birthday-when-ike-heard-thank-you/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/10/13/the-birthday-when-ike-heard-thank-you/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:00:52 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1563 Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on this day in 1890.  Of course we all know that President Eisenhower founded this great organization, but today we’ll focus on a few facts that are perhaps less well known.  Our President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower, wrote the following about what turned out to be her grandfather’s last [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/10/13/the-birthday-when-ike-heard-thank-you/feed/ 7 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/09/10/54-years-of-peace-through-understanding/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/09/10/54-years-of-peace-through-understanding/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:00:56 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1449 September 11 is a date that might bring to mind a number of recollections, whether they are world events or personal milestones.  For PTPI, September 11 is a day of celebration. People to People International was founded on September 11, 1956 by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  In his book Waging Peace, Eisenhower wrote the following: [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/09/10/54-years-of-peace-through-understanding/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/23/how-it-all-started/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/23/how-it-all-started/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:57:23 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=719 People to People International has strived to enhance friendship and understanding among the world’s people for more than 50 years.  We thought you might like to know how it all started at U.S. President Eisenhower’s 1956 White House Press Conference, which gathered notable business and civic leaders to bring his vision to life. Here’s an [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/23/how-it-all-started/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/09/08/matt-mcsparrin-inspired-into-action/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/09/08/matt-mcsparrin-inspired-into-action/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:50:27 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=17 Matt McSparrin is a longtime member of PTPI who has had an incredible level of involvement. We recently found out about Matt’s latest acheivement, the creation of a new business, so we caught up with him to find out a little bit more: We were thrilled to learn about Red Mountain Adventure Inc. Can you [...]

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