President Eisenhower’s personally-owned and -used set of four humorous lime green glasses, measuring 3.25″ tall and 2.5″ in diameter, featuring nude figures splayed over conical bases with their rumps facing skyward in a literal nod to the phrase ‘bottoms up.’ As the glasses are curved on the bottom they can only stand facing down, and one thus has a superficial chip to the rim, all others are in excellent condition. Includes a letter of provenance on a White House card from Delores Moaney, the Eisenhower family’s cook and wife of Sgt. John Moaney, who served as President Eisenhower’s valet beginning in 1942. In part: “President Eisenhower’s ‘bottoms-up’ glasses were used by him and his guests more for a laugh than any other reason. Shortly after the President’s death on 3/28/1969, Mamie gave them to my husband, who had been his valet for 28 years.” These glasses are a whimsical reminder of Ike’s sense of humor, which was a contributing factor to his success; he once acknowledged this, saying, ‘A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.’
