This granite plaque resides adjacent to the main entrance of chapel and in front of the Downes Clock Memorial, made to commemorate President Dwight Eisenhower's visit to the campus on October 20, 1954. The Greek inscription on the stone reads “The Leader In War And Peace At This Place Was Present As A Mark Of Friendship”. There are initials along the side of the plaque, A.C.J and D.D.E, which stand for Albert C. Jacobs and Dwight D. Eisenhower respectively.

This visit occurred during Jacob's time as President of Trinity, and was a result of the friendship that had formed between Jacobs and Eisenhower when they had both been working at Columbia University (Jacob's as Provost and Eisenhower as President). Jacob's had been a frequent visitor of the White House, and invited Eisenhower to speak at Trinity multiple times before but the President's busy schedule had prevented it.

The actual visit finally occurred during Commencement in 1954. President Eisenhower gave a speech and accepted an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws in front of roughly 7,500 people gathered on the Main Quad. The crowd included faculty, students, people from the surrounding area, and a whole host of reporters and photographers documenting the Presidential visit.

The college went to great lengths when preparing for the visit, it being the first time an incumbent President had visited the campus. A press room was set up in the Williams Memorial, room inspections were made, and areas were made restrictive to students to allow parking room for the influx of visitors. Though President Jacob's claimed this was an unpolitic visit, Eisenhower did appear at Governor John Lodge's rally for reelection directly after. Lodge was a friend of the college and of the same Republican party as Eisenhower and Jacobs.

The Trinity Tripod 10/21/1954.

Trinity College in 20th Century (2000) by Peter Knapp, pp. 216 - 217.

The Trinity Reporter, Fall 2004.

Trinity and the Story of Two Presidents (2008) by Ward S. Curran, pp. 1.