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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dwight David Eisenhower, the 34th president of the |
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| 6 | 7 | | United States, is to be honored with a national memorial in |
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| 7 | 8 | | Washington, D.C.; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Denison, Texas, in 1890 and raised in |
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| 9 | 10 | | Abilene, Kansas, Dwight Eisenhower devoted his life to the service |
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| 10 | 11 | | of his country; in 1911, he left Abilene to attend the U.S. Military |
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| 11 | 12 | | Academy at West Point, taking the first step on one of the most |
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| 12 | 13 | | distinguished military careers in U.S. history, a career that |
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| 13 | 14 | | culminated in his appointment as the supreme commander of Allied |
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| 14 | 15 | | forces in Europe during World War II and, subsequently, as the first |
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| 15 | 16 | | supreme commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1952, General Eisenhower was elected president of |
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| 17 | 18 | | the United States in a landslide victory; as our nation's |
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| 18 | 19 | | commander-in-chief over the next eight years, he worked to preserve |
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| 19 | 20 | | the hard-won peace during the height of the Cold War; at home, he |
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| 20 | 21 | | oversaw an era of prosperity, signed important civil rights |
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| 21 | 22 | | legislation, and launched the construction of the modern interstate |
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| 22 | 23 | | highway system; he also established the Defense Advanced Research |
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| 23 | 24 | | Projects Agency, which went on to create the Internet, as well as |
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| 24 | 25 | | the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, helping to |
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| 25 | 26 | | initiate one of the greatest periods of technological and |
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| 26 | 27 | | scientific advancement in human history; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Renowned for his unwavering integrity, skillful |
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| 28 | 29 | | leadership, and lifelong public service, Dwight Eisenhower is to be |
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| 29 | 30 | | honored with a memorial in our nation's capital, situated in a |
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| 30 | 31 | | four-acre park at the base of Capitol Hill; the monument's design by |
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| 31 | 32 | | famed architect Frank Gehry appropriately captures the two main |
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| 32 | 33 | | elements of Eisenhower's life, as general and as president; his |
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| 33 | 34 | | military service will be represented by a bronze statue inspired by |
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| 34 | 35 | | the famous photo of his visit with the 101st Airborne Division just |
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| 35 | 36 | | before D-Day, in front of a bas-relief of the Normandy landing; |
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| 36 | 37 | | another bronze statue depicts him as president, flanked by abstract |
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| 37 | 38 | | figures representing the balance between civilian authority and |
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| 38 | 39 | | military power; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, The effort to fund and break ground for this |
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| 40 | 41 | | memorial is being overseen by the members of the Dwight D. |
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| 41 | 42 | | Eisenhower Memorial Commission, with Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas |
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| 42 | 43 | | serving as chair and Representative Mike Thompson of California |
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| 43 | 44 | | serving as vice chair; once completed, the monument will join those |
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| 44 | 45 | | honoring Presidents Lincoln, Jefferson, and Washington as a fitting |
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| 45 | 46 | | tribute to one of America's greatest military leaders and most |
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| 46 | 47 | | influential presidents; now, therefore, be it |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 48 | 49 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the legacy of President Dwight D. |
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| 49 | 50 | | Eisenhower and the effort to build a national memorial to him in |
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| 50 | 51 | | Washington, D.C.; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 53 | | prepared for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission as an |
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| 53 | 54 | | expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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