Im the deputy executive director of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission. And were here tonight in washington, d. C. At the northwest corner of the new president ial memorial for dwight d. Eisenhower. But this story starts about a thousand miles west of washington, d. C. In abilene, kansas. And while eisenhower was born in dennison, texas, his family moved back to abilene, kansas when he was just a toddler. He stayed there through high school. I want to direct your view over here to this speech that is inscribed on this wall in the northwest corner of the memorial. When world war ii ended eisenhower came home to abilene and was given a heroes welcome and in a very humble way he started talking about not that he was a hero but what he dreamed of doing when he was a young boy in abilene, kansas. And ended with the proudest thing that i can claim is that i am from abilene. I come here first to thank you, to say the proudest thing i can claim is that i am from abilene. That first paragraph o
Co presenting with an artist located on a 400acre estate. Its mission is to nurture the Creative Process by providing an opportunity for artists work without interruptions in a supportive environment and it is a huge part of the local Cultural Community and the worldwide Cultural Community. For those of you who dont know this already, the benefit is coming up next week so weve dropped a link into the chat box so you can find out more about that. Tonight our guest author is going to be interviewed by garrett, a distinguished magazine journalist and bestselling historian who covers politics and is a contributor to wired and author of multiple books including the number one bestseller the only plane in the sky an oral history of 9 11 and inside Robert Muellers fbi about the governments cold war plans. He also did a great interview in the manchester. Hopefully we will do that again. And then im so pleased to welcome to the setting he was saying before we came on tonight but hes done events
I am victoria, the deputy executive director of the eisenhower memorial commission. We are here tonight in washington, d. C. , at the northwest corner of the new president ial memorial for dwight d. Eisenhower. This story starts about a thousand miles west of washington, d. C. , in abilene, kansas. His family moved to abilene, kansas, when he was a toddler, and he stayed there through high school. I want to direct your view to this speech inscribed on this wall. When world war ii ended, eisenhower came home to abilene and was given a heros welcome. In a very humble way, he started talking about not that he was a hero but what he dreamed of doing when he was a young boy. Ended with the proudest thing i can claim is that i am from abilene. That first paragraph of that speech, was a primary inspiration for the designer of the memorial frank gehry. He has expressed here in this statue of Young Eisenhower as a teenage boy sitting on the stone block looking in the direction of two of his gre
D. C. E here in washington, at the northwest corner of the new, president ial memorial for dwight d. Eisenhower. Starts about 1000 miles west of washington, d. C. In abilene, kansas. Inle eisenhower was born texas, his family moved back to kansas when he was just a toddler. He stay there through high school. I wanted direct your view to speech that is inscribed in this wall in the memorial. When world war ii ended, eisenhower came home and was given a heros welcome, and in a humble way, he started talking butt not that he was a hero what you dreamed of doing when he was a young boy in abilene, kansas. And ended with the proudest thing i can claim is that im from abilene. I come here first, to thank the proudest thing i can claim is that i am from abilene. [applause] that first paragraph of that speech was a primary inspiration for the designer of the memorial, frank gary. He has expressed that here in this statue of Young Eisenhower as a teenage boy, sitting on a stone block, looking i
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