BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Eisenhower National Memorial

DC -- Eisenhower National Memorial:

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Description of Pictures: Notes:
* February 18: A view of construction from the top of the National Air and Space Museum.
* April: Work continues although the dedication ceremony, scheduled for early May, has been pushed back due to the Covid-19 crisis.
* July 19: The sculpture of Eisenhower as a boy has been added.
* August 8: An evening visit through the fence inspired by an August 5 article in the Washington Post by Philip Kennicott recommending seeing it at night. I also ran into Associated Press photographer J. Scott Applewhite there the first evening I went.
* September 18: The first public day for the memorial. I went at night again only to find that Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died that day and I ended up at the Supreme Court for awhile.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. IKEMEM_200218_005_STITCH.JPG: Panoramic view of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. Suspended between the six columns in the rear is a representation of the trees around Abilene, Kansas where Ike was born. The statue groups in the middle represent Ike as president (left side) and as general (right side). The parallel white lines in front are where Maryland Avenue used to run. The building behind the columns is the Department of Education, which was created during Ike's administration.
2. IKEMEM_200218_006.JPG: "We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose -- the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral law prevails." -- Second Inaugural Address, January 21, 1957
3. IKEMEM_200218_007.JPG: "We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose -- the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral law prevails." -- Second Inaugural Address, January 21, 1957
4. IKEMEM_200218_024.JPG: "We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose -- the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral law prevails." -- Second Inaugural Address, January 21, 1957
5. IKEMEM_200218_050.JPG: A close-up of the Eisenhower addressing D-Day troops at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. The memorial was originally scheduled to open on May 8 but, because of COVID-19, it didn't open to the public until Friday, September 19, 2020. That turned out to be the same day that Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. Located between the National Air and Space Museum and the Department of Education, it's open 24/7 and the all-important public bathrooms are available from 10-6pm. Critics say it's easier to appreciate at night.
6. IKEMEM_200218_052.JPG: You can see where the NPS informational signs as well as where the direction signs are.
7. IKEMEM_200218_060.JPG: "The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to victory!" -- D-Day Address to Troops, June 6, 1944
8. IKEMEM_200218_086.JPG: "Because no man is really a man who has lost out of himself all of the boy, I want to speak first of the dreams of a barefoot boy. Frequently, they are to be of a street car conductor or he sees himself as the town policeman, above all he may reach to a position of locomotive engineer, but always in his dreams is that day when he finally comes home. Comes home to a welcome from his own home town. Because today that dream of mine of 45 years or more ago has been realized beyond the wildest stretches of my own imagination, I come here, first, to thank you, to say the proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene." -- Home Coming Speech, Abilene, Kansas, June 22, 1945
9. IKEMEM_200411_015.JPG: The lines indicate where Maryland Avenue used to run.
10. IKEMEM_200509_102.JPG: There used to be construction trailers here.
11. IKEMEM_200530_125.JPG: In July, a figure of a young Dwight Eisenhower would be placed on the block in the lower left of the picture.
12. IKEMEM_200613_15.JPG: The little block in the front is where a sculpture of a young Ike would be placed.
13. IKEMEM_200613_53.JPG: "We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose -- the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral law prevails." -- Second Inaugural Address, January 21, 1957
14. IKEMEM_200613_71.JPG: Maryland Avenue is indicated with the open lawn edged by the white lines.
15. IKEMEM_200719_08.JPG: Ike as a boy was new!
16. IKEMEM_200719_19.JPG: The lone statue of Ike as a lad was new!
17. IKEMEM_200808_001.JPG: J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press photographer
18. IKEMEM_200808_168.JPG: "Because no man is really a man who has lost out of himself all of the boy, I want to speak first of the dreams of a barefoot boy. Frequently, they are to be of a street car conductor or he sees himself as the town policeman, above all he may reach to a position of locomotive engineer, but always in his dreams is that day when he finally comes home. Comes home to a welcome from his own home town. Because today that dream of mine of 45 years or more ago has been realized beyond the wildest stretches of my own imagination, I come here, first, to thank you, to say the proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene." -- Home Coming Speech, Abilene, Kansas, June 22, 1945
19. IKEMEM_200809_114.JPG: This guy was taking photos for some group.
20. IKEMEM_200809_186.JPG: Dwight Eisenhower as a boy looks toward the Ike he would become at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. Originally scheduled to open in May, its launch was delayed because of Covid-19.
21. IKEMEM_200918_014.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th President of the United States 1953-1961
22. IKEMEM_200918_034.JPG: We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose. We must be willing, individually and as a nation, to accept whatever sacrifices may be required of us. A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. Patriotism means equipped forces and a prepared citizenry. Moral stamina means more energy and more productivity, on the farm and in the factory. Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible -- from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius of our scientists. And so each citizen plays an indispensable role. The productivity of our heads, our hands and our hearts is the source of all the strength we can command, for both the enrichment of our lives and the winning of the Peace. This is the hope that beckons us onward in this century of trial. This is the work that awaits us all, to be done with bravery, with charity and with prayer to almighty God. First Inaugural Address Washington, DC January 20, 1953
23. IKEMEM_200918_038.JPG: Throughout America's adventure in free government, our basic purposes have been to keep the peace; to foster progress in human achievement, and to enhance liberty, dignity and integrity among people and among nations. A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction. This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. v We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. Akin to and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades. It is the task of statesmanship to mold, to balance, and to integrate these and other forces, new and old, within the principles of our democratic system -- ever aiming toward the supreme goals of our free society. We pray that...all peoples will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual respect and love. Farewell Address Washington, DC January 17, 1961
24. IKEMEM_200918_049.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Chairman of the Commission Senator Pat Roberts, KS Vice Chairman of the Commission Representative Mike Thompson, CA Artists Sculptor - Sergey Eylanbekov Tapestry Artist - Tomas Osinski Inscription Artist - Nicholas Benson 2020
25. IKEMEM_200918_094.JPG: Rangers are not required to wear masks.
26. IKEMEM_200918_115.JPG: Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends. Conceivably a commander may have been professionally superior. He may have given everything of his heart and mind to meet the spiritual and physical needs of his comrades. He may have written a chapter that will glow forever in the pages of military history. Still, even such a man -- if he existed -- would sadly face the facts that his honors cannot hide in his memories the crosses marking the resting places of the dead. They cannot soothe the anguish of the widow or the orphan whose husband or father will not return. The only attitude in which a commander may with satisfaction receive the tributes of his friends is in the humble acknowledgment that no matter how unworthy he may be, his position is the symbol of great human forces that have labored arduously and successfully for a righteous cause. Unless he feels this symbolism and this rightness in what he has tried to do, then he is disregardful of the courage, the fortitude, and the devotion of the vast multitudes he has been honored to command. If all allied men and women that have served with me in this war can only know that it is they whom this august body is really honoring today, then indeed I will be content. No petty differences in the world of trade, traditions, or national pride should ever blind us to our identities in priceless values. If we keep our eyes on this guidepost, then no difficulties along our path of mutual co-operation can ever be insurmountable. Moreover, when this truth has permeated to the remotest hamlet and heart of all peoples, then indeed may we beat our swords into plowshares and all nations can enjoy the fruitfulness of the Earth. Guildhall Address London, England June 12, 1945 On June 12, 1945, General Eisenhower spoke after receiving the "Freedom of the City" at London's Guildhall, a symbolic act first recorded in 1237 and making him a citizen of the city.
27. IKEMEM_200918_127.JPG: Sergey Eylanbekov 2019
28. IKEMEM_200918_172.JPG: General Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force 1944-1945
29. IKEMEM_200918_177.JPG: Because no man is really a man who has lost out of himself all of the boy, I want to speak first of the dreams of a barefoot boy. Frequently, they are to be of a street car conductor or he sees himself as the town policeman, above all he may reach to a position of locomotive engineer, but always in his dreams is that day when he finally comes home. Comes home to a welcome from his own home town. Because today that dream of mine of 45 years or more ago has been realized beyond the wildest stretches of my own imagination, I come here, first, to thank you, to say the proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene. Homecoming Speech Abilene, Kansas June 22, 1945 Dwight Eisenhower returned to Abilene on June 22, 1945 to a parade welcoming him home and honoring his leadership in Europe during World War II. After watching the celebration, his grateful acceptance of the recognition began with the above quote. He went on to say that this parade was not just for him; he was only a "symbol" of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who helped bring Allied victory.
30. IKEMEM_200918_189.JPG: Sergey Eylanbekov 2019
31. IKEMEM_200918_201.JPG: COVID-19 Safety Although National Mall and Memorial Parks is [sic] not closed, we encourage all visitors, particularly the most vulnerable, including the elderly and people with underlying conditions, to make smart decisions and to follow CDC guidance to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. These measures include: * Practice social distancing; * Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds; * Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze; * Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth; * Most importantly, please stay home if you feel sick. [Note that it doesn't mention wearing a mask. That had long ago become a recommendation by everyone except the child president but the park service hadn't updated their signs at least here.]
32. IKEMEM_200918_220.JPG: You Must Wear a Mask when entering this business Protect Yourself and Others against Coronavirus (COVID-19) Face masks should... Fit snugly against your face Cover your mouth and nose Do not... Use the top of your shirt in-lieu of a face mask Use a wet or soiled face mask Maintain a 6 foot distance from others
33. IKEMEM_200918_226.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Donald J. Trump, President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Senator Pat Roberts (KS), Chairman Representative Mike Thompson (CA), Vice Chairman Senator Joe Manchin III (WV) Senator Gary C. Peters (MI) Senator Dan Sullivan (AK) Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA) Representative Michael K. Simpson (ID) Representative William M. "Mac" Thornberry (TX) Senator Robert J. Dole [no need to list a state for some reason] Alfred Geduldig Susan Banes Harris Catherine Ann Stevens With Special Recognition to Former Commissioners for Their Legislative Leadership in Making This Memorial Possible Senator Ted Stevens (AK) Senator Daniel Inouye (HI) Senator Thad Cochran (MS) Roger C. Siciliano, Former Chairman Executive Staff Carl W. Reddel, Executive Director Victoria A. Tigwell, Deputy Executive Director Daniel J. Feil, Executive Architect Memorial Architect -- Gehry Partners * AECOM Joint Venture Sculptor -- Sergey Eylanbekov Tapestry Artist -- Tomas Osinski Inscription Artist -- Nicholas Benson Groundbreaking -- November 2, 2017 Dedication -- September 17, 2020 -- Initially, this was the only place on the memorial where Frank Gehry's name is sort of mentioned ("Gehry Partners"). When the plaque was moved inside the store, Gehry's name was inscribed on the memorial itself. It's seems to me like the word "Leadership" (in "For Their Legislative Leadership") has been crossed out. It's also the closest that the child president has come to military service.
34. IKEMEM_200918_365.JPG: It was around now that I heard that Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died so I went off to the Supreme Court.
35. IKEMEM_200919_001.JPG: Welcome Back Current hours of operation 10:00am to 6:00pm Thank you America's National Parks
36. IKEMEM_200919_007.JPG: Free Audio Tour on Your Phone Listen with: Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify Podcast nps.gov/ddem/planyourvisit/audioguide.htm 1. Introduction 2. Architect Frank Gehry's Vision 3. Eisenhower as General 4. Eisenhower as President 5. Eisenhower as a Young Man 6. Normandy Tapestry Please Be Respectful No Speakerphones within the Memorial
37. IKEMEM_200919_072.JPG: National Monuments & Memorials [Oddly, the Eisenhower Memorial does not show up in the list but it's part fo the map]
38. IKEMEM_200919_170.JPG: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial opened to the public on Friday, September 19, 2020 after its original May 8 opening was scrubbed due to Covid-19. Located between the National Air and Space Museum and the Department of Education, it's open 24/7 and the all-important public bathrooms are available from 10-6pm. Critics say it's easier to appreciate at night.
39. IKEMEM_200919_277.JPG: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial opened to the public on Friday, September 19, 2020 after its original May 8 opening was scrubbed due to Covid-19. Located between the National Air and Space Museum and the Department of Education, it's open 24/7 and the all-important public bathrooms are available from 10-6pm. Critics say it's easier to appreciate at night.
40. IKEMEM_200920_01.JPG: Liberation of Paris - Jean Edward Smith The Age of Eisenhower - William I. Hitchcock Ike and McCarthy - David A. Nichols 7 Leadership Lessons of D-Day - John Antal Eisenhower 1956 - David A. Nichols The Victors - Stephen E. Ambrose Eisenhower Soldiers and President - Stephen E. Ambrose The Victors - Stephen E. Ambrose Eisenhower Vs Warren - James F. Simon
41. IKEMEM_200920_32.JPG: Frank Gehry's drawing above is an interpretation of the Point du Hoc skyline on the coast of Normandy, France below. The drawing is reproduced in the stainless steel tapestry.
42. IKEMEM_200920_84.JPG: This is one of the few places that has running drinking fountains during Covid.
43. IKEMEM_200923_01.JPG: I loved his Smokey Bear mask.
44. IKEMEM_200926_25.JPG: Water on the memorial formed interesting ways. I notice my Nikon camera had various dots on the lens... One of the problems with detachable lenses.
45. IKEMEM_200926_72.JPG: This is pretty much my favorite image to take at the new Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial which opened to the public on Friday, September 19, 2020.
46. IKEMEM_201018_029.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Tactile Booklet
47. IKEMEM_201018_052.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Tactile Booklet The General Sculpture and D-Day Inscription North Elevation The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to victory! D-Day Address to Troops June 6, 1944
48. IKEMEM_201018_067.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Tactile Booklet The General Guildhall Address Inscription South Elevation Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends. Conceivably a commander may have been professionally superior. He may have given everything of his heart and mind to meet the spiritual and physical needs of his comrades. He may have written a chapter that will glow forever in the pages of military history. Still, even such a man -- if he existed -- would sadly face the facts that his honors cannot hide in his memories the crosses marking the resting places of the dead. They cannot soothe the anguish of the widow or the orphan whose husband or father will not return. The only attitude in which a commander may with satisfaction receive the tributes of his friends is in the humble acknowledgment that no matter how unworthy he may be, his position is the symbol of great human forces that have labored arduously and successfully for a righteous cause. Unless he feels this symbolism and this rightness in what he has tried to do, then he is disregardful of the courage, the fortitude, and the devotion of the vast multitudes he has been honored to command. If all allied men and women that have served with me in this war can only know that it is they whom this august body is really honoring today, then indeed I will be content. No petty differences in the world of trade, traditions, or national pride should ever blind us to our identities in priceless values. If we keep our eyes on this guidepost, then no difficulties along our path of mutual co-operation can ever be insurmountable. Moreover, when this truth has permeated to the remotest hamlet and heart of all peoples, then indeed may we beat our swords into plowshares and all nations can enjoy the fruitfulness of the Earth. Guildhall Address London, England June 12, 1945
49. IKEMEM_201018_070.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Tactile Booklet The President Sculpture and Second Inaugural Address Inscription North Elevation We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose -- the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral law prevails. Second Inaugural Address, January 21, 1957
50. IKEMEM_201018_081.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Tactile Booklet The President First Inaugural Address and Farewell Address Inscriptions South Elevation We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose. We must be willing, individually and as a nation, to accept whatever sacrifices may be required of us. A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. Patriotism means equipped forces and a prepared citizenry. Moral stamina means more energy and more productivity, on the farm and in the factory. Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible -- from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius of our scientists. And so each citizen plays an indispensable role. The productivity of our heads, our hands and our hearts is the source of all the strength we can command, for both the enrichment of our lives and the winning of the Peace. This is the hope that beckons us onward in this century of trial. This is the work that awaits us all, to be done with bravery, with charity and with prayer to almighty God. First Inaugural Address Washington, DC January 20, 1953 Throughout America's adventure in free government, our basic purposes have been to keep the peace; to foster progress in human achievement, and to enhance liberty, dignity and integrity among people and among nations. A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction. This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. v We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. Akin to and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades. It is the task of statesmanship to mold, to balance, and to integrate these and other forces, new and old, within the principles of our democratic system -- ever aiming toward the supreme goals of our free society. We pray that...all peoples will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual respect and love. Farewell Address Washington, DC January 17, 1961
51. IKEMEM_201018_085.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Tactile Booklet Homecoming Speech Inscription Because no man is really a man who has lost out of himself all of the boy, I want to speak first of the dreams of a barefoot boy. Frequently, they are to be of a street car conductor or he sees himself as the town policeman, above all he may reach to a position of locomotive engineer, but always in his dreams is that day when he finally comes home. Comes home to a welcome from his own home town. Because today that dream of mine of 45 years or more ago has been realized beyond the wildest stretches of my own imagination, I come here, first, to thank you, to say the proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene. Homecoming Speech Abilene, Kansas June 22, 1945
52. IKEMEM_201018_089.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Tactile Booklet Eisenhower as a Young Man Sculpture Maquette
Wikipedia Description: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
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The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial is a proposed United States presidential memorial to be constructed for United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

On October 25, 1999, the United States Congress created the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission under Public Law 106-79. The Commission is in the planning stages of creating the memorial in Washington, D.C. In 2005, the Commission selected a preferred site across Independence Avenue from the National Air and Space Museum and north of the Department of Education. They are now seeking approval of that site from various government agencies. Public Law 107-117 (January 10, 2002) authorized the commission to establish the memorial on lands under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of the Interior. Once established the Eisenhower Memorial will fall under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service.

On November 8, 2005, the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission approved the Eisenhower Memorial Commission's request that the Eisenhower Memorial be located across the street from the National Air and Space Museum just a few blocks from the United States Capitol.

On March 31, 2009, Frank Gehry was announced as the lead designer of the Eisenhower Memorial.

On March 25, 2010 the Eisenhower Memorial Commission unanimously selected the preferred design concept created by Frank O. Gehry. Once completed The Eisenhower Memorial will be the first presidential memorial of the 21st century, and become the seventh in U.S. history.
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