THE WHITE HOUSE
April 23, 1997
Statement by the Press Secretary
Statement on FDR Memorial
President Clinton today announced his intention to send legislation to
Congress to modify the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, which will be
officially dedicated on May 2, 1997. "I'm pleased to offer this
legislation so that generations of Americans will know that this great
President was great with his disability," said the President.
The President's action would instruct the Secretary of the Interior to
formulate plans for the design and construction of an additional
statue, bas relief, or similar sculpture of President Roosevelt in his
wheelchair at the Memorial. FDR Commission Co-Chairman, Senator Daniel
Inouye (D-HI), whose leadership has made the FDR Memorial a reality,will
introduce the legislation at the request of the White House.
The President joins sixteen of FDR's grandchildren, President Bush,
President Carter, and President Ford, and leaders of the disability
community in calling for a permanent depiction of FDR's disability at
the Memorial.
FDR Memorial Dedication
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