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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1242 

To authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library in 

Fulton, Missouri, as the ‘‘National Churchill Museum’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2007 

Mr. HULSHOF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial 

and Library in Fulton, Missouri, as the ‘‘National 

Churchill Museum’’. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 The Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Churchill Mu5 seum Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The Winston Churchill Memorial and Li9 brary in Fulton, Missouri, was built in honor of Sir 

10 Winston Churchill and to commemorate the historic 

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1 ‘‘Sinews of Peace’’ speech that he delivered on the 

2 campus of Westminster College in 1946. 

3 (2) Construction on the Winston Churchill Me4 morial and Library began in 1964, and the Memo5 rial and Library was dedicated and opened to the 

6 public in 1969. 

7 (3) Westminster College, an institution of high8 er education that originally built the memorial, is re9 sponsible for the finances, operations, and collections 

10 management of the Winston Churchill Memorial and 

11 Library. 

12 (4) The Winston Churchill Memorial and Li13 brary is the only museum in the Nation (or in North 

14 America) that exists for the exclusive purpose of 

15 honoring the life and legacy of Sir Winston Churchill 

16 and his impact on the world and the Nation. 

17 (5) Winston Churchill was the son of an Amer18 ican mother and was especially proud of his Amer19 ican heritage and was named an honorary American 

20 citizen in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy. 

21 (6) In September 2005, the Winston Churchill 

22 Memorial and Library was closed for significant ren23 ovations that transformed it into a state-of-the-art 

24 museum. 

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1 (7) The restored Memorial and Library was re2 opened to the public on March 5, 2006, the 60th 

3 Anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill’s ‘‘Sinews of 

4 Peace’’ speech. 

5 (8) The new exhibits, along with an expanded 

6 research library and archives, more fully utilize the 

7 many thousands of historical objects, books, maps, 

8 posters, photographs, diaries, letters, and 

9 reminiscences of World War I and World War II 

10 possessed by the Memorial and Library, better honor 

11 the contributions of Sir Winston Churchill in art and 

12 literature, and provide enhanced political analysis. 

13 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

14 The purposes of this Act are as follows: 

15 (1) To authorize reference to the Winston 

16 Churchill Memorial and Library, including its future 

17 and expanded exhibits, collections, library, archives, 

18 and educational programs, as the ‘‘National Church19 ill Museum’’. 

20 (2) To recognize the continuing collection, pres21 ervation, and interpretation of the historical objects 

22 and other historical materials held by the Memorial 

23 and Library that enhance the knowledge and under24 standing of Sir Winston Churchill and his impact on 

25 our nation and the world. 

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1 (3) To promote the ongoing development and 

2 visibility of the ‘‘Lessons of Leadership’’ educational 

3 outreach programs for teachers and students 

4 throughout the Nation. 

5 (4) To encourage understanding of World War 

6 I and World War II, of how those conflicts shaped 

7 the Nation, other countries, and later world events, 

8 and of the sacrifices made during the wars that 

9 helped preserve liberty, democracy, and other found10 ing principles for generations to come. 

11 SEC. 4. REFERENCE TO NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM. 

12 The Winston Churchill Memorial and Library located 

13 in Fulton, Missouri, owned and managed by Westminster 

14 College, is hereby authorized to refer to itself generally 

15 as the ‘‘National Churchill Museum’’. 

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