A joint resolution providing for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower.
PL 101-258 (S.J.Res.237), enacted 03/27/1990

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PUBLIC LAW 101-258—MAR. 27, 1990 
Public Law 101-258 
101st Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Mar. 27, 1990 
Providing for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight 
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David Eisenhower. 
Whereas October 14, 1990, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth 
of Dwight David Eisenhower; 
Whereas Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, 
Texas, and soon thereafter moved with his family to Abilene, 
Kansas; 
Whereas Eisenhower developed an interest in military history early 
in childhood, and attended the United States Military Academy at 
West Point, New York, from 1911 through 1915; 
Whereas in 1915, upon graduation from the United States Military 
Academy, Eisenhower was commissioned as a second lieutenant 
and assigned to the 19th Infantry at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; 
Whereas at the conclusion of World War I, Eisenhower assumed the 
rank of captain, and was promoted to the rank of major shortly 
thereafter; 
Whereas in 1935, Eisenhower accompanied General Douglas Mac-
Arthur to the Philippines, where he served as a senior military 
assistant to General MacArthur; 
Whereas Eisenhower was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel 
during his service in the Philippines; 
Whereas Eisenhower was subsequently assigned to Fort Lewis, 
Washington, where he served as executive officer of the 15th 
Regiment of the 3d Infantry Division from January through 
November, 1940, and as chief of staff to General Kenyon A. Joyce 
of the 9th Corps from March through June of 1941; 
Whereas in March 1942, Eisenhower was promoted to the rank of 
General and named Chief of the Operations Division for the 
General Staff of the United States Army; 
Whereas in June 1942, Eisenhower achieved the rank of Lieutenant 
General, and in December 1944, he became a General of the 
Armies; 
Whereas Eisenhower served as President of Columbia University 
from 1948 through 1950; 
Whereas Eisenhower was appointed by President Harry S Truman 
as Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion forces in Europe, and served in that position from 1951 
through 1952; 
Whereas Eisenhower was elected the 34th President of the United 
States on November 4, 1952, and was reelected to serve a second 
term on November 6, 1956; 
Whereas President Eisenhower hosted 115 foreign chiefs of state 
and heads of government on visits to the United States, traveled 
to 28 foreign countries, and participated in 20 summit talks with 
foreign government leaders; 
Whereas Eisenhower strongly supported education and promoted 
international understanding through education; 
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Whereas Eisenhower had a long and productive association with 
Gettysburg College, serving as a member of the College's Board of 
Trustees, using a campus office to write his memoirs and to fulfill 
the numerous duties of a former President, and receiving an 
honorary doctorate from the College; 
Whereas after leaving office on January 20, 1961, Eisenhower 
retired with his wife to their farm and home in Gettysburg, 
Pennsylvania; 
Whereas Eisenhower died on March 28, 1969, and w£is buried in 
military uniform in the place of meditation on the grounds of the 
Eisenhower Center in Abilene, Kansas; and 
Whereas throughout 1990, various public and private organizations, 
including the Eisenhower Society, the Eisenhower Foundation, 
the Eisenhower World Affairs Institute, the Eisenhower Exchange 
Fellowship Program, Inc., the Eisenhower Centennial Commis-
sion, and others, will be sponsoring and conducting events across 
the Nation to commemorate the centennial of the birth of Dwight 
David Eisenhower: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That October 14, 1990, the 
100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower, is 
designated as "Dwight D. Eisenhower Day", and the President is 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the 
people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities. 
SEC. 2. The members of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives who are members of the Dwight David Eisenhower Centennial 
Commission, with the assistance of the other members of that 
commission (referred to hereinafter as the "Commission"), shall— 
(1) make arrangements for a joint meeting of the Congress to 
be held on Tuesday, March 27, 1990, or such other day as may 
be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
in the Hall of the House of Representatives in commemoration 
of the centennial of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower; 
(2) plan the proceedings of and issue appropriate invitations 
to the joint meeting; and 
(3) coordinate the foregoing arrangements with the activities 
of the Dwight David Eisenhower Centennial Commission. 
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SEC. 3. The expenses of carrying out this joint resolution shall not 
exceed $25,000 and shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 
House of Representatives upon vouchers approved by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives. 
Approved March 27, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 237: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): 
Mar. 1, considered and passed Senate. 
Mar. 21, considered and passed House.