| This correspondence from March 28, 2000, from John Parsons, Associate Regional Director of the US Department of Interior, to Mike Deland, states the overall progress the FDR Memorial Committee made from 1998-2000. |
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| This is the public law 105-29 for the establishment of the FDR Wheelchair Statue at the FDR Memorial in Washington, DC, approved on July 24, 1997. This is publicly available material. |
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| This is Report 105-167, and are additional views that correspond with Public Law 105-29, the law for the establishment of the FDR Wheelchair Statue. As this is a law, it is publicly available. |
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| From 1956, this law defines what the National Mall is and gives rules on commemorative works on federal lands. This was likely used as background research for the FDR Memorial Wheelchair Statue and its legality. Public Law 99-652 is publicly available. |
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| This document is an outline of the legislative mandate and design plans to add a statue of FDR in his wheelchair at the FDR Memorial. The project's estimated cost was $5 million, which was split between private and federal funding sources. The National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) committed to raising $1.6 million to cover the artwork and maintenance, while the Secretary of the Interior sought $3.5 million in federal appropriations for the site's construction. |
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| This is the report from the Committee of Resources in Congress on Public Law 105-29. Viewpoints in this document reccomends the passage of the Wheelchair Statue at the FDR Memorial. Viewpoints also state that the Secretary of the Interior must report findings and reccomendations to congress and the President, as well as seeking advice from the disabled community and Fine Arts commissions. |
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| In 1987, Public Law 100-63 gave tge authorization for the nonprofit Peace Garden Project to establish a "Peace Garden" on federal land in DC to honor the US's commitment to world peace. The site and design was approved by all groups, and it was agreed upon that no federal funds would be given, and this law would expire in five years if no construction began. This was likely used in reference at the start of the Wheelchair Statue campaign. As it is a public law, it is a widely available resource. |
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| This Director's Order from the National Park Service shows the legal groundwork for the NPS accepting donations and limitations on fundraising efforts, which came into effect on September 18, 1998. This means that during the Wheelchair Statue fundraising campaign (Rendevous with Destiny), these orders were in place. |
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| This document is an invoice and cover letter from Feburary 16, 2001, from attorney Dick Thornburgh from Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP to Alan Reich, President of the National Organization on Disability (NOD). |
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| This document establishes a formal agreement between the National Park Service (NPS) and the National Organization on Disability (NOD), where the NOD would do private fundraising for the FDR Memorial wheelchair statue addition. This document gives the goal for NOD to raise $1,650,000; $1.2 million for the design, acquisition, and installment of the bronze sculpture, bas relief, and the inscriptions, $120 thousand for the U.S. Treasury to offset any future maintenance costs, and up to $330,000 (20%) to cover NOD's fundraising expenses. |
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| This letter, from Fisher Howe to Alan Reich, covers the NOD-side of the fundraising, and what was reccomended for them in order to raise such a high sum. |
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View correspondence here. |