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On the recordMarch 19, 2012
first of all, he was a very modest man. He would have expected something far less dramatic, far less--he would have wanted something on a smaller scale, I believe.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva reflects on Eisenhower's modesty and preference for a simpler memorial design.

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