[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 66 (Monday, May 19, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S4683]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                   FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL

 Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, today I rise to proudly acknowledge 
the contribution that my home State of Minnesota made to the recently 
dedicated memorial to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
  On May 2, 1997, over 6,000 people joined President Clinton beside the 
tidal basin midway between the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials to 
dedicate a memorial to our Nation's 32d President, Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt. As those present at the dedication walked among the granite 
walls, waterfalls, and bronze sculptures, they were witnessing a piece 
of history which Minnesota's own Cold Spring Granite Co. helped make 
possible.
  Minnesota's role in the Roosevelt Memorial began in 1975 when 
designer Lawrence Halprin chose Cold Spring Granite for the walls and 
floor of the memorial. Located just south of the Granite City of St. 
Cloud in central Minnesota, Cold Spring Granite Co. provided the more 
than 6,000 tons of granite that adorns the memorial.
  Started in 1898 by Henry N. Alexander, the Cold Spring Granite Co. 
has grown into one of the world's largest granite quarrying and 
fabrication operations. Today the Cold Spring Granite Co. is headed by 
Patrick D. Alexander, the grandson of Henry Alexander, who oversees a 
company of over 1,400 employees with five fabrication facilities and 28 
quarries located throughout North America.
  Mr. President, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is expected to 
draw as many as 2 million visitors each year. I am pleased that those 
who visit this site will see not only a memorial to one of our Nation's 
most remembered Presidents, but also a testament to the hard work and 
patriotism of the men and women of Minnesota, particularly the 
dedicated employees of the Cold Spring Granite Co.

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