[Deschler-Brown Precedents, Volume 17, Chapters 34 - 40]
[Ch. 36. Ceremonies and Awards]
[Â§ 9. âPresidential]
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                               CHAPTER 36
 
                         Ceremonies and Awards
 
Sec. 9. --Presidential

    The following represent a sampling of commemorative occasions for 
an anniversary of a Presidential birth,(1) 
death,(2) inauguration,(3) or memorial 
dedication.(4)
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 1. See Sec. Sec. 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 9.8, infra.
 2. See Sec. 9.2, infra. For observances related to the death of 
        Presidents in office, see also 5 Hinds' Precedents 
        Sec. Sec. 7176-7180, 8 Cannon's Precedents Sec. 3575. See also 
        Ch. 38, infra.
 3. See Sec. Sec. 9.5-9.7, infra.
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Sec. 9.1 By unanimous consent, the Speaker was authorized to declare 
    recesses for the purpose of a joint meeting to commemorate the 
    100th anniversary of President Eisenhower's birth.

    On Mar. 22, 1990,(1) the following proceedings occurred 
in the House:
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 1. 136 Cong. Rec. 5019, 101st Cong. 2d Sess.

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         PERMISSION FOR THE SPEAKER TO DECLARE RECESSES AT ANY TIME ON 
                            TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1990

        Mr. [Richard A.] GEPHARDT [of Missouri]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that it may be in order for the Speaker to 
    declare recesses at any time on Tuesday, March 27, 1990, for the 
    purpose of a joint meeting to commemorate the 100th anniversary of 
    the birth of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from Missouri?
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 2. Ted Weiss (NY).
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        There was no objection.

    On Mar. 27, 1990,(3) during the recess, the following 
proceedings took place during the joint meeting to commemorate the 
anniversary of 100th anniversary of President Eisenhower's birth:
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 3. 136 Cong. Rec. 5435-42, 101st Cong. 2d Sess.
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                                     RECESS

        The SPEAKER.(4) Pursuant to the order of the House 
    of Thursday, March 22, 1990, the House will stand in recess subject 
    to the call of the Chair.
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 4. Thomas S. Foley (WA).
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        The House is now in recess.
        Accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 1 minute a.m.), the House stood 
    in recess subject to the call of the 
    Chair.                          -------------------

          JOINT MEETING OF THE 101ST CONGRESS IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 
           100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER

        During the recess the following proceedings took place in honor 
    of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower, 
    the Speaker of the House of Representatives presiding.
        The Doorkeeper, the Honorable James T. Molloy, announced the 
    Members of the U.S. Senate, preceded by the President pro tempore 
    (Mr. [David] PRYOR [of Arkansas]), who entered the Hall of the 
    House of Representatives, taking the seats reserved for them.
        The SPEAKER. In accordance with the provisions of Senate Joint 
    Resolution 237, the joint meeting to commemorate the 100th 
    anniversary of the birth of Dwight D. Eisenhower will come to 
    order. . . .
        The Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rev. James 
    David Ford, D.D., delivered the . . . invocation[.] . . .
        The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the Honorable Bob Dole of 
    Kansas, Republican leader of the Senate and Chairman of the Dwight 
    David Eisenhower Centennial Commission.
        Senator DOLE. Good morning. On behalf of the National 
    Eisenhower Centennial Commission, it is my privilege to welcome you 
    to ceremonies honoring a great American hero--who just happens to 
    be the favorite son of Kansans everywhere. Throughout this 
    centennial year, Dwight Eisenhower is being recalled as a 
    historical giant--the architect of Operations Overlord and the 
    statesman behind Atoms for Peace. But for the millions the world 
    over who ``still like Ike,'' he remains a reassuring symbol of the 
    extraordinary qualities that lie within seemingly ordinary people. 
    . . .
        The SPEAKER. We are honored to have today members of the 
    Eisenhower

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    family, the general's son, John Eisenhower, his grandson, David 
    Eisenhower, and his granddaughters, Barbara Ann Eisenhower, Susan 
    Eisenhower, and Mary Jane Atwater, together with numerous great-
    grandchildren.
        Will they please rise and be acknowledged?
        [Applause.]
        We are also honored to have with us today many members of the 
    Eisenhower administration and associates of the late President. 
    Will they kindly rise and be recognized. . . .
        The Chair now recognizes Walter Cronkite, distinguished 
    television journalist, who conducted numerous interviews with the 
    late President Eisenhower. . . .
        The SPEAKER. Among those who served in the Eisenhower 
    administration who are present today, the Chair would like to 
    recognize the presence of the former Chief Justice of the United 
    States, Warren Burger, the former Attorney General of the United 
    States, Herbert Brownell, and the former Secretary of State, 
    Secretary Rogers.
        [Applause.]
        The Chair recognizes Mr. Winston S. Churchill, Member of 
    Parliament, and grandson of the late Sir Winston Churchill, former 
    Prime Minister of Great Britain. . . .
        The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from the 19th 
    District of Pennsylvania, the Honorable William F. Goodling, whose 
    district is the site of the Eisenhower farm, and late President's 
    retirement home, and now a historic landmark. . . .
        The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from the First 
    District of Kansas, the Honorable Pat Roberts, in whose district is 
    Abilene, the childhood home of the late President Eisenhower and 
    site of the Dwight David Eisenhower Center. . . .
        The SPEAKER. The benediction will be given by the Reverend 
    Edward L.R. Elson, former Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
        The former Chaplain of the Senate, the Reverend Edward L.R. 
    Elson, offered the . . . benediction[.] . . .
        The SPEAKER. Members and guests will remain standing for the 
    retirement of colors.
        The colors were retired from the Chamber.
        The SPEAKER. Members and guests, please remain standing and 
    join in singing ``God Bless America.''
        The U.S. Army Band and the U.S. Military Academy Glee Club 
    rendered ``God Bless America.''
        The SPEAKER. At this time the Members of the Senate will 
    retire.
        The Members of the Senate retired from the Chamber.
        The SPEAKER. The purposes for the joint meeting having been 
    fulfilled, the joint meeting is dissolved, and the House will 
    remain in recess until 1 p.m.
        The honored guests retired from the Chamber.
        At 11 o'clock and 43 minutes a.m., the proceedings in 
    commemoration of the centennial of President Dwight D. Eisenhower 
    were concluded.

John F. Kennedy

Sec. 9.2 Consideration under suspension of the rules of a concurrent 
    resolution authorizing a civic group to use the

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    Capitol Rotunda to honor President Kennedy as the founder of the 
    Peace Corps on the 25th anniversary of his death.

    On Oct. 3, 1988,(1) the following proceedings took 
place:
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 1. 134 Cong. Rec. 27839, 27840, 100th Cong. 2d Sess. See also 129 
        Cong. Rec. 32198, 98th Cong. 1st Sess., Nov. 10, 1983 (H. Con. 
        Res. 214, authorizing use of the Rotunda to commemorate the 
        20th anniversary of the death of President Kennedy).
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        Ms. [Mary Rose] OAKAR [of Ohio]. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 
    the rules and concur in the Senate concurrent resolution (S. Con. 
    Res. 137) to provide the use of the rotunda of the Capitol in honor 
    of John F. Kennedy.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                S. Con. Res. 137

            Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
        concurring), That permission is conferred on the National 
        Council of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to use the Rotunda 
        of the Capitol, from 12:00 noon, November 21, 1988, until 12:00 
        noon, November 22, 1988, for a vigil of readings from personal 
        Peace Corps Journals by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers in 
        honor of John F. Kennedy, the founder of the Peace Corps, on 
        the 25th anniversary of his death.

        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Pursuant to the rule, a 
    second is not required on this motion.
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 2. Charles E. Bennett (FL).
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Harry S Truman

Sec. 9.3 The Speaker pro tempore, on behalf of the Speaker, announced 
    the designation of a day certain for a joint meeting to commemorate 
    the 100th anniversary of the birth of Harry S Truman pursuant to a 
    concurrent resolution authorizing the Speaker to make such a 
    designation.

    On Apr. 26, 1984,(1) the following proceedings occurred 
in the House:
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 1. 130 Cong. Rec. 10205, 98th Cong. 2d Sess.
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        AUTHORIZING THE SPEAKER TO DECLARE A RECESS ON TUESDAY, MAY 8, 
        1984, FOR JOINT MEETING TO COMMEMORATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                            BIRTH OF HARRY S. TRUMAN

         Mr. [THOMAS S.] FOLEY [of Washington]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that it may be in order for the Speaker to 
    declare a recess subject to the call of the Chair on Tuesday, May 
    8, 1984, for the purpose of a joint meeting to commemorate the 
    100th anniversary of the birth of Harry S. Truman.
        The SPEAKER pro tempore.(2) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from Washington?
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 2. George E. Brown, Jr. (CA).
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        There was no objection.

    On May 8, 1984,(3) the following proceedings then 
occurred:
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 3. 130 Cong. Rec. 11327-33, 98th Cong. 2d Sess.

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                                  THE JOURNAL

        The SPEAKER.(4) The Chair has examined the Journal 
    of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House his 
    approval thereof.
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 4. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (MA).
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        Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands 
    approved.                          -------------------

                                     RECESS

        The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the order of the House of April 26, 
    1984, the Chair declares the House in recess until 10:05 a.m.
        Accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m.), the House stood 
    in recess until 10:05 
    a.m.                          -------------------

                                {time}  1000

          JOINT MEETING OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE HELD PURSUANT TO THE 
        PROVISIONS OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 126 IN COMMEMORATION 
            OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF HARRY S. TRUMAN

        During the recess the following proceedings took place in honor 
    of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Harry S. Truman, the 
    Speaker of the House presiding.
        The U.S. Army Band and Chorus (Pershing's Own), under the 
    direction of Col. Eugene W. Allen, leader and commander, entered 
    the door to the left of the Speaker, took the positions assigned to 
    them, and presented a prelude concert.
        The honored guests, Margaret Truman Daniel, E. Clifton Daniel, 
    and their four sons, Clifton, William, Harrison, and Thomas entered 
    the door to the right of the Speaker, and took the positions 
    assigned to them.
        The Doorkeeper, the Honorable James T. Malloy, announced the 
    President pro tempore (Mr. Thurmond) and the Members of the U.S. 
    Senate, who entered the Hall of the House of Representatives, the 
    President pro tempore taking the chair at the right of the Speaker, 
    and the Members of the Senate the seats reserved for them.
        The Doorkeeper announced the Cabinet of the President of the 
    United States.
        The members of the Cabinet of the United States entered the 
    Hall of the House of Representatives and took the seats reserved 
    for them in front of the Speaker's rostrum.
        The SPEAKER. In accordance with House Concurrent Resolution 
    126, the joint meeting to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 
    birth of Harry S. Truman will come to order.
        The Doorkeeper will announce the colors.
        The Doorkeeper announced the colors of the United States.
        The SPEAKER. The Members will rise.
        The Members rose, and the colors were carried to the Chamber by 
    the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard.
        The National Anthem was presented by the U.S. Army Band and 
    Chorus.
        The Color Guard saluted the Speaker, faced about, and saluted 
    the House.
        The SPEAKER. The invocation will be given by the Reverend James 
    David Ford, Chaplain of the House of Representatives.
        The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the . . . 
    invocation[.] . . .

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        The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from the Fourth 
    District of Missouri, the Honorable Ike Skelton, chairman of the 
    Joint Committee on Arrangements. . . .
        The SPEAKER. We are honored to have with us today the Truman 
    family: In addition to Margaret Truman Daniel, E. Clifton Daniel, 
    and their four sons, Clifton, William, Harrison, and Thomas.
        Will they kindly rise and be acknowledged?
        [Applause.]

                                {time}  1020

        The SPEAKER. We are also honored to have with us today many 
    associates and Cabinet members of the late President; the Honorable 
    John Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury; Mrs. Oscar Chapman, widow 
    of the Secretary of the Interior, the Honorable Charles Brannan, 
    Secretary of Agriculture; Gov. Averell Harriman, Secretary of 
    Commerce and Ambassador to Russia and Great Britain; the Honorable 
    Elmer Staats, Deputy Director of the Budget and Comptroller 
    General.
        We also have many members of the late President's personal 
    staff: The Honorable David Stow; Gen. Donald Dawson, the Honorable 
    George Elsey; the Honorable Roger Tubby; and the Honorable Philip 
    Nash.
        Will all of them please rise. [Applause.]
        America had called upon Harry Truman's leadership as early as 
    1918 when he commanded Battery D of the 129th Field Artillery in 
    France during the First World War.
        The U.S. Army Band and Chorus will pay tribute to Captain 
    Truman's military service with a medley of World War I songs, the 
    ``Over There Fantasie.''
        (The ``Over There Fantasie'' was presented by the U.S. Army 
    Band and Chorus.)
        The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from the Fifth 
    District of Missouri, the Honorable Alan Wheat, who currently 
    represents the hometown of the late President Truman. . . .

                                {time}  1120

        The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the daughter of the late 
    President Truman, Margaret Truman Daniel.
        [Applause.] . . .
        The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the Honorable Mark Hatfield, 
    a Senator from Oregon, vice chairman of the Joint Committee on 
    Arrangements.
        [Applause.] . . .
        The U.S. Army Chorus reentered the Chamber, and the colors were 
    brought to the well of the House.
        The SPEAKER. The benediction will be given by Rev. Richard C. 
    Halverson, Chaplain of the Senate.
        The Chaplain of the Senate, the Reverend Richard C. Halverson, 
    D.D., LL.D., offered the . . . benediction[.] . . .
        The U.S. Army Chorus, accompanied by the Members and guests, 
    rendered ``God Bless America,'' and the colors were retired by the 
    Joint Armed Forces Color Guard.
        The SPEAKER. On behalf of the Congress, the Chair would like to 
    particularly thank, and the Congress appreciates, the chairman, Ike 
    Skelton, for the beautiful job that he has done,

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    and the Chair thanks all who have participated.
        The Chair declares the joint meeting dissolved.
        The House will continue in recess until the hour of 1 o'clock.
        The honored guests, the Members of the U.S. Senate, and the 
    members of the President's Cabinet retired from the Chamber.
        At 11 o'clock and 40 minutes a.m., the proceedings in 
    commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Harry S. 
    Truman were concluded.

Centennial of Birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Sec. 9.4 A joint meeting commemorated the 100th anniversary of the 
    birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

    On Jan. 25, 1982,(1) Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., of 
Massachusetts, announced that pursuant to the authority granted him in 
House Concurrent Resolution 220, he would designate the date of Jan. 
28, 1982, as the day for the joint meeting to commemorate the 100th 
anniversary of the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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 1. 128 Cong. Rec. 62, 97th Cong. 2d Sess.
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    On Jan. 28, 1982,(2) the Speaker declared the House in 
recess subject to the call of the Chair. The following proceedings 
occurred:
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 2. 128 Cong. Rec. at pp. 273-278, 97th Cong. 2d Sess. See also 92 
        Cong. Rec. 8056-58, 79th Cong. 2d Sess., July 1, 1946 
        (proceedings of joint session to hold memorial services in 
        honor of former President Roosevelt).
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                                     RECESS

        The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the order of the House of January 25, 
    1982, the Chair declares the House in recess subject to the call of 
    the Chair.
        Accordingly (at 10 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m.), the House stood 
    in recess subject to the call of the 
    Chair.                          -------------------

          JOINT MEETING OF THE 97TH CONGRESS IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 
          100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT

        During the recess the following proceedings took place in honor 
    of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 
    the Speaker of the House of Representatives presiding.
        The U.S. Army Band (Pershing's Own), under the direction of 
    Col. Eugene W. Allen, leader and commander, entered the door to the 
    left of the Speaker, took the positions assigned to them, and 
    presented a prelude concert.
        The honored guests, the Honorable James Roosevelt, Mr. Elliott 
    Roosevelt, Mrs. John Roosevelt, and grandchildren and great-
    grandchildren of the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 
    entered the door to the right of the Speaker and took the positions 
    assigned to them.
        The Doorkeeper, Hon. James P. Molloy, announced the Vice 
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    and Members of the U.S. Senate, who entered the Hall of the House 
    of Representatives, the Vice President taking the chair at the 
    right of the Speaker, and the Members of the Senate the seats 
    reserved for them.
        The Doorkeeper announced the ambassadors, ministers, and 
    charges d'affaires of foreign governments.
        The ambassadors, ministers, and charges d'affaires of foreign 
    governments entered the Hall of the House of Representatives and 
    took the seats reserved for them.
        The Doorkeeper announced the Cabinet of the President of the 
    United States.
        The members of the Cabinet of the President of the United 
    States entered the Hall of the House of Representatives and took 
    the seats reserved for them in front of the Speaker's rostrum.
        The SPEAKER. In accordance with House Concurrent Resolution 
    220, the joint meeting to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 
    birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt will come to order. . . .
        The SPEAKER. In closing, please remain standing and join the 
    Midshipmen Glee Club in singing ``God Bless America.''
        The U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen Glee Club, accompanied by the 
    Members and guests, rendered ``God Bless America.''
        The SPEAKER. The Chair declares the joint meeting dissolved.
        The honored guests, the members of the President's Cabinet, and 
    the ambassadors, ministers, and charges d'affaires of foreign 
    governments retired from the Chamber.
        At 12 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., the proceedings in 
    commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Franklin 
    Delano Roosevelt were concluded. . . 
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                   PRINTING OF PROCEEDINGS HAD DURING RECESS

        Mr. [Richard] BOLLING [of Missouri]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the proceedings had during the recess be 
    printed in the Record.
        The SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE.(3) Is there objection to 
    the request from the gentleman from Missouri?
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        There was no objection.

Anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's Inauguration

Sec. 9.5 Form of unanimous-consent request providing a one-hour period 
    as the first order of business for the purpose of paying tributes 
    to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt on the 53d anniversary of his 
    inauguration as President.

    On Feb. 26, 1958,(1) a unanimous-consent request was 
offered for time to be set aside on Mar. 4, 1958,(2) or a 
tribute to the memory of the late Theodore Roosevelt on the 53d 
anniversary of his inauguration.
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 1. 104 Cong. Rec. 2926, 85th Cong. 2d Sess.
 2. Id. at pp. 3388-92.
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        Mr. [Leo W.] O'BRIEN of New York. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent

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    that on Tuesday, March 4, immediately after the reading of the 
    Journal, 1 hour be reserved for tributes to the memory of the late 
    Theodore Roosevelt, whose 53d inauguration anniversary will be 
    observed on that date.
        The SPEAKER.(3) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from New York?
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        There was no objection.

Lincoln Inaugural

Sec. 9.6 A ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's 
    second inauguration was held on the East Front of the Capitol.

    On Mar. 4, 1965,(1) Mr. Melvin Price, of Illinois, made 
the following announcement regarding the noontime ceremonies to 
commemorate the centennial of the second inauguration of President 
Lincoln:
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 1. 111 Cong. Rec. 4206, 4240-45, 89th Cong. 1st Sess. See also 105 
        Cong. Rec. 1209, 1210, 86th Cong. 1st Sess., Jan. 27, 1959 (H. 
        Con. Res. 57, providing for arrangements to be made for a joint 
        meeting celebrating the 150th birthday of Abraham Lincoln).
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         COMMEMORATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 2D INAUGURATION 
                               OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

        Mr. PRICE. I ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 
    minute.
        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Illinois?
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        There was no objection.
        Mr. PRICE. Mr. Speaker, as the majority leader stated, at noon 
    ceremonies will begin in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of 
    the 2d inauguration of Abraham Lincoln. I hope all Members will 
    have the opportunity to attend that ceremony at the east front of 
    the Capitol. I urge the Members to encourage their office force to 
    attend this ceremony. Not only are the Members of Congress invited 
    to attend the ceremony, but the public as 
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        PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 2D 
                        INAUGURATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

        Mr. PRICE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
    proceedings in connection with the commemoration of the 100th 
    anniversary of the 2d inauguration of Abraham Lincoln be printed in 
    full in the body of the Record.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Illinois?
        Mr. [Leslie C.] ARENDS [of Illinois]. Mr. Speaker, reserving 
    the right to object, will the membership of the House attend the 
    ceremonies or are we going as individuals?
        The SPEAKER. The Chair would say that the Members will attend 
    individually.
        Mr. ARENDS. I thank the Speaker.
        The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Illinois?

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        There was no objection. . . 
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                                  ANNOUNCEMENT

        The SPEAKER. As the Members of the House know, shortly the 
    ceremony in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 2d 
    inauguration of Abraham Lincoln will take place on the east front 
    steps of the Capitol. As the House is about to adjourn, Members may 
    attend the exercises individually and of course, all Members are 
    invited to attend. . . 
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                                  ADJOURNMENT

        Mr. [Gillis W.] LONG of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I move that the 
    House do now adjourn.
        The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 11 o'clock and 33 
    minutes a.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, March 5, 
    1965, at 12 o'clock 
    noon.                          -------------------

           COMMEMORATION CEREMONY OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 2D 
         INAUGURATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1865-1965, MARCH 4, 1965, ON 
        THE EAST FRONT OF THE CAPITOL, CITY OF WASHINGTON, HON. MELVIN 
                                PRICE, CHAIRMAN

        Mr. PRICE. Ladies and gentlemen, that was, as always, an 
    excellent and an appropriate performance by the U.S. Marine Band, 
    under the conductorship of Lt. Col. Albert F. Schoepper. We will 
    now open this part of the program commemorating the second 
    inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln, 100 years ago, with the 
    invocation by the Reverend Bernard Braskamp, Chaplain of the House 
    of Representatives.

         invocation by dr. bernard braskamp, chaplain of the house of 
                                representatives

        Psalm 112: 6: The righteous shall be in everlasting 
    remembrance. . . .
        Mr. PRICE. Ladies and gentlemen, the commemoration is 
    ended.(3)
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 3. The ceremony included a reenactment of Abraham Lincoln's 
        inauguration by actors.
            For instances in which the Gettysburg Address was read by 
        Members of Congress on the anniversary of the original address, 
        see 91 Cong. Rec. 10808, 79th Cong. 1st Sess., Nov. 19, 1945, 
        and 87 Cong. Rec. 9007, 77th Cong. 1st Sess., Nov. 19, 1941.
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Sec. 9.7 A joint resolution which provided for a ceremony to 
    commemorate the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's second inaugural.

    On June 23, 1964,(1) Mr. Ray J. Madden, of Indiana, 
offered, by unanimous consent, a joint resolution regarding the 100th 
anniversary of Lincoln's second inaugural.
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        Mr. MADDEN. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on 
    Rules, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of 
    House Joint Resolution 925, which would create a joint committee to 
    commemorate the 100th

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    anniversary of the second inaugural of Abraham Lincoln.
        The Clerk read the House joint resolution, as follows:

            Whereas March 4, 1965, will be the one hundredth 
        anniversary of the second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as 
        President of the United States; and
            Whereas President Lincoln in his inaugural address looked 
        to the end of a great fratricidal struggle and spoke, ``with 
        malice toward none and charity for all,'' of ``a just and 
        lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations''; and
            Whereas, in the administration he had completed, Abraham 
        Lincoln had preserved the Union of the States, protected the 
        Constitution of the United States, and demonstrated to all men 
        everywhere the success of the American experiment in popular 
        government; and
            Whereas the previous actions of the Congress in observing 
        the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of this 
        unique American and the one hundredth anniversary of his first 
        inauguration as President had a vast and dramatic impact upon 
        the people of this Nation and throughout the world; and
            Whereas these observances advanced the appreciation and 
        understanding of the history and heritage of this Nation; and
            Whereas today a part of the aspirations which Abraham 
        Lincoln held for the people of the United States has been 
        achieved: Now, therefore, be it
            Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
        United States of America in Congress assembled, That on 
        Wednesday, March 4 next, the one hundredth anniversary of 
        Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration shall be commemorated by 
        such observance as may be determined by the committee on 
        arrangements in cooperation with the National Civil War 
        Centennial Commission, the Civil War Centennial Commission of 
        the District of Columbia, and the Lincoln Group of the District 
        of Columbia.
            Immediately upon passage of this resolution, the President 
        of the Senate shall appoint four Members of the Senate and the 
        Speaker of the House shall appoint four Members of the House of 
        Representatives jointly to constitute a committee on 
        arrangements.
            Immediately upon passage of this resolution and after the 
        Members of the Senate and House have been appointed, the 
        Speaker shall direct the committee on arrangements to meet and 
        select a chairman from one of their own group and such other 
        officers as will be appropriate and needed who will immediately 
        proceed to plan in cooperation with the National Civil War 
        Centennial Commission, the Civil War Centennial Commission of 
        the District of Columbia, and the Lincoln Group of the District 
        of Columbia, an appropriate ceremony, issue invitations to the 
        President of the United States, the Vice President of the 
        United States, Secretaries of departments, heads of independent 
        agencies, offices, and commissions, the Chief Justice and 
        Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, the diplomatic corps, 
        assistant heads of departments, Commissioners of the District 
        of Columbia, members of the Lincoln Group of the District of 
        Columbia, centennial commissions from the various States, Civil 
        War roundtables, State and local historical and patriotic 
        societies, and such other students and scholars in the field of 
        history as may have a special interest in the occasion, 
        organize a reenactment of Mr. Lincoln's first inauguration on 
        the eastern portico of the Capitol, select a speaker and other 
        participants, prepare and publish a program and submit a report 
        not later than June 1, 1965.

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        The SPEAKER.(2) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Madden]?
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 2. John W. McCormack (MA).
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        Mr. MADDEN. Mr. Speaker, this House joint resolution creates a 
    joint committee to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the second 
    inaugural of Abraham Lincoln. March 4, 1965, will be the 100th 
    anniversary of the second inauguration of the martyred President. 
    In 1960 a resolution commemorating the first anniversary was 
    enacted and the ceremony on March 4, 1961, extended to millions of 
    people throughout the United States a reminder of historical facts 
    concerning the great contribution Abraham Lincoln made to the 
    Nation and the world.
        This resolution will set up another commemoration of his 
    accomplishments which will expand the appreciation and 
    understanding of the history and heritage of the Nation during the 
    period this great man was our leader.
        There will be a special joint committee made up of four Members 
    from the Senate and four Members from the House, and they in turn 
    will select a chairman of the special committee to supervise this 
    historical occasion.
        This celebration and ceremony will take place on the East 
    Portico of the Capitol on March 4, of next year.
        Mr. Speaker, there are two technical and grammatical amendments 
    to be considered. I yield to the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. 
    Schwengel] to offer those amendments.
        Mr. [Frederick D.] SCHWENGEL [of Iowa]. Mr. Speaker, I offer an 
    amendment.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Page 2, line 10, strike out ``Immediately upon'' and insert 
        in lieu thereof ``Upon''.
            Page 2, line 15, strike out ``Immediately upon'' and insert 
        in lieu thereof ``Upon''.
            Page 3, strike out line 2 and insert in lieu thereof the 
        following: ``the committee on arrangements shall''.

        The amendment was agreed to. . . .
        Mr. MADDEN. Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question.
        The previous question was ordered.
        The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a 
    third time, and was read the third time, and passed.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.(3)
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        925 on Mar. 21, 1964 (H. Rept. No. 88-1421).
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Anniversary of Jefferson's Birth

Sec. 9.8 Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address was read to the 
    House by a Member designated by the Speaker pursuant to a special 
    order.

    On Apr. 14, 1948,(1) Mr. Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, was 
recognized to read Jefferson's first inaugural address:
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        The SPEAKER.(2) Pursuant to the order of the House 
    of Monday, April 12, 1948, the Chair appoints the gentleman from 
    Oklahoma [Mr. Albert]

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    to read Jefferson's first inaugural address.
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 2. Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (MA).
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        The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. Albert].
        Mr. Albert read Jefferson's first inaugural 
    address[.](3) . . .
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    On Apr. 14, 1947,(4) Mr. John E. Rankin, of Mississippi, 
was recognized to read Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address:
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        The SPEAKER.(5) Pursuant to the order of the House, 
    the Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. Rankin] to 
    read Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address.(6)
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 5. Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (MA).
 6. See 93 Cong. Rec. 3072, 80th Cong. 1st Sess., Apr. 2, 1947, where 
        unanimous consent was granted that Jefferson's first inaugural 
        address be read prior to the legislative program of Apr. 14, 
        1947, because Jefferson's birthday fell on Sunday, Apr. 13.
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Sec. 9.9 Instance where the House agreed to meet at 2:30 p.m. instead 
    of the usual noon meeting so that Members could attend dedication 
    exercises of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

    On Apr. 10, 1943,(1) the following proceedings occurred 
on the floor of the House:
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 1. 89 Cong. Rec. 3258, 78th Cong. 1st Sess. Remarks pertinent to the 
        dedication of Jefferson Memorial were incorporated in the 
        Congressional Record by unanimous consent.
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                    hour of meeting, tuesday, april 13, 1943

        Mr. [John W.] McCORMACK [of Massachusetts]. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that when the House adjourns on Monday next it 
    adjourn to meet on Tuesday, Apr. 13, 1943,(2) at 2:30 
    o'clock p. m. The reason for making this request is the dedication 
    to take place that day of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
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        The SPEAKER.(3) Is there objection to the request of 
    the gentleman from Massachusetts?
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        There was no objection.