TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas may be getting closer to adding another memorial for President Dwight Eisenhower at the Statehouse.
The state’s Capitol Preservation Committee is set to meet Thursday. Its agenda includes a presentation from the state Department of Administration about a statute honoring Eisenhower on the Statehouse grounds.
Gov. Sam Brownback has advocated honoring Ike with a statute outside, and his administration has been working on the idea for about four years.
The state added a plaque for the president and supreme Allied commander during World War II to the Statehouse’s sidewalk “Walk of Honor” in 2015. Eisenhower grew up in Abilene.
The visitor’s center also has a small statue of Ike in front of a sign with his photo and a quote from him about statesmanship.
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