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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY FINK
1 3 A Senate Resolution to honor posthumously United
1 4 States Presidents Thomas Jefferson and
1 5 Herbert C. Hoover, by hanging their
1 6 portraits in the Senate chamber.
1 7 WHEREAS, the end of a millennium is fast
1 8 approaching and former Presidents Jefferson and Hoover
1 9 have made innumerable contributions to the United
1 10 States of America as well as the State of Iowa; and
1 11 WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson, third President of the
1 12 United States, and one of the most brilliant men in
1 13 American history, has left a long-standing legacy not
1 14 only in this country, but across the world; and
1 15 WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson, a strong advocate of
1 16 democracy and the rights of the individual, was
1 17 instrumental in the colonial fight for freedom, was
1 18 the author of the Declaration of Independence, one of
1 19 the greatest documents ever written, and was
1 20 influential in inspiring the Bill of Rights; and
1 21 WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson was responsible for one
1 22 of the largest territorial acquisitions in American
1 23 history, the Louisiana Purchase, which included what
1 24 is now the State of Iowa; and
1 25 WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson dedicated his life to
1 26 public service, not only as President, but as
1 27 Secretary of State under George Washington and Vice
1 28 President under John Adams, as well as numerous state
1 29 government positions he held in the State of Virginia;
1 30 and
2 1 WHEREAS, Herbert C. Hoover, thirty-first President
2 2 of the United States, son of Jesse Clark Hoover and
2 3 Huldah Minthorn Hoover, of West Branch, Iowa, is the
2 4 only person from this state to have held that office;
2 5 and
2 6 WHEREAS, Herbert Hoover, known as the "Great
2 7 Humanitarian," donated most of his life to the service
2 8 of others, organizing and presiding over numerous
2 9 organizations such as the Belgian Relief Committee,
2 10 the Boys Clubs of America, the Famine Emergency
2 11 Commission, the American Child Health Association, and
2 12 the Hoover Commissions; and
2 13 WHEREAS, Herbert Hoover and his administration
2 14 either proposed or approved many pieces of legislation
2 15 that had a direct impact on this state, including the
2 16 establishment of the Federal Farm Board, the
2 17 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929, the Child's Bill
2 18 of Rights, as well as a proposal for creating a
2 19 federal department of education; and
2 20 WHEREAS, the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-
2 21 Museum in West Branch, Iowa, is home to thousands of
2 22 historical documents, and has served more than 2.5
2 23 million visitors from around the world, as well as
2 24 sponsoring the research of more than 2,000 scholars,
2 25 NOW THEREFORE,
2 26 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That Presidents
2 27 Thomas Jefferson and Herbert C. Hoover be posthumously
2 28 recognized by the Iowa Senate for their
2 29 accomplishments as exceptional leaders and
2 30 representatives of democracy as the end of the
3 1 twentieth century approaches; and
3 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That as a millennium comes
3 3 to an end, the Iowa Senate honor the accomplishments
3 4 of former Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Herbert C.
3 5 Hoover by hanging their respective portraits on the
3 6 marble columns of the Senate chamber's north wall or
3 7 another appropriate place.
3 8 LSB 3040SS 78
3 9 jp/sc/14
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