The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial is a United States presidential memorial under construction, honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II and the 34th President of the United States. On October 25, 1999, the United States Congress created the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and charged it with creating "...an appropriate permanent memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower...to perpetuate his memory and his contributions to the United States." A preliminary design by architect Frank Gehry proved controversial. After several years of hearings and several design changes, a revised preliminary design won approval from the United States Commission of Fine Arts in the summer of 2013. After additional changes, another revised preliminary design was approved by the National Capital Planning Commission in October 2014. Final detailed design approvals were given in June and July 2015. After more than a decade and a half of planning and controversy, Congress appropriated $150 million to the memorial in 2017 and on November 2, dignitaries held a groundbreaking ceremony at the four-acre site in Washington DC. Construction is ongoing, with the dedication tentatively scheduled for May 8, 2020, the seventy-fifth anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
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