Mattsletters: Mr. Rocco C. Siciliano

3/24/2016

Commissioner Rocco G. Siciliano

c/o Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission

Suite 801

1629 K Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20006

Dear Commissioner Siciliano,

My name is Matthew Winick with a strong interest in studying history and public policy. The main reason I have a strong interest in studying these subjects is to learn the need to advance on Civil Rights to help protect people who are different from discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, have healthcare reform to help people get the care they need, improve working conditions including worker’s rights to help them do well in the economy, and many others. Honorable Siciliano, I find your work in serving in President Eisenhower’s administration as his advisor, as an assistant secretary in U.S. Department of Labor, and as Special Assistant to President for Personnel management to be very inspiring to me.

During the President Eisenhower’s presidency, I was very proud on how you and other Civil Rights activist including lawyers meet with President Eisenhower to discuss about the need to have Civil Rights to reduce discrimination. Under your role as Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Labor, I liked on how you worked with President Eisenhower to help continue creating jobs to help workers fix roads including buildings to help improve standard of living and making sure that workers including people who worked get a minimum wage increase to help them afford living. After being Assistant Secretary, I liked on how you were committed to be helping President Eisenhower in your role as Special Assistant to the Presidential for Personnel Management by advising him on different policies especially Civil Rights and making sure federal civilian employees had great management including benefits. Another thing is I am very proud of how you worked hard as the Chairman of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission to help educate people about President Eisenhower and the need for a memorial in Washington D.C.

Your work as Chairman of Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission got me to be very interested in being a strong supporter of the memorial. Your role as Chairman of Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission got me to write an endorsement letter supporting the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial’s goal in 2014. I was very proud to endorse the commission including the design because it does a great job reflecting President Eisenhower’s legacy and I like the E-Memorial idea where technology can help people learn more about President Eisenhower’s life with his work. Commissioner Siciliano , I have Autism with a learning disability and having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different subjects. Technology including audio with close caption helps me improve my comprehension and helps me work on vocabulary. As a person with a disability, I strongly believe that the E-Memorial is a good idea to help people comprehend well, motivate them to learn, and help people with disabilities like me. Also your work in President Eisenhower’s administration on making a great difference for American got me really interested in studying President Eisenhower’s life with his presidency, continuing my interest in learning history, and vising the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene Kansas. In September 2015, I visited the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum and I enjoyed it because I enjoyed learning about the early life of IKE, his military career especially World War II, and his presidency.

Commissioner Siciliano, I strongly believe that you made a great difference in history by serving in President Eisenhower’s administration and as Chairman of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission. Your work has made a great positive impact on me to be a supporter for this memorial, continue to learn history, and praise some of the members of the advisory committee because they have made a great impact on me with their work including inspiring me to work hard on Autism and to learn history. Here is a copy of my essay of President Dwight D. Eisenhower that I wrote for my U.S. History class at Washtenaw Community College and a copy of my endorsement letter as a gift to you for making a great impact on me. I hope you enjoy my items. I’m also including a picture of me for you to keep for working hard to make a great difference and inspiring me. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make President Eisenhower have a great legacy, and inspiring me. I wish you well to continue advocating for his memorial.

Sincerely,

Matthew B. Winick