my father john s.d. eisenhower, ike's sole heir and executor of his will wrote to this effect. i've submitted the letter for the record. the memorial commission has repeatedly suggested that among other things the eisenhower family is not united in his views. im also submitting a statement today from my brother david for the record. the eisenhower family publicly intervened when we learned the design concept was evolving. we knew it was evolving but suddenly it was slated for fast track review and a late spring ground-breaking. we are concerned about a ground-breaking before the money and full funds are raised and we would oppose it if the gap is too large. this will be a public/private partnership so getting the funding element of this correct is very important. we now believe that a redesign will be the only way to make this memorial acceptable to the american people so that it can garner that support. >> susan higeisenhower is the gd daughter of president divide david eisenhower. she testified today. joining us on the phone with some perspective on this story is ian simpson.

my father john s.d. eisenhower, seoul heir wrote to this effect. the memorial commission has repeatedly suggested that among other thing the eisenhower family is not united in its views. i am also submitting a statement from moi brother for the record. the eisenhower family publicly intervened when we learned the design concept was evolving. we knew it was evolving. suddenly slated for fast track review and late spring ground breaking. we are concerned about a ground breaking before the money and full funds are raised and we would oppose it if the gap is too large. public partnerships of getting the funding element of this correct is important. we now believe that a redesign will be the only way to make this memorial acceptable to the american people so that it can garner that support. going forward it will be critical the eisenhower memorial commission staff do a much better job of engaging the memorial stakeholders, the most important being the american people. it will be their memorial and express not just the nation's esteem for eisenhower's lea