ONLINE – The Pentagon: The Army’s $35M Dream Building
During the summer of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his advisors planned for and debated the construction of the Pentagon.
Where should the building be located?
What design should it take?
Much of the world was at war, so steel usage had to be kept to a minimum. FDR believed that the Army could use the new building during the wartime crisis; a building that could also serve a post-war purpose.
Memorial Education Director, Jim Triesler, will discuss the creation of the Pentagon, its storied history, and the terrorist attack that occurred on September 11, 2001.
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