Scarce Souvenir Pin Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko Monument Washington DC 1964 Orig for Sale

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Scarce Souvenir Pin Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko Monument Washington DC 1964 Orig For Sale

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Scarce Souvenir Pin Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko Monument Washington DC 1964 Orig:
$16.95

Metal brass-tone Souvenir Pin from Unveiling of Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko Monument Washington DC 1964, historically significant. Very good condition / age wear.Measures approx. 1 3/8\" x 1\"
On June 27, 1964, some 100,000 Americans and Canadians of Ukrainian descent – and Ukrainians from other parts of the world – witnessed the unveiling of the Taras Shevchenko monument in Washington.
The ceremony featured keynote speaker President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who officially unveiled the monument. President Eisenhower in 1960 signed into law a measure to authorize the erection of the statue.
President Eisenhower stated:
“…Tyranny and oppression today are not different from tyranny and oppression in the days of Taras Shevchenko. Now, as then, tyranny means the concentration of all power in an elite body, in a government bureau, in a single man. It means that the ultimate decisions affecting every aspect of life rest, not with the people themselves, but with tyrants. …Today the same pattern of life exists in the Soviet Union and in all captive nations. Wherever communism rules there is forceful control of thought, of expression, and indeed of every phase of human existence that the state may choose to dominate. \"
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Like everything else I sell, this is 100% original, never ever any repairs, repaints or reproduction items ever!While I try to grade as accurately as possible, it\'s possible I\'ve missed something as I\'m only human. Everyone has a different definition of condition. If you don\'t agree with mine, that\'s fine, just contact me to arrange a return, no questions asked as long as it is returned in the condition sent. I don\'t use a magnifying glass to inspect anything and I don\'t claim to be an expert in anything but honesty.