Formal Dedication of Marshall – Sept. 8, 1960

President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Huntsville to formally dedicate NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The center was named in honor of Gen. George C. Marshall, Eisenhower’s wartime colleague and namesake of the famous Marshall Plan for European recovery following World War II. Here, Eisenhower and Marshall's widow, Katherine Marshall, unveil a granite bust of the general during the center's dedication ceremony. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA's activities in aeronautics and space.

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