President Nixon with Carole Hanson, Louise Mulligan, Sybil Stockdale, Andrea Rander. December 12, 1969. The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. WHPO-2620-14A. Senator Dole, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and his staff, National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and President Richard Nixon.” “Ms. Lee’s 2015 visit revealed to us a remarkable story of women’s leadership during the Vietnam War and a little-remembered part of Senator Dole’s legacy,” said Audrey Coleman, Dole Institute Assistant Director and Senior Archivist. “It also resonates today as a prime example of a grass-roots effort becoming a partnership of citizens and their government officials. This transformative partnership changed U.S. government protocol regarding prisoners of war and missing in action – and ultimately, the fate of their husbands.” Through partnerships with CSPM and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, the exhibition will travel to institutions nationwide. The exhibition will open at CSPM on March 24, 2018 and at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in March 2019. Each institution will customize the exhibition with materials from their own collections and stories from their own communities. CSPM has substantially expanded the League of Wives exhibit by sharing stories and artifacts that reveal the powerful grassroots movement in Colorado Springs during the Vietnam Era. CSPM will highlight the leadership of Helene Knapp and other POW/MIA families and wives including Joan Pollard, Mary Dodge and others. CSPM will also describe the activities of Colorado Springs for POWs and the involvement of Vice-Mayor Larry Ochs and John Herzog. Additionally, CSPM is pleased to share the story of Newt Heisley, designer of the iconic POW/MIA flag, and former Colorado Springs resident. This impactful and important exhibit is not to be missed. *Significant portions of this article were drawn from Lisa Scheller’s contribution to the KU Endowment / KU Giving Magazine* MUSELETTER MARCH 2018| PG 3
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