President’s address comes as tensions over the border situation have risen, with Speaker Johnson and the White House trading accusations in recent days.
Under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the nation prepared for the 50th birthday of the National Park Service with a spending splurge that refurbished Independence Hall in Philadelphia and helped complete the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway. Next year, the world-famous system turns 100 and the celebration will be far more modest.
General George Patton, a pivotal figure of World War II, is considered one of America’s brightest generals. But his mysterious death leaves a shadow of assassination suspicions.