Editing Stephen E. Ambrose (section)

===National World War II Museum===
Ambrose's work for the Eisenhower Center, specifically his work with D-Day veterans, inspired him to co-found the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans with another historian and UNO professor [[Gordon H. Mueller|Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller]]. Ambrose initiated fundraising by donating $500,000.<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Ambrose |title=Writer Pleas for Local D-Day Museum Support |newspaper=New Orleans Times-Picayune |date=August 7, 1998 }}</ref> "He dreamt of a museum that reflected his deep regard for our nation's citizen soldiers, the workers on the Home Front and the sacrifices and hardships they endured to achieve victory."<ref name=NWWII>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalww2museum.org/about-us/our-team/museum-founders-stephen-ambrose-and-nick-mueller |title=About The Founder - The National WWII Museum - New Orleans |access-date=October 6, 2016}}</ref> He secured large contributions from the federal government, state of Louisiana, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and many smaller donations from former students, who answered a plea made by Ambrose in the ''New Orleans Times-Picayune''.<ref>{{cite news |first=James |last=Varney |title=$64,000 Given to Museum by Locals, Ambrose Needs $2 Million More |newspaper=New Orleans Times-Picayune |date=August 30, 1998 }}</ref> In 2003, Congress designated the museum as "America's [[National World War II Museum]]," acknowledging an expanded scope and mission for the museum. "The Stephen E. Ambrose Memorial Fund continues to support the development of the museum's Center for Study of the American Spirit, its educational programs and oral history and publication initiatives."<ref name=NWWII />