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The bust was dedicated on November 11, 1964, in a ceremony that drew over 350 people. Former governor Schricker attended with his wife and their six grandchildren unveiled the bust before the reading of a message from then-president Lyndon B. Johnson. The bust displaced a bust of Abraham Lincoln, which was moved to an alcove on the west side of the State House. It was honored so because Shricker was thought by Hoosiers to be an "ideal governor." The bust cost $3,500 dollars and was paid for by the governor's contingency fund.Sculptor Rubins placed the bust of Governor Schricker on a rock in order "to establish the deep strength of the man.". It also serves the practical purpose of filling out the extra space in the alcove in which the bust sits.
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