Thepresidential memorials in the United Stateshonorpresidents of the United Statesand seek to showcase and perpetuate their legacies.
Living and physical elements
editA presidentialmemorialmay have a physical element which consists of amonument,astatuewithin a monument, a historical home, a presidential library, and other sites whose entire presence consists of a physical structure that is a permanent remembrance of the president it represents. Most well-known presidential memorials, such as theWashington,LincolnandJeffersonmemorials, have a physical element.
There are also official presidential memorials that have a living element with only a minor physical presence. An example of a presidential living memorial is theWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.Located in a wing of theRonald Reagan BuildinginWashington, D.C.,theWilson Centerhas a small exhibit concerning President Wilson's life and work, but it is best known for its work to unite the world of ideas with the world of policy by supporting scholarship linked to issues of contemporary importance. In this way the living memorial perpetuates PresidentWilson'slegacy of scholarship linked closely to international relations.
Similarly, theHarry S. Truman Scholarshiphonors U.S. college students dedicated to public service and policy leadership, and thus may be considered a memorial with solely a living element. The Truman Scholarship is the sole federal memorial allowed to honor PresidentTruman.[1]
This can also be accomplished through the establishment of a policy institute, like theEisenhower Institutewhose mandate is to advance Eisenhower's intellectual and leadership legacies through research, public education, and public policy recommendations.[2]
TheJames Madison Memorial Building,the third and newest building of theLibrary of Congress,is an example of a memorial with both living and physical elements. The building houses a memorial hall to PresidentJames Madison,but is also dedicated in memory of his 1783 proposal that theContinental Congressform an official library.
Existing presidential memorials
editMultiple statues, homes, and other physical memorials to some presidents exist; only large structures are mentioned below:
See also
edit- List of buildings and monuments honoring presidents of the United States in other countries
- List of national memorials of the United States
- List of memorials to George Washington
- List of places named for Thomas Jefferson
- List of places named for James Monroe
- List of places named for Andrew Jackson
- List of memorials to William Henry Harrison
- List of memorials to John Tyler
- List of places named for James K. Polk
- List of memorials to Theodore Roosevelt
- List of things named after Ronald Reagan
- List of things named after George H. W. Bush
- List of things named after Bill Clinton
- List of things named after Barack Obama
- List of things named after Donald Trump
- List of things named after Joe Biden
- National Historic Landmark
- National Register of Historic Places
- List of residences of presidents of the United States
- List of burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States
- List of educational institutions named after presidents
- List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
- Presidential library system
References
edit- ^"20 U.S. Code § 2003 - Other Federal memorials prohibited".LII / Legal Information Institute.RetrievedMay 7,2016.
- ^Eisenhower MemorialArchivedNovember 28, 2005, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stone (U.S. National Park Service)".