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The Presidential memorials in the United States honor the various Presidents of the United States and seek to perpetuate their legacies.

Living and physical elements

A Presidential memorial may have a physical element which consists of a physical monument or a statue within a monument. Its entire presence consists of a physical structure that's a permanent remembrance of the president it represents. Most well known presidential memorials such as the Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson memorials have a physical element.
   There are also official presidential memorials that have a living element with no physical presence. An example of a presidential living memorial is the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Located in Washington, D.C., the Wilson Center has no physical public presence, but operates from leased space to unite the world of ideas to the world of policy by supporting scholarship linked to issues of contemporary importance. In this way the living memorial perpetuates President Wilson’s legacy of scholarship linked closely to international relations.
   Similarly, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship honors U.S. college students dedicated to public service and policy leadership, and thus may be considered a memorial with solely a living element. Indeed, the Truman Scholarship is the sole federal memorial allowed to honor President Truman.(External Link) This can also be accomplished through the establishment of a policy institute, like the Eisenhower Institute whose mandate is to advance Eisenhower's intellectual and leadership legacies through research, public education, and public policy recommendations.(External Link) The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is an example of an official presidential memorial that has both a physical element, a striking building in Washington, DC, and a living element, an ongoing series of live theatrical performances, presented in the name of a fallen president.

Existing presidential memorials

Planned presidential memorials

  • The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial is currently being planned for Washington, D.C.
  • A Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial outside of Washington, D.C. is anticipated to be constructed on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
  • The John Adams Memorial is currently being planned for Washington, D.C.Further Information

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