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Peacefield, the home of
John Adams and
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy AdamsThe
presidential memorials in the United States honor
presidents of the United States and seek to showcase and perpetuate their legacies.
Living and physical elements
A presidential
memorial may have a physical element which consists of a
monument, a
statue within 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 the
Washington,
Lincoln and
Jefferson memorials, 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 the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Located in a wing of the
Ronald Reagan Building in
Washington, D.C., the
Wilson Center has 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 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. The Truman Scholarship is the sole federal memorial allowed to honor President
Truman.WEB,
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/2003-, 20 U.S. Code § 2003 - Other Federal memorials prohibited, LII / Legal Information Institute, May 7, 2016, 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.
Eisenhower Memorial {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051128024739
www.eisenhowermemorial.org/memorial-today.htm |date=November 28, 2005 }}The
James Madison Memorial Building, the third and newest building of the
Library of Congress, is an example of a memorial with both living and physical elements. The building houses a memorial hall to President
James Madison, but is also dedicated in memory of his 1783 proposal that the
Continental Congress form an official library.
Existing presidential memorials
Multiple statues, homes, and other physical memorials to some presidents exist, only large structures are mentioned below:{| class=“wikitable“|+!Presidents!Memorials
