Presidential memorials in the United States

Presidential memorials in the United States
The 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.
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.
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:
See also
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
National Memorials of the United States