Presidential memorials in the United States

Living and physical elements

A presidential memorial may have a physical element, such as a monument, a statue within a monument, a historical home, a presidential library, or other sites whose entire presence is a permanent physical structure. Well-known examples include the Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson memorials. Some official presidential memorials have a living element with only a minor physical presence. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, located in a wing of the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., includes a small exhibit on President Wilson's life and work but is primarily known for uniting ideas with policy through scholarship.

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship honors college students dedicated to public service and policy leadership and is the sole federal memorial allowed to honor President Truman. Policy institutes like the Eisenhower Institute advance a president's intellectual and leadership legacies through research and public policy.