13 April 1943 A.D. WASH, DC: FDR Dedicates Jefferson Memorial on 200th Anniversary of Jefferson’s Birth
13 April 1943 A.D. WASH, DC: FDR Dedicates Jefferson Memorial on
200th Anniversary of Jefferson’s Birth
Editors. “1943 – President Roosevelt
dedicated the Jefferson Memorial.” This
Day in U.S. Military History. N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/april-13/. Accessed 10 Apr 2013.
1943 – President Roosevelt
dedicated the Jefferson Memorial. It was designed by John Russell Pope.
Located in Washington, DC, the Jefferson Memorial honors Thomas Jefferson —
author of the Declaration of Independence, first Secretary of State, and third
President of the United States. The memorial is built along the Tidal Basin, in
line with the White House, other memorials and the Capitol. The Tidal Basin is
surrounded by cherry blossom trees. The trees were a gift from the city of
Tokyo, Japan, to the city of Washington, DC. The structure of the building is
based on the classic style of architecture Jefferson introduced into this
country. In the center of the memorial is a standing statue of Jefferson. On
the inside walls are four inscriptions based upon Jefferson’s writings. They
describe his beliefs in freedom, education of all people, and the need for
change in the laws and institutions of a democracy.
1943 – The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson’s birth.
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