BobRingReflections

In my last blog I wrote about the history of Washington D.C. memorials to three U.S. presidents:  George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. There are four other presidents honored in our nation’s capital:  Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dwight David Eisenhower, and Lyndon Baines Johnson, and this blog will cover the history of the Washington D.C. memorials to these presidents. From left: Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dwight David Eisenhower, and Lyndon Baines Johnson.     I will cover the four presidential memorials in the order of each president’s service.   After a short overall introduction, I will begin each memorial section with a short biography of the particular president, then present a short introduction to the memorial, followed by appropriate historical detail. My principal resources include: “Theodore Roosevelt Island,” “Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial,” “Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial,” and “Lyndon Baines