66 years too long…
May 4th, 2008 at 5:40 pm (John Adams)
- Washington Monument: 1888
- Lincoln Memorial: 1922
- Jefferson Memorial: 1943
- Adams Memorial: To be announced
My relatives recently took a trip to D.C. and this just reminded me of my irritation over the fact that John Adams still does not have a Memorial. It looks like this is finally going to be remedied. Architectural designer Rodney M. Cooke Jr. will be coordinating the design of the memorial which will honor John Adams, his wife Abigail Adams, his son John Quincy Adams and his wife Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams.
In my opinion, this has come at least 66 years too late. Adams should have gotten a memorial before Jefferson, despite his not-so-stellar presidency. He did more work toward Independence than Jefferson ever did - he just wasn’t as good with words or with people to get the recognition he deserved. I can identify with that - especially the part about not getting on with people. They can really suck, you know?
