A memorial for the second president could soon be in DC

by Luke Lukert, WTOP | June 16, 2025

The second U.S. president, an influential founding father, is not celebrated quite as much as others in the nation’s capital, but that may eventually change as a group is trying to build a memorial to honor former President John Adams.

“It’s time for us to honor the second president of our country,” said Jackie Gingrich Cushman, president of the Adams Memorial Foundation and chair of the Adams Memorial Commission.

Cushman said in addition to a statue of Adams, the planned memorial would honor the whole Adams family, including Abigail and John Quincy Adams who would later serve as the sixth president.

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